Moscow has received a letter allegedly representing 50,000 Syrians, who want to obtain Russian citizenship, the Foreign Ministry said Wednesday.
The Netherlands offered a formal apology to Moscow for police detention of a Russian diplomat in The Hague, the Russian Foreign Ministry said Wednesday.
Russian President Vladimir Putin asked for an apology from the Netherlands for the arrest of a Russian diplomat in The Hague last weekend, Putin said during an Asian summit in Bali.
Three diplomats were injured in a mortar shell targeting the Russian embassy in Damascus on Sunday as Syria promptly handed over a preliminary report of its chemical weapons in fulfillment of its commitment made earlier.
Russia has received "additional evidences" from Syria showing that rebels used chemical weapons in the Syrian capital of Damascus, visiting Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov said Wednesday.
Russia's second largest commercial bank, VTB, on Wednesday denied allegations that it serves accounts of the Syrian government.
Syrian President Bashar al-Assad on Wednesday hailed Russia's stance toward Damascus as giving hope for a new roadmap leading to "global balance," according to state- run SANA news agency.
Syrian President Bashar al-Assad said that he agreed to put chemical weapons under international observation "upon the request of Russia and not because of the American threats," the state-run SANA news agency reported Thursday.
A Russian legislative body urged on Wednesday the international community to avert a military strike against Syria, warning that a strike would jeopardize stability in the region.
Although relieved of an imminent West strike, many Syrians still feel insecure as the West is only putting on hold its plan of a punitive strike on Damascus for its alleged use of chemical weapons.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu welcomed Wednesday the Russian proposal for Syrian chemical weapons.
Some foreign countries and organizations saw Russia's North Caucasus as a springboard for anti-Russian activities, President Vladimir Putin said Monday.
Representatives of the Russian tourism industry would soon visit Egypt to assess the security situation, the federal tourism agency Rostourism said Thursday.
U.S. president Obama on Wednesday canceled next month’s Moscow summit meeting, while Russian and Chinese leaders exchange more phone calls than either does with the US. It seems the relationship of Sino-American-Russian has rebuilt.
The White House on Thursday expressed "extreme disappointment" at Russia's grant of temporary asylum for fugitive American intelligence leaker Edward Snowden, saying Washington was evaluating a scheduled presidential summit in September.
Russia said Tuesday it was unaware of any talks with the United States on exchanging fugitive U.S. intelligence whistleblower Edward Snowden for a Russian citizen jailed in the U.S.
Diplomatic sources at the Iranian Foreign Ministry on Thursday dismissed media reports on the Russian president's visit to Tehran in August to discuss military and nuclear deals with his Iranian counterpart, semi-official Fars news agency reported.
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