Lavrov reminded Kerry that the United States has not yet separated the opposition from the terrorists in Aleppo
Minister of Foreign Affairs of Russia Sergey Lavrov conducted a telephone call with the secretary of state of the United States, John Kerry.
As reported by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation, a conversation initiated by the United States took place. Lavrov noted that illegal armed groups in eastern Aleppo and its so-called local council refuse to cooperate to resolve the situation.
“It is emphasized that the Russian Aerospace Forces and Syrian Air Forces have not …
Putin approved the establishment of joint Armenian-Russian group of forces
Russian President Vladimir Putin has approved the proposal by the Russian government to form an Armenian-Russian joint group of forces. The corresponding document was published on November 14 on the official website of Russian legal information.
On June 30, 2016, the Armenian parliament ratified the government’s decision to join Russia’s air safety system.
Armenia, Russia, Belarus, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan are members of the Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO). …
Russian Economic Minister Alexey Ulyukaev is under investigation for allegedly taking bribes
The Investigative Committee initiated a criminal investigation against the Minister of Economic Development of the Russian Federation, Alexey Ulyukaev about allegedly receiving a $2 million bribe. The Committee reported that the criminal case relates to the Rosneft deal involving the purchase of the state-owned block of shares of Bashneft Oil Company.
The Ministry of Economic Development should have concluded the contract. “It is about extortion of bribes from the representatives of Rosneft in …
Putin and Trump agree that international terrorism is the common enemy
On November 14, Vladimir Putin, the President of the Russian Federation contacted his future colleague, the 45th President of the United States, Donald Trump by telephone by mutual agreement, the Presidential Administration of Russia reported.
According to the Kremlin’s website, Putin and Trump agreed on the extremely poor current state of U.S.-Russian relations. They also favored active joint work towards normalization of these relations and working towards constructive cooperation. …
Russia starts full scale air operation in Idlib and Homs
The Russia military has begun a full scale air operation in the Syrian provinces of Idlib and Homs, as stated by the Russian Minister of Defense, Sergey Shoygu.
“Today at 10:30-11:00 am we started a large air campaign with the purpose of launching strikes on the positions of the ISIS and Jabhat al-Nusra in the provinces of Idlib and Homs,” the Minister stated at a meeting with the Russian President, Vladimir Putin.
He added that for the first time in the history of the Russian military, the …