Russia's mission to the UN: Moscow is ready to work with any partner to settle war in Syria
Russia’s Permanent Mission to the United Nations stated that Moscow is ready to work with any partner, including the United States, on a settlement to the war in Syria, according to a statement on the Russian Foreign Ministry’s website, RIA Novosti reported.
“Russia is open to the continuation of cooperation with partners, including the United States, in all aspects of the settlement of the Syrian crisis. However, such cooperation can be carried out solely on the basis of equality and with the …
Lavrov: Moderate Syrian opposition will be equated to terrorists
The Russian Minister of Foreign Affairs, Sergei Lavrov, stated that there are no signs of separation of the Syrian moderate opposition from Al-Nusra Front and that is why it is time to consider the moderate opposition a valid target together with the terrorists. The Russian minister made this statement at a press conference with the heads of the Ministries of Foreign affairs of Syria and Iran.
Lavrov recalled a public statement made by the US Secretary of State, John Kerry, which he made in …
Kremlin: Russia reserves the right to use all available means to fight terrorists in Aleppo
According to Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov, in the event of an emergency, Russia reserves the right to use all available means to counter “terrorist provocations” in Aleppo, TASS reported.
On Friday, General Sergey Rudskoi, the chief of the main department for operations at the General Staff of the Russian Armed Forces, requested that the Russian military be allowed to resume its operations in Aleppo.
"Since civilians continue dying and the militants have resumed active combat actions …
Russia was voted off UN Human Rights Council
According to the results of a vote held on Friday, Russia was voted off the United Nations Human Rights Council for the period from 2017 to 2019, Interfax-Ukraine reported.
According to the results of the voting, Hungary and Croatia were elected, receiving 144 and 114 votes, respectively. Only 112 countries voted for Russia.
During the vote in the UN General Assembly, 14 new representatives were elected to the UNHRC on Friday, and will be members from 2017 to 2019.
As reported on October 25, …
Separatists say holding elections now would be 'impractical'
Representatives of the self-proclaimed Donetsk People's Republic (DPR) said that to hold elections in the Donbas for the sake of holding elections is impractical. Separatist media quoted DPR leader Denis Pushilin, who said that to set a new election date does not make sense.
"We gave Ukraine so many chances, appointed a date with time to spare. However, Ukraine did not move in this direction. For us, holding elections for the sake of having elections is not quite feasible,” Pushilin said. …