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‘No reason’ for Russia to view US as threat: Pentagon
World

‘No reason’ for Russia to view US as threat: Pentagon

Russia has no reason to consider the United States a threat to its national security, the Pentagon said Monday after…
Syria regime bastion welcomes Russian ‘friends’
Middle East

Syria regime bastion welcomes Russian ‘friends’

In the windows of his father's shop in coastal Syria, Ihab replaces bottles of the national tipple arak with vodka,…
Abe says summit with Putin needed to resolve territorial row
World

Abe says summit with Putin needed to resolve territorial row

Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said Monday that summit talks with Russian President Vladimir Putin must take place in order…
Putin names United States among threats in new Russian security strategy
World

Putin names United States among threats in new Russian security strategy

A new appraisal names the United States as one of the threats to Russia's national security for the first time,…
Russian court jails blogger for five years for ‘extremist’ posts
World

Russian court jails blogger for five years for ‘extremist’ posts

A Russian court on Wednesday sentenced a blogger to five years in jail for what it said was his extremist…
Russia requests role for Russian security observers at Egyptian airports
Egypt

Russia requests role for Russian security observers at Egyptian airports

Russian Deputy Transport Minister Valery Okulov said Russia has given Egypt a draft memorandum on the role of Russian experts…
Russia may supply Egypt with helicopters in 2017: official
Egypt

Russia may supply Egypt with helicopters in 2017: official

Russia may provide the Egyptian fleet with helicopters for the Mistral aircraft carriers by the end of 2017, a Russian…
US sees bearable costs, key goals met for Russia in Syria so far
Middle East

US sees bearable costs, key goals met for Russia in Syria so far

Three months into his military intervention in Syria, Russian President Vladimir Putin has achieved his central goal of stabilizing the…
Russia says air force has not hit civilian targets in Syria
Middle East

Russia says air force has not hit civilian targets in Syria

Russian air forces have not hit civilian targets since they started a bombing campaign in Syria nearly three months ago,…
Putin says Russia ‘to continue efforts’ to settle trade ties with Ukraine, EU
World

Putin says Russia ‘to continue efforts’ to settle trade ties with Ukraine, EU

Russia will continue making efforts to iron out existing disputes in its trade relations with the European Union and Ukraine,…
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