Putin Advises Merkel Not to Meddle in Belarus Internal Politics
In a turnaround for the books, for once it was Russian President Vladimir Putin who was warning the West not...
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Senior Russian, Belarusian Lawmakers Discuss Situation in Belarus
Speaker of the Russian State Duma (the lower house of parliament) Vyacheslav Volodin and Chairman of the House of Representatives...
Special Envoy Bogdanov Discusses Syria Situation with Syrian Opposition’s Jamil
Russian Special Presidential Envoy for the Middle East and Africa Mikhail Bogdanov and senior member of the Syrian opposition Popular...
EU Rejects Belarus Vote Result as Lukashenko Orders Clampdown
The European Union on Wednesday rejected the result of Belarus's disputed presidential election as strongman leader Alexander Lukashenko ordered his...
Norway Expels Russian Diplomat over Spy Case
Norway said on Wednesday it had expelled a Russian diplomat on suspicion of espionage, drawing a rebuke from Russia’s embassy,...
Russia Intercepts U.S. Jet above Black Sea
Russia’s defense ministry said on Wednesday it had scrambled a jet above the Black Sea to intercept two U.S. spy...