Russian Deputy Defense Minister Alexander Fomin, who participated in the talks, pledged to drastically decrease military activities in Kiev and the northern Ukrainian city of Chernihiv, to create the necessary conditions for dialogue. Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu said Istanbul's meeting was...
MOSCOW, April 15 (Xinhua) -- The mutually beneficial military cooperation between Russia and China is not targeted at any third party but is aimed at consolidating global and regional security, says Russian Deputy Defense Minister Anatoly Antonov. He made the remarks in a joint interview with Chi...
Giving Ukraine fighter jets is 'difficult' because we need them, Swedish defense minister says Swedish Defense Minister Pål Jonson said that giving Ukraine fighter jets is "difficult," because Sweden needs them "to maintain [its] territorial integrity." "When I look at the Russian capabilities,...
Yuriy Sak, an adviser to Ukraine’s defense minister, told Reuters that Kyiv had no concrete information about the British-led effort to supply long-range missiles, but that Ukraine has been consistently appealing to Western governments for long-range weapons. — Melodie Warner Tue, May 9 202310...
Russian Deputy Defense Minister Alexander Fomin said that if implemented the deal will allow for the separation of the opposition from IS fighters and those of the al-Qaida affiliate. He did not elaborate. Syria's government has said that although it will abide by the agreement, it would conti...
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"Each new round of sanctions demonstrates that attempts to press Russia do not lead to the results desired by our foes," Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov said in a statement published on the ministry's website. U.S. President Donald Trump on Thursday issued an executive order to...
MOSCOW, March 10 (Xinhua) -- The Russian Aerospace Defence Forces will receive 16 new Sukhoi Su-34 fighter-bombers in 2017, TASS cited Russian Deputy Defense Minister Yuriy Borisov as saying on Friday. "The Novosibirsk Aircraft Production Association (NAPA) has a long-term contract with the Ru...
"We are always ready for dialogue with everyone who strives for peace, for a peaceful resolution of all problems," Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Andrei Rudenko said Wednesday, according to Russian state news agency interfax. "We have repeatedly spoken out on this subject that the solution to ...
The US and some of its allies apparently heeded a signal from Russia that prevented an escalatory spiral, Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergey Ryabkov has said. In an interview with Russia-1 aired on Sunday, Ryabkov offered his assessment of two phone calls between Russian Defense Minister Andr...