US President-elect Donald Trump has confirmed that he will most likely abandon the Obama administration policy on Syria to seek a possible rapprochement with Russia. “I’ve had an opposite view of many people regarding Syria,” the 70-year-old Republican told the Wall Street Journal in his first interview since the election. ...
The Russian intelligence service announced that it thwarted terrorist operations in Moscow and San Petersburg cities. Sputnik news agency reported that the Russian security services arrested a terrorist group whose members are from Central Asia, adding that they plotted to launch attacks in Moscow and San Petersburg.