Russia: Proposed UN Syria Resolution Based on ‘Fake Information’

A proposed United Nations resolution on a chemical weapons attack in Syria is “unacceptable” for Moscow and based on “fake information”, Russia’s Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said on Wednesday. “Unfortunately, based on totally fake information, the United States, France and Great Britain have once again planted – one cannot ...

US Secretary of State Tillerson to Visit Russia April 11-12: Moscow

US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson will make his first visit to Moscow next week, Russia’s foreign ministry said Wednesday, as the Kremlin looks to improve ties with Donald Trump’s administration. The ministry said the visit on April 11-12 would include talks with counterpart Sergei Lavrov covering international security, including ...

Russia Says Six Terrorist Recruiters Detained in Saint Petersburg

Russia on Wednesday probed the potential motives of the alleged bomber behind a blast in the Saint Petersburg metro that killed 14 people, as the grieving city mourned its dead. Investigators have identified the attacker as 22-year-old Akbarjon Djalilov, believed to be a Russian national born in Central Asian Kyrgyzstan, ...

Turkey Violating Syrian Sovereignty in Idlib: Syrian Ambassador to Russia

Syrian Ambassador to Russia Riyad Haddad denounced Turkish seizing of Syrian territory as a violation of Syria’s sovereignty and UN Security Council resolutions. In an interview with Sputnik, Haddad said Turkey’s actions in the Syrian province of Idlib, the seizing of Syrian territory, and building of camps to train militants in the area, is a violation ...

‘No Defense’ against Multiple Russian Missiles: US General

The United States and its allies would have “no defense” against large numbers of ground-launched cruise missiles of the type recently deployed by Russia, a top US general warned Tuesday. Washington has repeatedly accused Moscow of deploying a land-based cruise missile system in contravention of a 1987 US-Russia arms control ...

Death Toll Rises to 14 in St Petersburg Metro Blast Carried out by Akbarjon Djalilov

Fourteen people have died as a result of a blast that ripped through a train carriage on the Saint Petersburg metro, Russia’s health minister said Tuesday. “We can state today that 14 people have died,”  Veronika Skvortsova told journalists, adding that 49 people are still hospitalised after the explosion on ...

Putin Honouring Memory of St Petersburg Metro Victims

Suicide Bomber behind Metro Attack: Russia

Russia’s Investigative Committee said Tuesday that they suspected a suicide bomber was behind the attack in the Saint Petersburg metro Monday that killed 14 people and injured dozens. Investigators said in a statement that “it has been established that the explosive device could have been activated by a man whose ...