Russian Chief of the General Staff Gen. Valery Gerasimov held first talks with Chairman of the NATO Military Committee Gen. Petr Pavel since the Western alliance froze relations, the Russian Defense Ministry said Friday. “These are the first high-level contacts in the military field since the adoption of the NATO ...
Russia on Thursday said stumbling UN-led Syrian peace talks in Geneva have sparked doubts that the ‘opposition’ is capable of agreeing a deal with the regime in Damascus. “The results of the first days of the intra-Syrian dialogues, as before, raise questions over the ability of the Syrian opposition representatives ...
