International Business Times
Russia and Iran both reaffirmed their positions Friday that there should be no foreign intervention in the Syrian conflict. Russia n Deputy Foreign Minister Mikhail Bogdanov met with his Iranian counterpart Hossein Amir-Abdollahian in Moscow to...
International Business Times
The Russia n defense ministry has denied claims that a naval division carrying several hundred marines is bound for the Syrian port of Tartus. Share This Story Three Russia n amphibious assault ships, each carrying up to 120 marines on board, are...
Los Angeles Times
Loiko, Los Angeles Times Moscow Amid the continued uprising in Syria, the Russian Defense Ministry on Friday issued somewhat contradictory statements about a group of its naval warships steaming into the eastern Mediterranean. The first statement...
The Daily Star
Qadri Jamil, Syria's deputy prime minister for economic affairs, listens during a news conference in Moscow August 3, 2012. Syria has reached an agreement to send its crude oil to Russia in return for shipments of refined oil products, Syria's deputy...
Russia Today
Russia's three warships do not plan to stop at Syria port of Tartus, but may do so if they need to resupply, Russia's Ministry of Defense said. The statement comes in response to media reports suggesting that troop transports will visit Tartus. In...
Fox News
Associated Press Three major Russian news agencies are reporting that Russia is sending three warships carrying some 360 marines total to the Syrian port of Tartus. The Friday reports, which quote an unnamed military official, could not be...