Posts Tagged: Russia Syria relations
Syria Seeks Russian Investment as US Sanctions Hammer Economy
President Bashar al-Assad said on Monday he wanted to expand business ties with Russia to help Syria cope with new US sanctions on its already-crippled...
Russian Delegation Holds Talks With Assad as Syrian Economy Crumbles
Senior Russian officials held talks in Damascus on Monday with President Bashar al-Assad, as the Syrian leader grapples with a crumbling economy that threatens to...
US Says Russia is Working With Syria’s Assad to Move Militia to Libya
The United States does not support the offensive of Libya's eastern-based military leader Khalifa Haftar against Tripoli and believes Russia is working with Syrian President...
Russian-Backed Forces Gain Ground in Rebel-Held Northwest Syria
Russian-backed Syrian forces have gained ground after a week-long renewed assault against the last opposition enclave in Syria's northwest, the biggest such push in more than three...
US Accuses Russia of Helping Syria Cover Up Chemical Weapons Use
The United States on Thursday accused Russia of helping Syria conceal the use of banned toxic munitions in the civil war by undermining the work...
Russia Sets Up Helicopter Base in Northern Syria After US Exit
Russia has begun setting up a helicopter base at a civilian airport in the north-eastern Syrian city of Qamishli, the Russian Defense Ministry's Zvezda TV...
Russia Casts 13th Veto of UN Security Council Action During Syrian War
Russia cast its 13th veto on Thursday of UN Security Council action on the Syrian conflict, blocking a demand for a truce in northwest Syria...
Syrian Constitution Body Could Convene Soon: Russian Envoy
Russia hopes that an agreement can be reached soon under UN auspices on forming Syria's new constitutional committee and that it can convene in Geneva...
Russia Begins Missile System Delivery to Syria, Warns West on Peace Talks
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said on Friday Moscow had started delivering the S-300 surface-to-air missile system to Syria and warned Western powers of trying...
Russia Says Sees Signs US Preparing for Possible Strike on Syria
The Russian Ministry of Defense said on Monday it had noticed Washington was building up its military forces in the Middle East in preparation for...
Russian Envoy Plays Down Tensions With Israel Over Syria Strikes
Russia's ambassador to Israel on Wednesday played down tensions between the countries over Israeli attacks in Syria, saying they were not the reason for Moscow's...
Report: Russia to Deliver New Air Defense Systems to Syria
Russia plans to deliver new air defense systems to Syria in the near future, RIA news agency cited Russia's Defense Ministry as saying on Wednesday. The...
Russia: US Strikes Remove Moral Hurdles for S-300 Missiles for Assad
US military strikes on Syria last week removed any moral obligation Russia had to withhold S-300 anti-aircraft missile systems from its ally Syrian President Bashar al-Assad,...
Special Report: How a Secret Russian Airlift Helps Syria’s Assad
In a corner of the departures area at Rostov airport in southern Russia, a group of about 130 men, many of them carrying overstuffed military-style...
