Posts Tagged: russia
Israel Frees Two Prisoners to Syria After Russian Mediation
Israel released two prisoners on Sunday, sending them back to Syria in what Damascus described as Russian-mediated reciprocation for the repatriation of the body of...
Will Internal Differences Disrupt the Russia-China Alliance Against America?
Addressing last year’s Shangri-La Dialogue in Singapore, then-US Secretary of Defense James Mattis dismissed fears first voiced in 1997 by Zbigniew Brzezinski, Jimmy Carter’s National...
IDF Dispels Rumors of Return of Body of Legendary Spy Eli Cohen
The body of legendary spy Eli Cohen is not being returned to Israel, despite some recent media reports to the contrary, the IDF clarified on...
How Putin Plays Israel and Iran Against Each Other in Syria
JNS.org - Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Russian President Vladimir Putin have been engaged in a flurry of discussions recently, at least some of...
Why Russia and the EU Won’t Cooperate – and Why a New Cold War Is On
Russian relations with Europe are complicated -- and they have military, economic, and often ideological dimensions. The two entities have tried unsuccessfully for centuries to...
Netanyahu After Kremlin Meeting: Putin ‘Showed an Understanding of Israel’s Security Needs’
Following their meeting at the Kremlin in Moscow on Wednesday, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said that Russian President Vladimir Putin had “showed an understanding...
Russia’s Perpetual Quest for Military Modernization
When we consider the remaining years of the 2010s and look forward to the 2020s, we can clearly see that Russia’s decline in terms of...
What Is Venezuela Really About? Russia, Iran, China, and More
The Russian- and Cuban-supported Maduro regime is getting bolder in its attempts to crush the people of Venezuela, and is now working to block aid...
Report: Satellite Images Show Three Russian S-300 Launchers Deployed at Syrian Base
New satellite photos have revealed that three of four new S-300 aerial defense missile launchers provided by Russia have been successfully deployed at a Syrian...
Don’t Be Fooled: Russia’s Alliance With Iran Goes Well Beyond Syria
Iran and Russia have long been wary of one another’s geo-political ambitions. Numerous wars in the 19th century over domination in the South Caucasus, and...
Kremlin Says Deal With Turkey on Syria’s Idlib Not Fully Implemented
An agreement with Turkey on Syria's Idlib province has not been fully implemented, raising concerns in Moscow and Damascus, Interfax news agency quoted a Kremlin spokesman as...
Russia After the Ukraine Crisis: European, Asian, or Eurasian?
As competition grows more intense between the US and China, Moscow must assess which side will do more to help it solve its problems across...
Should Israel Cooperate with Russia?
Since the 1990s, Israel and Russia have enjoyed an increasingly warm relationship. Russian President Vladimir Putin is reputed to have said, “There is a little...
Netanyahu Briefs Putin on Anti-Tunnel Operation on Lebanese Border: Kremlin
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu briefed Russian President Vladimir Putin on Israel's crackdown along its border with Lebanon on tunnels it said were dug by...
