MOSCOW: Russia accused unnamed states on Wednesday of using a "biased" U.N. human rights report on Syria to condemn President Bashar al-Assad's government and...
MOSCOW: Syria's information minister has blamed Turkey's government for deadly car bombings near the Syrian border and branded Prime Minister Tayyip...
MOSCOW/BEIRUT: Russia said on Saturday there was disagreement over who should represent the opposition in a Syrian peace process, only days after Moscow and...
MOSCOW/BERLIN: Growing Western concerns about Vladimir Putin's record on human rights and democracy could mean a chilly reception for the Russian president on...
MOSCOW: Russia signalled on Thursday that a change in U.S. plans for a European anti-missile shield could help the two sides make progress towards resolving a...
MOSCOW: Russia will "absolutely not" tell Syrian President Bashar al-Assad to step down to end the civil war and make way for a political...
MOSCOW: Russia said the chances of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad staying in power were growing "smaller and smaller", as fighting on Sunday in...
MOSCOW: President Vladimir Putin has ordered Russian authorities to protect state computers from hacking attacks, the Kremlin said on Monday, after an...
MOSCOW: Russia said it started its largest naval exercises in years over the weekend, in war games analysts said would let it flex its military muscle and...
MOSCOW: Russia says it is working hard to firm up plans for a new round of talks between global powers and Iran over Tehran's nuclear programme, which the...
MAKHACHKALA, Russia: A gunman killed a senior judge in the centre of the capital of Russia's violence-plagued Dagestan province on Tuesday, law...
MOSCOW/BEIRUT: Russia voiced support on Saturday for international peace envoy Lakhdar Brahimi but insisted Syrian President Bashar al-Assad's exit cannot...
MOSCOW/VIENNA: Russia voiced alarm on Friday at delays in agreeing new nuclear talks between world powers and Iran and the U.N. atomic watchdog chief said he...
MOSCOW: Russia's foreign minister told a senior Syrian diplomat on Thursday that the crisis in Syria must be resolved by dialogue rather than force and...
MOSCOW: Russia called on South Sudan on Saturday to punish those responsible for shooting down a U.N. helicopter, killing its four Russian crew, and take...
MOSCOW/BEIRUT: Rebel forces are gaining ground against the Syrian government and could win the war against President Bashar al-Assad, the Kremlin's envoy...
MOSCOW: Russia has resisted the most recent U.S. appeals to Moscow to persuade Syrian President Bashar al-Assad to quit and threaten Damascus with sanctions...
MOSCOW: Russia said on Monday plans for Syria's political future must not be forced on it from outside, underlining its hostility to foreign pressure for...
MOSCOW: Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov suggested there is only a slim chance of finding a solution to the crisis in Syria at talks with the United...
MOSCOW: Russia urged Israel on Monday to reconsider plans to expand Jewish settlements on occupied land after Palestinians won de facto U.N. recognition of...
MOSCOW/BEIJING: Russia and China urged North Korea on Monday not to go ahead with a plan for its second rocket launch of 2012, with Moscow saying any such...
MOSCOW: Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov accused Western states on Saturday of trying to advance democracy abroad through "iron and blood", defending...
MOSCOW: Russia seems to be positioning itself for the day Bashar al-Assad may lose power, but nothing in recent statements shows President Vladimir Putin is...
MOSCOW: Russia emphasised its opposition on Friday to NATO's potential deployment of Patriot missiles in Turkey near the Syrian border, which the Western...
DUSHANBE: Russian President Vladimir Putin called NATO a throwback to the Cold War era on Friday but said the Western military alliance can sometimes play a...