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The Russian presidential envoy to Afghanistan says the US intelligence has been involved in “drug trafficking” in the country, while dismissing accusations by Washington that Moscow has colluded with the Taliban to kill American troops. Zamir Kabulov was quoted by Russia’s TASS News Agency as making the comment on Sunday, …

MOSCOW: Russians appeared to have paved the way for Vladimir Putin to stay in power until 2036 by voting overwhelmingly for a package of constitutional changes which will also boost pensions, initial results of a nationwide vote showed on Wednesday. Partial results, announced five hours before polls closed, indicate the …

Moscow:Russian President Vladimir Putin and his Iranian counterpart Hassan Rouhani affirmed their countries’ continued support to Syria in its war on terrorism until eradicating it completely, stressing that there is no alternative to political solution to the crisis in Syria. Speaking during a summit for the Astana process guarantor states …

TEHRAN: The presidents of Iran, Russia, and Turkey will discuss the latest developments in Syria on Wednesday, the Kremlin said. Spokesman Dmitry Peskov said the video conference will see Russian President Vladimir Putin, Iran’s President Hassan Rouhani and Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan make “three statements” before discussing Syria in …

New Dehli: The Economic Times newspaper, citing an informed source, reported that the Indian Ministry of Defense is negotiating with Russia to speed up the supply of hand-held Igla air defense system. Indian Defense Minister Rajnath Singh arrived in Moscow to participate in the Victory Day parade this week, and …

Russian and Syrian officials have warned that the United States is trying to receive aid for allied Takfiri terrorists by using refugees at Rukban near the Jordan border as a bargaining chip. “Once again, the US demonstrates its readiness to let everyone out of Rukban in exchange for the delivery …

Islamabad: The air defense system of the Russian Southern Military District revealed, Friday, that their warplanes intercepted an American Air Force reconnaissance plane over the Black Sea waters. “On June 26, 2020, forces operating in the air defense of the Southern Military Region revealed that US Air Force reconnaissance aircraft …

TEHRAN: Iranian Ambassador to Moscow held a phone conversation with Russian Deputy Foreign Minister regarding the Syrian crisis and providing humanitarian aid to the country. Iranian Ambassador to Moscow Kazem Jalali held a telephone conversation with Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Vershinin on Friday regarding regional issues and the latest …

MOSCOW: Russia has held a massive military parade in Moscow to celebrate its annual Victory Day, on the eve of a national referendum on extending President Vladimir Putin’s time in office. The parade, marking the 75th anniversary of the Soviet Union’s World War Two victory over Nazi Germany, had to …

NEW YORK: Russian Permanent Representative to the United Nations Vasily Nebenzya said that Moscow is to continue its cooperation with Tehan and Ankara under the framework of Astana Process. In a meeting held at the UN about peace in Syria, Nebenzya called for all the UN members to respect the …