[25 Oct 2013] Syria grand Mufti: 2000 Russian citizens fighting along...
Syria\'s grand Mufti Sheikh Ahmed Badreddin Hassoun says at least two-thousand Russian citizens are currently fighting along foreign-backed...
Syria\'s grand Mufti Sheikh Ahmed Badreddin Hassoun says at least two-thousand Russian citizens are currently fighting along foreign-backed insurgent inside Syria.
Sheikh Hassoun made the remark during a visit to the Islamic University of Moscow. Hassoun said from the beginning of the unrest in Syria more than two-thousand Russian nationals, mostly of Chechnya origin, have moved to Syria to fight the government there. He\'s added that a large number of those people have been killed so far and Damascus estimates that some 1300 of them are still operating inside Syria. According to Syria\'s grand Mufti, most of those Russian nationals are from North Caucasus and citizens of Commonwealth of Independent states.
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[09 Dec 2013] Russian Israeli FMs meet in Moscow - English
Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov and his Israeli counterpart Avigdor Lieberman met for talks in Moscow on Monday. Their meeting was held...
Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov and his Israeli counterpart Avigdor Lieberman met for talks in Moscow on Monday. Their meeting was held behind closed doors and there wasn\'t a press conference afterwards. However, the Russian Foreign Ministry says they discussed the situation in the Middle East in detail.
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[10 Dec 2013] Russian FM arrives in Tehran at the head of a delegation...
Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov arrives in Tehran at the head of a high-level delegation for talks with senior Iranian officials.
The...
Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov arrives in Tehran at the head of a high-level delegation for talks with senior Iranian officials.
The Russian top diplomat is scheduled to hold talks with Iran\'s President Hassan Rouhani as well as his Iranian counterpart Mohammad Javad Zarif. Bilateral and regional issues especially the situation in Syria and the planned Geneva-2 conference are among the issues both sides will discuss during their meetings. This is Lavrov\'s first official visit to Tehran since the inauguration of Iran\'s new government back in August. He has held several meetings with the Iranian foreign minister on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly meeting and also Geneva meetings on Iran\'s nuclear program.
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[18 Jan 2014] 7 militants killed in clashes with Russian Special Forces...
At least seven militants have been killed in a stand-off with Russian Special Forces in the North Caucasus republic of Dagestan.
Russia\'s...
At least seven militants have been killed in a stand-off with Russian Special Forces in the North Caucasus republic of Dagestan.
Russia\'s anti-terrorist committee has said that five officers were also injured during the operation. The late-night clashes took place after a bomb went off outside a restaurant in the city of Makhach-kala. At least 16 people were injured in that blast. Two days ago three soldiers and four gunmen were killed in another attack. Security has been tight in Russia\'s North Caucasus after two blasts killed 34 people in Volgograd last month. The blasts were carried out by separatist militants as a warning ahead of the 20-14 Sochi Winter Olympics. Russian President Vladimir Putin has pledged to fight the militants.
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[24 Oct 2013] Russian people voice support for Iran Nuclear energy...
Iran\'s peaceful nuclear programme has grabbed media attention since nuclear talks between Iran and the five permanent UN Security Council members...
Iran\'s peaceful nuclear programme has grabbed media attention since nuclear talks between Iran and the five permanent UN Security Council members plus Germany started in Geneva. Russia\'s official position is that Iran is entitled to use nuclear energy for peaceful purposes. This is a position that has been reaffirmed by Russian President Vladimir Putin.
Russia is one of Iran\'s major energy partners and has been in charge of building of Bushehr nuclear power plant. But do ordinary Russians share the same view as their politicians? Press TV took to the streets of Moscow to find out.
While most Russians questioned by Press TV believe that Iran should be able to use nuclear energy for peaceful purposes, there are some people who think it\'s not a simple issue.
The next round of nuclear talks is seto to be held in November in Geneva, should shed more light on whether diplomacy can prevail in this situation.
The majority of people here believe that Iran is entitled to use nuclear energy for peaceful purposes. This notion is also reflected in the Russian government which says that a diplomatic path should be pursued to resolve the nuclear issue.
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[22 Nov 2013] Russian pres. accuses EU of pressuring, blackmailing...
Tensions between Ukraine, Europe and Russia are running high over Kiev\'s decision to suddenly scrap plans to sign a deal with the European Union....
Tensions between Ukraine, Europe and Russia are running high over Kiev\'s decision to suddenly scrap plans to sign a deal with the European Union. Russia is now accusing the Europeans of blackmailing Kiev to sign an association agreement with the EU.
The Russian president says the E-U is using threats and pressure to shift Ukraine out of Russia\'s orbit. Vladimir Putin has also criticized the E-U for supporting protests against scrapping the deal. Putin made the comments shortly after the E-U accused Kiev of bowing to Russian pressure. On Thursday, Ukraine suspended signing the association agreement with Europe, citing economic concerns and trade issues with Russia. The decision has sparked protests in Kiev. Demonstrators have taken to the streets to oppose the government move, with the opposition leaders joining the rallies.
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[12 Dec 2013] Senior Russian MP: US compensating Syria failure in...
A senior Russian lawmaker says US attempts to influence the situation in Ukraine are a desire to take revenge for Washington\'s defeat in Syria....
A senior Russian lawmaker says US attempts to influence the situation in Ukraine are a desire to take revenge for Washington\'s defeat in Syria. Alexei Pushkov says US interference in Ukraine is to show that the West is still the force that determines the course of events in global affairs. He emphasized that the West\'s meddling in the events in Ukraine suggests that the country is treated as a semi-colony. Pushkov also says the direct involvement of the EU and the US in Ukraine is a new form of political aggression. Ukraine has been hit with a wave of political unrest since late November when President Viktor Yanukovych refused to sign a trade pact with the European Union.
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[19 Dec 2013] Russian President Putin criticizes new US sanctions...
The Russian president says the new US sanctions against Iran will adversely affect the recent Geneva deal over Tehran\'s nuclear program....
The Russian president says the new US sanctions against Iran will adversely affect the recent Geneva deal over Tehran\'s nuclear program.
Vladimir Putin was speaking at his annual news conference in Moscow in response to a question by Press TV correspondent\'s about the recent US sanctions against Iran. Moscow has strongly opposed any sanctions outside the UN Security Council against Iran. The latest US sanctions came despite last month\'s nuclear deal, between Iran and the P-five-plus-one group, which does not allow new sanctions against Tehran.
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[17 Jan 2014] Syrian, Russian FMs discuss Syria situation, Geneva 2 -...
Syrian Foreign Minister, Walid Muallem is in Moscow for talks with his Russian counterpart Sergey Lavrov. They held a meeting on Friday, discussing...
Syrian Foreign Minister, Walid Muallem is in Moscow for talks with his Russian counterpart Sergey Lavrov. They held a meeting on Friday, discussing the situation in Syria and the upcoming Geneva 2 peace conference.
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[20 Jan 2014] Sergei Lavrov Russian FM news conference in Moscow - English
Russia says the aim of the Geneva Two conference is NOT seeking regime change in Syria.
According to Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov, the main...
Russia says the aim of the Geneva Two conference is NOT seeking regime change in Syria.
According to Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov, the main objective of the conference is in fact to launch an inter-Syrian dialog. He added that the issue of the ouster of the Syrian government is not part of the original US-Russian initiative. Lavrov also lashed out at the UN decision to withdraw Iran\'s invitation to Syria talks as a mistake. He made it clear that the decision however will not affect Iran\'s efforts in fighting terrorism. The Russian foreign minister said the future of Syria must be determined by both the government and the opposition.
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[24 Jan 2014] Palestinian Authority FM meets Russian counterpart - English
Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov has hosted Palestinian Authority foreign minister Riyad al-Maliki in Moscow. They talked about strengthening...
Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov has hosted Palestinian Authority foreign minister Riyad al-Maliki in Moscow. They talked about strengthening of bilateral and economic ties between Russia and Palestine and also Russia\'s support for the talks between Palestinian Authority and Israeli officials.
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