Putin Pictured in Hell on The Economist Cover
(Moscow Times – December 20, 2012 – http://www.themoscowtimes.com/news/article/putin-pictured-in-hell-on-the-economist-cover/473430.html) The cartoon’s accompanying article, which is presented as a...
View ArticleAnother Year with Bashar al-Assad
(RIA Novosti – Fyodor Lukyanov – January 10, 2013) Fyodor Lukyanov is Editor-in-Chief of the Russia in Global Affairs journal, an authoritative source of expertise on Russian foreign policy and global...
View ArticleOusting Syrian President Would Be ‘Wrong’– Senior Russian MP
(RIA Novosti – February 13, 2013) Russia will not agree to the ousting of Syrian President Bashar al-Asad, chairman of the State Duma Committee for International Affairs Aleksey Pushkov said at a news...
View ArticleMoscow Concerned about Syria, Not Assad – Minister
MOSCOW, February 25 (RIA Novosti) – Moscow’s position on Syria stems from its concern for the Syrian people, and not the fate of President Bashar al-Assad, Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said on...
View ArticleRIA Novosti: Lavrov Plays Down Reports of New Missile Deliveries to Syria
(RIA Novosti – MOSCOW, May 17, 2013) Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov on Friday responded to a New York Times report that Russia has sent advanced antiship cruise missiles to war-torn Syria by...
View ArticleRIA Novosti: Syria Chemical Weapons Attack ‘Not Ordered’ by Assad – Report
(RIA Novosti – BERLIN, September 8, 2013) German intelligence sources suggest that last month’s alleged chemical weapons attack in Damascus was not ordered by Syrian President Bashar al-Assad, Bild...
View ArticleInterfax: Lavrov: U.S. contacted Assad government about safety of chemical...
(Interfax – MOSCOW, September 16, 2013) Before the current international diplomatic crisis over the reported chemical arms attacks in a Damascus suburb on August 21, the United States had contacted the...
View ArticleTimeline, Assad estimates $1 billion adequate for weapons disposal – Russian...
(Interfax – MOSCOW, September 19, 2013) The estimates of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad, according to which the disposal of Syrian chemical weapons would require approximately one year and cost about...
View ArticleRussian policy of supporting Syrian authorities remains unchanged – Putin
MOSCOW. June 29 (Interfax) – Russia’s policy of supporting the Syrian authorities and people remains unchanged, Russian President Vladimir Putin said. “We see how complicated situation[al] development...
View ArticleInterfax: Russia set to work constructively at Vienna meeting; calls for...
BOCHAROV RUCHEI (Sochi). Nov 10 (Interfax) – Adherence to abstract ideas about the need to change the regime in Syria will have no success at the Vienna meeting; Russia is nevertheless expecting it to...
View ArticlePossible Russia-West Rapprochement Over Syria Stokes Fears In Europe’s East
(RFE/RL – Pete Baumgartner – November 19, 2015) France’s surprise embrace of Russia in the aftermath of the deadly terrorist attacks in Paris has raised concerns across the former Soviet bloc that...
View ArticleHagel: Russia, U.S. Must Fight Islamic State Together
(Moscow Times – themoscowtimes.com – Anna Dolgov – November 23, 2015) Former U.S. Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel called for including Russia in a consolidated global battle against Islamic State, and...
View ArticleRussia Will Not Object Assad Ouster After Syrian War Ends
(Moscow Times – themoscowtimes.com – December 19, 2015) Russia has no objections to Syrian President Bashar Assad’s ouster after the peace process starts in the country, Western diplomats say, the...
View ArticlePutin talks about possibility of granting asylum to Assad in Russia
(Interfax – January 12, 2016) It is premature to discuss if Russia should grant asylum to Syrian President Bashar al-Assad, Russian President Vladimir Putin has said. “I think it is quite premature to...
View ArticlePutin vs. Erdogan – This Time It’s Personal
(Moscow Times – themoscowtimes.com – Matthew Bodner – February 4, 2016) On Feb. 2, Turkish President Recep Erdogan urgently sought an audience with his Russian counterpart, Vladimir Putin. The Turkish...
View ArticleU.S., Russia Make Syria Diplomacy Push as Assad Gains Ground
(Bloomberg – bloomberg.com – Jonathan Tirone, Henry Meyer – February 10, 2016) The U.S. and Russia are seeking to revive Syrian peace talks as President Bashar al-Assad’s advance against rebels shifts...
View ArticleTRANSCRIPT: Dmitry Medvedev’s interview with Euronews TV channel
(Government.ru – February 14, 2016) The Prime Minister spoke with Global Conversation presenter Isabelle Kumar on the sidelines of the Munich Security Conference Question: Mr Prime Minister, thank you...
View ArticleNEWSLINK: “Emboldened Assad defies Moscow’s diplomatic efforts over truce....
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View ArticleNEWSWATCH: “Violence rages in Syria as Kerry and Lavrov reach provisional...
… John Kerry said on Sunday he and … Sergei Lavrov … reached a provisional agreement on terms of a cessation of hostilities in Syria …. violence continued to rage …. Multiple bomb blasts in a southern...
View ArticleSyria analyst: Damascus cannot take Russian support for granted
Russia’s recent air campaign in Syria has had mixed effects on the civil war there. RBTH interviewed Noah Bonsey, Senior Syria Analyst at International Crisis Group, an NGO that researches conflicts...
View ArticleRBTH: The 3 key areas of disagreement between Moscow and Damascus
Since the beginning of the Syrian conflict, Russia has been seen as a loyal ally to Bashar Assad, giving unwavering support to the Syrian president. Yet, the positions of Moscow and the Syrian regime...
View ArticleTRANSCRIPT: Press Conference of President Obama and Prime Minister Renzi of...
The White House Office of the Press Secretary October 18, 2016 Press Conference of President Obama and Prime Minister Renzi of the Republic of Italy (excerpt re Russia) PRESIDENT OBAMA: Well, I’m going...
View ArticleRussia Tries to Salvage Syria Peace Bid as Iran Dispute Flares
(Bloomberg – bloomberg.com – Henry Meyer – February 28, 2017) Russia is struggling to salvage its bid to secure a deal to end six years of civil war in Syria as deepening differences with Iran risk a...
View ArticleNEWSLINK: “Syria crisis: G7 leaders couldn’t change Vladimir Putin’s mind on...
“It is very unlikely that Russia will change its support for President Bashar al-Assad of Syria, despite calls to do so from foreign ministers from the G7 nations gathered in Italy in the aftermath of...
View ArticleNEWSLINK: “Russia needs American help to seal the deal in Syria; After the...
“The Russian reaction to the use of force by the U.S. president was strong but measured. Moscow condemned it … but gave no order to Russian air defence units in Syria to intercept American missiles....
View ArticleNEWSWATCH: “Macron meets Russia’s Putin near Paris, promising tough talks”–...
“#French President Emmanuel #Macron met #Russia’s Vladimir #Putin near Paris on Monday, promising some frank talking with the Kremlin leader after an election campaign in which his team accused Russian...
View ArticleNEWSLINK: “In Syria, Trump Faces the Limits of Bluster”– New York Times...
“A world grown numb to the slaughter of civilians in Syria has been roused in the last 48 hours by photographs on social media of lifeless men, women and children in the rebel-held town of Douma, many...
View ArticleNEWSWATCH: “A few cruise missiles from Trump won’t stop Syria’s war crimes”–...
“Having declared that Syria will pay a ‘big price’ for its latest use of chemical weapons … Trump will deal another blow to U.S. global leadership if he does not follow through. But a few cruise...
View ArticleNEWSWATCH: “Is Russia Sponsoring Terrorism?”– New York Times/Senator Cory...
“… The State Department should consider adding [Russia] to its list of state sponsors of terrorism, alongside its close allies Iran and Syria. … Russia has invaded … Georgia and Ukraine … supports the...
View ArticleJRL NEWSWATCH: “How Putin Views the Iranian Role in Syria: Insights from...
“[According to Bolton’s new book] … Putin … told Bolton to convey … to Trump [that –] … Moscow did not need Iranian forces … in Syria… [and gained] no advantage [from it] …. Iran’s policy agenda …...
View ArticleRussia’s Competing Policy Interests in Syria and the Middle East
As we near presidential “elections” in Syria, it is worth exploring what interests continue to drive Russia’s ongoing military intervention [...]
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