Russia, Not Hezbollah, Sent Drone Into Israel
A Drone that crossed into northern Israel last month belonged to Russia not Hezbollah, as was initially suspected.
Russia, Iran Reach S-300 Missile Deal
Russia and Iran have formally reached a deal for Moscow to deliver Tehran advanced S-300 missile systems, deputy foreign minister Mikhail Bogdanov told RIA Novosti on Wednesday afternoon.
Russia Will Act To Prevent Extradition of Israeli Blogger Alexander Lapshin
Russia will act to prevent the extradition of Russian-Israeli blogger Alexander Lapshin to Azerbaijan, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov told a press conference on Tuesday.
Russia Threatens To Shoot Down US Aircraft
Russia threatened to retaliate against US aircraft following reports that a US Navy fighter plane shot down a Syrian fighter which had bombed US-backed rebels, the New York Post reported.
Russia Threatens Retaliation If Pentagon Bans Kaspersky Software
Russia may retaliate if the U.S. Congress bans the Department of Defense from using Kaspersky Lab’s cybersecurity software, Communications Minister Nikolay Nikiforov said.
Russia Takes Over US Compound In Moscow In Retaliation Over Sanctions
Russian authorities on Wednesday took over a summer-house compound in Moscow leased by the US embassy, five days after the Kremlin ordered Washington to slash its diplomatic presence in Russia.
Russia Says It Signed S-300 Missile Contract With Iran
Russia and Iran have signed a contract for Moscow to supply Tehran with S-300 surface-to-air missile systems, Sergei Chemezov, the chief executive of Russian state-owned defense conglomerate Rostec, was quoted by the RIA news agency as saying on Monday.
Russia Says It Has Proof Turkey’s Erdogan Involved In ISIS Oil Trade
Russia’s defense ministry said on Wednesday it had proof that Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan and his family were benefiting from the illegal smuggling of oil from Islamic State-held territory in Syria and Iraq.
Russia Says Fired Warning Shots At Turkish Vessel
The Russian Defense Ministry said on Sunday one of its warships, the destroyer Smetlivy, had been forced to fire warning shots at a Turkish vessel in the Aegean Sea to avoid a collision and that it had summoned the Turkish military attache over the incident.
Russia Probes Mysterious Death of Two North Korean Workers In Moscow Hotel
Five days after two North Koreans died at their lodgings in a hotel in the west of Moscow, speculation is growing in the Russian tabloids about the pair’s cause of death.