Russia Begins Scaling Down Military Presence In Syria
Russia’s military on Friday said it has begun scaling down its deployment to Syria, with Moscow’s sole aircraft carrier set to be the first to quit the conflict zone.
Russia’s military on Friday said it has begun scaling down its deployment to Syria, with Moscow’s sole aircraft carrier set to be the first to quit the conflict zone.
Russia has raised more than £11billion by issuing debt to investors as the war in Ukraine continues to take a punishing toll on the country’s finances. Moscow issued £11.4billion worth of debt – effectively selling IOU notes – at the weekend, Britain’s MoD said, in the single-largest sale of its kind in Russian history. It…
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UNITED NATIONS – Russia informed Israel in advance about its intention to carry out an aerial attack in Syria, senior Israeli officials told on Wednesday.
Russia symbolically handed over a puppy to France on Monday to replace a police dog called Diesel who was killed during a raid linked to the November 13 Paris attacks.