TEHRAN, December 25 -Advanced weapon systems and lack of necessity for bases in foreign nations are key factors that will allow the Russian military to defend the nation, despite receiving far less funding than their US counterparts, Putin said.
TEHRAN, December 23 - Russia's ruling party United Russia wants the "ultimate victory" of President Vladimir Putin at the presidential election in March, party head and Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev said on Saturday.
TEHRAN, December 18 -The White House says US intelligence services were pleased to have helped thwart a terrorist plot in Russia that "could have killed large numbers of people.”
TEHRAN, December 15 -U.N. Special Envoy for Syria Staffan de Mistura urged Russia on Wednesday to convince its ally the Syrian government of the need to clinch a peace deal to end the nearly seven-year-old war.
TEHRAN, December 11- Russian President Vladimir Putin met Egypt's President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi in Cairo on Monday for talks over a nuclear power plant and tensions in the Middle East following Washington's decision to recognize Jerusalem as Israel's ‘capital’.
TEHRAN, December 7 - Russian President Vladimir Putin will visit Egypt next week to discuss expanding political, economic, energy and trade ties, officials said Thursday.
TEHRAN, December 7 - Russian president Vladimir Putin announced his intention to run in the 2018 presidential elections at an event in Nizhny Novgorod on Wednesday.
TEHRAN, November 21 - Syrian President Bashar Assad was asked to come to Russia to get him to agree to potential peace initiatives drafted by Russia, Iran and Turkey as Russia prepares to scale down its military presence in the country's civil war, the Kremlin said Tuesday.
TEHRAN, November 17 - Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said on Friday it was not yet known if Russian President Vladimir Putin will run for re-election when his term ends next year.
TEHRAN, November 14 -The joint efforts of Russia, Turkey and Iran on a settlement of the Syrian conflict are paying off, as the level of violence has decreased in the country, Vladimir Putin said after meeting with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan in Sochi.
TEHRAN, November 13 - Two former top U.S. intelligence officials said on Sunday they fear President Donald Trump is being manipulated by Russian President Vladimir Putin, after Trump said he believed Putin was sincere in denying Russian meddling in the 2016 election.
TEHRAN, November 12 - US President Donald Trump expressed confidence in the US intelligence agencies’ conclusions over alleged Russian interference in the 2016 presidential election, only hours after saying he believed the words of his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin on the issue.
TEHRAN, November 11 -President Vladimir Putin says that Moscow will resort to reciprocal measures in response to US steps against Russian media, which he called an “attack on freedom of speech.” On Friday, Washington ordered RT America to register as a foreign agent.
TEHRAN, November 11 -Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said on Friday that he had agreed with Russian President Vladimir Putin to implement United Nations sanctions on North Korea strictly.
TEHRAN, November 11 -Russian President Vladimir Putin and his US counterpart, Donald Trump agreed in a joint statement at the APEC summit that the Syrian conflict “does not have a military solution,” Russian news agencies report, citing the statement.
TEHRAN, November 11 -U.S. President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin chatted on Saturday as they walked together for the “family photograph” at the APEC summit of Asia-Pacific leaders in Vietnam.
TEHRAN, November 11 -Contrary to previous reports that a meeting between Vladimir Putin and Donald Trump would take place at the sidelines of the APEC summit, the White House has announced that there will be no official talks between the two leaders.
TEHRAN, November 10-Russian President Vladimir Putin touched down in Vietnam on Friday (9 Nov. 2017) to attend the 25th APEC (Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation) summit.