Russian President Vladimir Putin met with Syrian President Bashar Assad, who had arrived in Russia on an unannounced visit, in the Kremlin on Tuesday. When they met, Putin congratulated Assad on his victory in the presidential election in May, noting that Syrian residents now associate the return to normal life ...
Japan’s Defense Ministry has alleged that a Russian An-26 aircraft violated the country’s airspace in the northeastern Shiretoko Peninsula on the island of Hokkaido, adding that Japanese fighter jets scrambled to escort the plane out of the area. Following the early Sunday incident, Tokyo sent a protest note to ...