Russian President Vladimir Putin says he is encouraged by the peace process seeking to put an end to the war in Syria. Russia along with Turkey and Iran sponsored talks in the Kazakh capital Astana bringing together the Syrian government and the opposition. The next round of the talks is ...
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said Friday he and Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif discussed the Syrian settlement process and how the Qatar diplomatic crisis would affect it. “We talked about progress in the Syrian settlement and how the story surrounding Qatar can influence these processes and our common ...