Turkey has signed a deal with Russia to buy S-400 missile defense systems in its first major weapons purchase from Moscow, Turkish newspapers Tuesday quoted President Recep Tayyip Erdogan as saying. The accord for the surface-to-air missile defense batteries is Ankara’s most significant pact with a non-NATO supplier. “Signatures have ...
Everyone, operating on Syria’s soil, or in its airspace without the approval of the country’s legitimate authorities, violates international law, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said Monday. On Sunday, Syrian Deputy Foreign Minister Faisal Mikdad called on the United States to withdraw from the country’s territory because such presence is ...