The Russian Defense Ministry says the US, Britain and France are preparing to conduct a fresh aerial assault against Syria under the pretext of the alleged use of chemical weapons by the Damascus government. The ministry spokesman Major General Igor Konashenkov said on Saturday that a group of militants, who ...
Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov says Russia respects Iran’s presence in Syria which he described as lawful amid reports that the US was pressuring Moscow on Tehran’s role in the Arab country. Ryabkov said Iran has been in Syria at the official request of the Syrian government to help the ...
