The Russian embassy in Damascus came under shell fire on Thursday and Friday, the foreign ministry in Moscow said, blaming an attack by “terrorists.” One shell fell about 20 meters (yards) from the embassy’s main entrance and the other hit the ground inside the compound, between offices and a residential ...
The Kremlin said Friday that allegations made by British Defense Secretary Michael Fallon, who accused Russia of spreading lies and attacking critical infrastructure with hackers, were “baseless” and a source of regret. Fallon said Thursday night that President Vladimir Putin had chosen to become a strategic competitor of the West ...