Moscow on Tuesday slammed as “illegal” sanctions announced by Washington against Venezuela’s state oil company aimed at crippling embattled President Nicolas Maduro’s power base. “The legitimate authorities of Venezuela have already labelled these sanctions illegal. We can wholly support this point of view,” Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov told journalists.
Russian ambassador to Lebanon, Alexander Zaspakin, told Al-Manar TV channel that the relations between Moscow and Tehran and their anti-terrorist alliance are strong, adding that disagreement or dispute between the two sides is a mere dream. In an interview, Zaspakin cited ongoing negotiations between Lebanon and Russia to conclude weaponry ...