Russia’s experience in Syria will be put to full-scale use while preparing military servicemen, according to Russian President Vladimir Putin. “Over the past few days, 13 aircraft, 14 helicopters and 1140 personnel have been withdrawn. All of them are people who have experience and have passed the test by fighting. ...
Russia’s deputy foreign minister Sergei Ryabkov on Thursday said Moscow does not recognize new powers the international community has given the global chemical weapons watchdog. “Moscow does not recognize the legitimacy of the new mechanism within the OPCW (the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons),” Ryabkov said in comments ...