Russia’s military on Friday said it has begun scaling down its deployment to Syria, with Moscow’s sole aircraft carrier set to be the first to quit the conflict zone. “In accordance with the decision of the supreme commander of the Russian armed forces Vladimir Putin, the Russian defence ministry is ...
The United States is encouraging Syria peace talks being prepared by Russia later this month in the Kazakh capital Astana and hopes they will produce a step toward peace, US Secretary of State John Kerry said on Thursday. “We’re encouraging a meeting in Astana. We hope that could produce a ...