Syria’s embassy in Moscow has changed its flag
The state-run Russian news agency Tass reports that the Syrian embassy in Moscow has replaced the Syrian flag used by the Assad regime with the flag used by rebel groups.…
Kremlin: Putin made decision to grant Assad asylum
The Kremlin says in a statement that it was President Vladimir Putin himself who made the decision to grant Bashar al-Assad asylum in Russia, after his regime was overthrown over…
Assad in Moscow – update
Former Syrian President Bashar al-Assad and his family have arrived in Moscow, Russia’s state-run RIA news agency reported Sunday, citing a source from the Kremlin. The source said that Russia…
Bashar al-Assad has arrived in Moscow
Syrian President Bashar al-Assad has arrived in Moscow with members of his family, TASS reports, citing sources in the Kremlin. According to the latest information, the Syrian opposition has guaranteed…
Crude oil deliveries from Russian pipeline to the Czech Republic have ceased
Crude oil deliveries from Russia’s Druzhba pipeline to the Czech Republic have currently ceased, Czech Industry and Trade Minister Lukas Vlcek said on Wednesday. “At the moment, no oil is…
Russia reserves the right to use nuclear weapons, Putin notes
By Nathan Morley Russian President Vladimir Putin has said Russia reserves the right to use nuclear weapons in the event of aggression. Such conditions include “if the enemy, using conventional…