NOVANEWS en.ria.ru Russian President Vladimir Putin said Tuesday that foreign intervention in the Syrian civil war is unacceptable because it would result in a new source of terror in the region. He warned that the […]
NOVANEWS rt.com Russia is willing to consider granting political asylum for NSA whistleblower Edward Snowden, who blew the lid on the US PRISM program, Russian media reported. Snowden dropped out of sight Monday after he […]
NOVANEWS bloomberg.com President Vladimir Putin endorsed a plan by the Russian navy to keep a permanent presence in the Mediterranean Sea, where the Syrian crisis is adding to the region’s instability. Russia’s Mediterranean fleet of 16 ships will […]
NOVANEWS courant.com Russia accused unnamed states on Wednesday of using a “biased” U.N. human rights report on Syria to condemn President Bashar al-Assad’s government and gloss over abuses by his foes, especially Islamist militants. A […]
NOVANEWS cnn.com CNN has learned that U.S. intelligence agencies have identified three Russian amphibious warships in the eastern Mediterranean that are believed to be carrying weapons shipments that might be used to resupply the Syrian […]
NOVANEWS dailytelegraph.com.au RUSSIAN President Vladimir Putin, known for his black humour, has said he hoped that Syria’s opposition will not send organ-eating rebels to proposed peace talks. Speaking to an EU-Russia summit, Mr Putin described […]
NOVANEWS Despite promises of closer cooperation, no change in the Kremlin’s support for Assad Times of Israel The Obama administration came back empty-handed after a diplomatic delegation to Moscow last month presented intelligence suggesting that […]
NOVANEWS businessinsider.com The Kremlin has upped the geopolitical ante by pledging to send a heavy aircraft carrier to the Mediterranean, as reported by Russian news agency Interfax. The carrier — named the “Admiral Kuznetsov” — […]
NOVANEWS Moscow opposes Security Council resolution calling for end to Qusair violence, saying no move was made when rebels seized the town Times of Israel Russia blocked a Security Council declaration that would have criticized […]
NOVANEWS http://www.stripes.com U.S. Air Force Gen. Philip Breedlove, who recently took charge as NATO supreme allied commander Europe, traveled to Naples, Italy, on May 30 and 31 to visit with Navy leaders and sailors as […]