Russian President Vladimir Putin sees no reason to revise relations with Saudi Arabia. He said Thursday that Russia does not have enough information about the unexplained disappearance of a Saudi journalist to justify a review of ties with Riyadh.
Sergey Lavrov expects that a representative of the Taliban will take part in the Afghanistan conference on September 4 in Moscow. The Russian Foreign Minister said on Tuesday that besides the Afghan government, the radical Islamic insurgency movement was also invited. 'The first reactions are positive; they plan to attend the meeting. '
In the Russian World Cup host city of Sochi, a car was broken in on pedestrians on Wednesday. A 63-year-old man was killed. Three people were injured. That is what local media report.
With a great goal from a free kick in the fifth minute of the injury time, Toni Kroos has ensured that reigning world champion Germany has the chances of achieving the knockout round at the World Cup in its own hands.
Angela Merkel and Vladimir Putin speak to each other in private in the Russian resort of Sochi. It is the first time since a year that the German Chancellor is in Russia. The two leaders talk about the ongoing civil war in Syria, in which Russia plays an important role as an ally of the regime.
During the peace conference for Syria, held in Sochi on the initiative of the Russians, an agreement was reached on the formation of a constitutional committee. In Geneva, he is working on the renewal of the Syrian constitution. That is what TASS news agency drew from Russian Minister of Foreign Affairs Sergei Lavrov's mouth.
The leaders of Russia, Turkey and Iran see in the convening of a Syrian 'people's congress' a first step towards dialogue and a resolution of the conflicts in Syria.
Russia calls accusations 'absurd' that Russian secret services have secretly overlooked their American colleagues in recent years. That would have happened through the widely used anti-virus software from the Russian company Kaspersky.
The dog lover and president of Russia Vladimir Putin received a special sheepdog for his birthday. On Wednesday, he received a puppy from the ancient Alabai breed from his Turkmen colleague Berdimoechamedov. This is a Turkmenian variant of the Central Asian Sheepdog.
Russia condemns the use of chemical weapons by anyone and wants a complete and independent investigation into the poison gas attack last month at the Syrian city of Khan Sheikhoun. That said President Vladimir Putin after an interview with German Chancellor Angela Merkel in Sochi.
