Putin says Russia ready to restore relations with Turkey
Russian President Vladimir Putin stated that Moscow is ready to normalize relations with Turkey, but the first step should come from Ankara. During the visit to Greece, Russian leader told that it is still unclear why Turkey downed Russian Su-24 aircraft. According to him, Moscow wants to restore relations, “We have done everything to bring […]
3000 Russian citizens joined terrorist groups
Around 3,000 Russian citizens joined international terrorist organizations, first deputy chairman of the National Anti-Terrorist Committee (NAC) Yevgeny Ilin said on May 25. TASS reports. “There is data on almost 3,000 Russians that supported the extremist ideology and went abroad to join international terrorist organizations,” he said. He told that generally participants are from Northern […]
Russia, China considers Iran’s accession to Shanghai Cooperation Organisation
Sergey Lavrov, Russian Foreign Minister talked about Iran’s possible accession to the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) at the session of the Council of Foreign Ministers, Russian presidential envoy for SCO Bakhtiyer Khakimov told journalists in Tashkent on May 24, TASS reports. “For instance, we will remind about Iran’s application and there is also an application […]
Deputy PM: Dependence on Russian gas is a big risk for Turkey
Turkey’s Deputy Prime Minister Mehmet Simsek said that dependence on Russian gas supply is a big risk for Turkey, Trend News Agency reports. He made the remarks during a meeting on “Changing dynamics of energy supply security, resource diversification and regional integration” held as part of the General Assembly of the Islamic Development Bank, the […]
Turkey wants to normalize relations with Russia
Turkey stands for normalization of relations with Russia, Vural Altay, the Turkish Foreign Ministry’s representative for Eastern Europe, told Trend agency on May 17. He told the current crisis between the two countries is in favor of neither Russia nor Turkey. “Turkey has not closed diplomatic channels in order to restore relations with Russia,” he said. […]
Communists seek to expand free land program in Russia
Sergey Obukhov, Russian Communist Party MP has proposed applying the recently approved state program of free handover of land not only to the Russian Far East, but also to much larger territories in Siberia, Russia Today (RT) reports. He said, “If the government bill on free land handover has been signed into law, we suggest […]
The Photos of Georgia-US Joint Military Drills
Soldiers of Georgia, U.S. and UK participate in the joint military exercises named “Noble Partner 2016” at Vaziani base near Tbilisi in Georgia. The three-week long joint military drill involved as many as 1,300 soldiers including 500 Georgian servicemen, 650 U.S. servicemen and 150 UK soldiers who incorporate a full range of equipment. Previously Russian […]
Russian export to ASEAN market will rise to 10% by 2020
Pyotr Fradkov, Chief Executive Officer of the Russian Export Center said that the center forecasts Russian export to ASEAN countries will grow from 1.5% to 10% by 2020. “Now we have 1.5% on the market but I believe 10% will be a decent share. It’s fairly achievable by 2020,” he said in an interview with […]
Russia plans to ban all Turkish vegetables and fruits
Rosselkhoznadzor – Russian Federal Service for Veterinary and Phytosanitary Surveillance plans to ban vegetables and fruit imports from Turkey after May 16. Deputy head of Rosselkhoznadzor, Yulia Shvabauskene, said that agency works on this issue seriously, “they continue to find Turkish food products that need to be quarantined,” Interfax reported. The head of Rosselkhoznadzor Sergey […]