The expansion of Nato in the three years since Russia widened its war on Ukraine has turned the Baltic Sea – once contested ...

While Moscow and Tehran want this deal to signal unity in defiance of the West, it’s also about shoring up losses in the wake ...

It is arguably Syria that has provided the key impetus ... clause or constitute the formation of a formal alliance, unlike the treaty Russia signed with North Korea last year.

According to Reuters, the new Syrian authorities, led by interim President Ahmed al-Shara, are negotiating a defence pact ...

The event is the latest blow to Russia's already difficult naval position in the Mediterranean after Moscow lost the Syrian ...

Greek Defense Minister Nikos Dendias said NATO needs to take seriously Turkey's expansionist ambitions and President ...

Russia is hoping to maintain its military bases in Syria, with talks underway between ... ruler and Moscow ally Bashar al-Assad. picture alliance / dpa ...

Russian intervention in Syria Moscow intervened in favor of Assad's regime in 2015, with Russian air power crucial in turning the tide of Syria's 13-year civil war. After he was ousted in December ...

The fact of the matter is, though, the Russo-Iranian alliance in the Middle ... and transport ships to Eastern Syria, which is controlled by Haftar’s pro-Russian Libyan militants.

They are looking to resolve one of the most explosive questions looming over Syria: the fate of Kurdish forces that the U.S. considers key allies against Islamic State and that Turkey regards as a ...

In 2015, Russia launched a military campaign in Syria, joining Iran and its proxies ... such as a military alliance.” Healing rifts, lifting suspicions Despite the official rhetoric, the ...

As an unconventional pick to lead the nation’s intelligence service, Tulsi Gabbard faced a barrage of questions about her past comments on Syria, Russia, foreign surveillance and President Donald ...