Chinese President Xi Jinping on Monday extended condolences to his Russian counterpart, Vladimir Putin, over the crash of a Russian military plane.
Xi said in a message that he was shocked by the news of the crash that unfortunately left the passengers and crew dead.
Xi, on behalf of the Chinese government and people, extended his heartfelt sympathy over theRead more
Chinese Premier Li Keqiang on Monday extended condolences to Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev over the crash of a Russian military plane.
In a message, Li mourned the dead and extended condolences to their families.
A Russian military Tu-154 crashed into the Black Sea on Sunday, killing all 92 people aboard.
Among the passengers were 64 members of the AlexandrovRead more
The Russian Armed Forces have launched a large scale operation to deliver strikes against terrorists in the Syrian provinces of Idlib and Homs, Defense Minister Sergey Shoigu said on Tuesday.
Shoigu made this statement at a meeting held by President Vladimir Putin with representatives of the Defense Ministry and the defense industry, TASS news agency reported.
According to Shoigu, theRead more
Russian President Vladimir Putin ratified an intergovernmental agreement on the deployment of the Russian Armed Forces' air group in Syria, the Kremlin said on Friday.
Both houses of Russian parliament had approved the August 26, 2015, agreement this month.The agreement signed in Damascus regulates the terms of deployment of Russia's air group in Syria, the Russian news agency Sputnik reported.Read more