MOSCOW (Reuters) -Russian President Vladimir Putin and Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov met with Syria's foreign minister Asaad al-Shibani in Moscow on Thursday, the first visit by a top official from Syria's new government since the toppling of longtime Russian ally Bashar al-Assad in December.

Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov on Thursday promised reconstruction aid to Syria and extended an invitation to President Ahmed al-Sharaa to visit Moscow. "We expect President al-Sharaa to be able to attend the first Russia-Arab League summit,

Despite having been on opposite sides of the battle lines during the civil war, the new rulers in Damascus, headed by interim President Ahmed al-Sharra, have taken a pragmatic approach to relations with Moscow.

Tensions between the United States and Russia escalated further this week as US President Donald Trump announced the redeployment of nuclear submarines, prompting a stern but dismissive response from Moscow.

In a social media post, Trump said the deployment was in response to threats from the country’s former President Dmitry Medvedev.View on euronews

The move follows comments by former Russian president Dmitry Medvedev reminding President Donald Trump that Moscow possesses nuclear strike capabilities.

August 1, 2025. Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Friday that Moscow hoped for more peace talks with Ukraine b

President Donald Trump condemned Russia's continued attacks against Ukraine as "disgusting" and "disgraceful" Thursday and said the U.S. plans to impose sanctions on Moscow, but admits he's not sure they will have any effect.