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MOSCOW (Reuters) -Russia on Tuesday sent a big delegation to Syria, headed by its top energy official, in its most visible effort yet to build relations with the government that toppled former ...

Moscow’s exclusion from a major U.S.-brokered Gaza cease-fire summit underscores its declining regional clout. The fall of Assad, Iran’s military setbacks, and the war in Ukraine have strained ...

Russian President Vladimir Putin, left, greets Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi prior to their talks at the Kremlin in Moscow, Russia, Monday, June 23, 2025. (Alexander Kazakov, Sputnik, ...

Russia's influence in the Middle East has declined significantly since its 2015 intervention in Syria to support Bashar al-Assad. Moscow was excluded from a major October 13 summit in Egypt, ...

Just a few years ago, Russian President Vladimir Putin seemed to have reasserted Moscow’s influence in the Middle East after decades in which it had waned. As Putin deepened ties with long-standing ...

Despite fiery rhetoric, Russia has offered Iran no real support after US strikes, revealing Moscow’s weakened position, competing interests, and reluctance to jeopardize ties with Israel, the Gulf, or ...

Half a century ago, Richard Nixon sought to split China from Russia. Fifty years later, President Trump is doing the reverse. He is trying to split Russia from China. Then and now, each man’s strategy ...

Russian President Vladimir Putin, left, greets Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi prior to their talks at the Kremlin in Moscow, Russia, Monday, June 23, 2025. (Alexander Kazakov, Sputnik, ...

Half a century ago, Richard Nixon sought to split China from Russia. Fifty years later, President Trump is doing the reverse. He is trying to split Russia from China. Then and now, each man’s strategy ...