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Turkey PM says 'only two' Russia strikes aimed at IS Turkish Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoglu said only two Russian air strikes in Syria had targeted Islamic State jihadists and warned that Ankara would not make any concessions about the security of its borders

07 October 2015

Crisis-hit Russia toiling to keep factory towns alive The hulking Soviet-era mineral refinery in Pikalyovo, one of Russia's hundreds of factory towns hit by a crippling economic crisis, has been a blessing, and at times a curse, for a place dependent on a single industry.

07 October 2015

British PM urges Putin to change course in Syria British Prime Minister David Cameron urged Russian President Vladimir Putin to "change direction" in Syria and recognise that its President Bashar al-Assad must be replaced.

05 October 2015

Syria detains dissident who criticised Russian strikes The Syrian authorities on Sunday briefly detained a prominent opposition figure days after he criticised Russian air strikes in Syria.

05 October 2015

Erdogan urges Putin to change mind over Syria bombing Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Saturday urged Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin to reconsider Moscow's bombing campaign in Syria.

03 October 2015

Chechen strongman calls on Kremlin to send local troops to Syria Chechen strongman Ramzan Kadyrov called on the Kremlin to let a contingent from his region fight the Islamic State in Syria, where Russia launched air strikes earlier this week.

03 October 2015

Gorbachev says health improving, can walk again The Soviet Union's last leader Mikhail Gorbachev, who has been battling diabetes, said his health is improving and that he can walk again with the help of a stick.

02 October 2015

Bankruptcy 'only option' for Russia's Transaero airline: minister Bankruptcy is the only solution for Russia's second largest airline Transaero after state-controlled Aeroflot backed out of purchasing the debt-laden carrier.

02 October 2015

Russian air strikes in Syria to last three to four months: Russian lawmaker Russian air strikes in Syria will last for three to four months and will intensify, a senior Russian lawmaker said as President Vladimir Putin was due in Paris for talks.

02 October 2015

Kazakhstan mulling privatization of oil refineries Oil production in Kazakhstan in 2014 stood at 73.7 million tons. The three Kazakhstan-based oil refineries produced a total of 3.02 million tons of petrol.

02 October 2015

Western fears that air strikes don't target IS 'unfounded': Russia Russia rejected accusations that Moscow had bombed moderate rebel factions fighting President Bashar al-Assad instead of Islamic State fighters and had hit civilians.

01 October 2015

Petrol prices in Kazakhstan depend on Russian ruble: Shkolnik Kazakh Minister of Energy Vladimir Shkolnik says that the price for petrol in Kazakhstan will depend on the Russian ruble.

01 October 2015

Kerry: US not against Russian strikes, but Assad must go The United States does not oppose Russian air strikes in Syria if they target the Islamic State group, but Bashar al-Assad must step down.

01 October 2015

Putin wins parliament approval for Syria air strikes Russian President Vladimir Putin won permission from parliament to carry out air strikes in Syria.

30 September 2015

Russia to propose draft UN Security Council resolution on 'battling terrorism' Russia will propose a United Nations Security Council resolution on fighting "terrorism", deputy foreign minister Mikhail Bogdanov was quoted as saying by RIA Novosti news agency.

30 September 2015

'Cheers' but no cheer: Obama and Putin's grim toast Rarely can a toast at a UN luncheon have been so chilly. Barack Obama and Vladimir Putin went through the motions, clinking glasses and making eye contact, but no more.

29 September 2015

NATO chief worried about Russian military build-up in Syria NATO General Philip Breedlove expressed concern Monday about the strength of Russia's military build-up in northwestern Syria and the apparent creation of a defensive "bubble" in the Mediterranean.

29 September 2015

Pro-Kremlin party suffers rare defeat in local election Russian President Vladimir Putin's ruling party suffered a rare election defeat when its candidate for governor of the Irkutsk region of Siberia lost to a Communist candidate.

28 September 2015

Russia seeks firm foothold in strategic Syria Russia has shocked the West by boosting its military presence in Syria as President Vladimir Putin seeks to not just defeat Islamic State radicals but also to gain a firm foothold in the strategic Middle Eastern country.

26 September 2015

US, Russia could 'find areas of cooperation' on Syria: Pentagon chief The United States and Russia could find ways to cooperate on the crisis in Syria, Pentagon chief Ashton Carter said, as Moscow continues a military build-up in the war-torn nation.

25 September 2015

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