Russian oil shipments from the Arctic to Syria are forecast to reach 7 million barrels this year, according to Kpler, adding that Russia has a near-total hold on Syria’s energy imports.

Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov and US Secretary of State Marco Rubio have held rare face-to-face talks on the ...

Six months since the collapse of the Assad regime, the Russian military presence in Syria has remained entrenched in ...

Russia’s main base in Syria is the airfield at Hmeimin on the Mediterranean coast, close to the city of Latakia. It’s more than just an airbase: Much of Russia’s senior military personnel ...

letter from turkey. Russia Is Fighting More Than One War. I Went to Check on the ‘Other’ One. The conflict in Syria continues unabated, a sign of Moscow’s determination to outlast its enemies.

In 2011, on the eve of the Syrian uprising, Russia had some $4 billion worth of outstanding weapons contracts with Damascus. An estimated 100,000 Russian citizens were still living in the country.

Russia deployed dozens of strike aircraft and jet fighters to Syria at the end of 2015, bombing in support of Syrian president Bashar al Assad’s forces.But Moscow also appears to have built up ...

Russia has ramped up its role in Syria's civil war. Here, President Vladimir Putin (center) speaks with Secretary of State John Kerry (right) and Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov at the U.N. General ...

Russian President Vladimir Putin aboard his presidential plane during the approach to the Russian air base in Hmeimim in the northwestern Syrian province of Latakia on Dec. 11, 2017.

In Syria, Russia has helped and presumably will continue to help Assad repress all resistance, not just the Islamicist variety. From Moscow’s perspective, ...

As the United States withdraws from Syria, Russia is stepping in, running patrols to separate warring factions, striking deals and helping President Bashar al-Assad advance.