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In his speech, Putin was expected to emphasise Russia’s efforts to resolve the Syrian civil war and combat the Islamic State extremist group, contrasting it with the US-led military campaign in Iraq and Syria.

In an interview with CBS’s “60 Minutes”, Putin said he believes the only solution to fighting terrorism in Syria is through strengthening “effective government structures”. That means, according to RUSI, Russian Federation is liable to harm al-Qaeda,...

Russia’s bolstering of its military aid to Syria has concerned U.S. officials.

Recent evidence showed a growing deployment of Russian forces in Syria, which Israel fears would trickle to Hezbollah and other militant organizations, according to a statement issued last week by the Israeli prime minister’s office.

Netanyahu took along top Israeli generals for his talks with Putin, who is trying to prop up Syrian President Bashar al-Assad against an Islamist-led Syrian insurgency in its fifth year. Secretary of Defense Ash Carter and his Russian counterpart Minister of Defense Sergei Shoygu...

Kerry said any military-to-military meeting would be “to deconflict with respect to any potential risks that might be run” – in other words to prevent the forces from running into one another.

While it is unclear what the next steps in the U.S.-Russian military relationship may be, the official said further talks would be aimed at trying to “avoid any misunderstanding” in that relationship.

Kerry said that Assad’s removal has to be made in the context of the Geneva process and negotiation.

The White House said it would use the talks to urge Russian Federation to focus its actions in Syria on countering the Islamic State (IS) jihadist group.

Washington expressed concern over the Russian military build-up in Syria and put pressure on countries nearby to deny their air space to Russian flights to the country.

North Korea had given the South until 5:00 p.m. Pyongyang time Saturday (0830 UTC) to stop the anti-Pyongyang cross-border broadcasts, which Seoul started up last week following a landmine explosion that wounded two South Korean soldiers.

One of the soldiers lost both legs, while the other lost one leg.