Russian spy ship catches fire off Syria

Vladimir Putin offering refuge to ex-Syrian tyrant Bashar al-Assad in Moscow is undermining Russia’s talks to keep its forces ...
In an interview, Murhaf Abu Qasra, a onetime leader in Syria’s insurgency, discussed moves by authorities in Damascus to ...
Newly captured satellite imagery shows Russia appearing to evacuate military equipment from a key naval base in Syria ... Tartus on Saturday after spending weeks idling in the Mediterranean Sea ...
The arrival of the first top Russian diplomat in Damascus since Bashar al-Assad’s fall kicks off negotiations over the fate ...
Meanwhile, Defense Express reports that Sparta II’s possible options include a return route to the Baltic Sea or establishing ... the naval base in Tartus is Russia’s most painful loss resulting ...
Moscow also is no longer able to use its Black Sea Fleet for Mediterranean ... the Milla Moon lifted anchor off Tartus and started cruising northward along Syria’s coast on Jan. 23.
Russia’s deputy foreign minister and a special envoy arrived in Damascus. Theirs was the first such visit since President ...