Sputnik- Member of the Russian parliament's upper house Alexei Pushkov has warned of another "unwanted" crisis in the Middle East after the imposture of a new round of sanctions on Iran by the United States. MOSCOW (Sputnik) A new crisis may erupt inthe Middle East followingthe introduction ofnew US sanctions againstIran, Alexei Pushkov said ...

TEHRAN, Feb. 02 (MNA) Leaders Senior Adviser Ali Akbar Velayati in a meeting with Alexei Pushkov, chairman of intl. committee of Russia, said the two countries will never return from the path of long-term, strategic cooperation. Ali Akbar Velayati on Tuesday held talks with Alexei Pushkov, the chairman of theinternational committee of the RussianState ...

Moscow, Jan 7, IRNA Israel created nuclear weapon in circumvention of international law, Chairman of the Russian Duma Committee on International Affairs Alexei Pushkov has said. 'With great effort managed to control Irans nuclear program, but nuclear weapons in circumvention of international law created Israel, then Pakistan, now North Korea. Constantly ...

The head the foreign affairs committee of the Lower House of the Russian legislature has expressed surprise that Washington is urging Moscow not to interfere with US efforts to fight Islamic State militants in Syria. President Barack Obama has asked Russia not to interfere with the US fight against Islamic State militants in Syria, raising eyebrows ...

The lawmaker also noted that US President Barack Obamas statements on the deal on Irans nuclear program should be treated with caution. MOSCOW, April 3. /TASS/. Some countries, including Israel and Saudi Arabia, may try to disrupt the agreements reached on Irans nuclear program in Switzerlands Lausanne, Russian State Duma Committee on International ...

Reports that Saudi Arabia and Russia have been negotiating cutting oil production in exchange for the Kremlin changing its stance on Syria are untrue. The chairman ofthe Russian State Dumas International Committee Alexei Pushkov said no negotiations took place withSaudi Arabia todecrease oil production inexchange forMoscows refusal tosupport Bashar ...

[caption id="attachment_30761" align="alignright" width="136"] A file photo of a Russian-made S-300 air defense system[/caption] MOSCOW - A senior Russian lawmaker says that Russia could expand arms sales to Iran and revise the terms of U.S. military transit to Afghanistan if Washington launches a strike on Syria. Alexei Pushkov, the Kremlin-connected ...

TEHRAN (FNA)- Head of State Duma International Affairs Committee Alexei Pushkov in a meeting with Iranian Ambassador to Moscow Mehdi Sanayee called for further cooperation between the two countries on regional issues. During the meeting in Moscow on Wednesday, Pushkov criticized the US regional policies in the past two decades, calling for further ...

[caption id="attachment_75061" align="alignright" width="180"] Chairman of Russian State Duma Committee on Foreign Affairs Alexei Pushkov[/caption] The absence of Iran from the Geneva-2 international peace conference for Syria will not help the success of the upcoming event in Montreux, Switzerland, State Duma International Affairs Committee Chairman ...

[caption id="attachment_75061" align="alignright" width="180"] Chairman of Russian State Duma Committee on Foreign Affairs Alexei Pushkov[/caption] A Russian lawmaker says Moscows presidency in the Group of Eight (G8) can help settle the Wests nuclear standoff with Iran and resolve the crisis in Syria. The chairman of State Duma Foreign Affairs ...

Chairman of the Russian State Duma's International Affairs Committee Alexei Pushkov says Israels position on the nuclear deal between Iran and six major world powers is unrealistic and displays Tel Aviv's own security concerns. No other compromise would have been possible in my opinion. Israel's position reflects its security concerns, but does not ...

TEHRAN (FNA)- Chairman of the Foreign Affairs Committee at the Russian Duma Alexei Pushkov stressed that the foreign guardians of the "Syrian opposition" are the ones interested in foiling the international conference on Syria due to be held in Geneva. Russia Today website quoted Pushkov as saying on his Twitter page that "19 factions of the Syrian ...

The chairman of the Russian State Duma Committee on Foreign Affairs says the refusal by the foreign-backed Syrian opposition to take part in Geneva 2 conference shows that several countries seek to disrupt the upcoming event. Several countries are hoping to disrupt Geneva II. Hence of the refusal by the Syrian National Council - which is part of the ...

TEHRAN (FNA)- US President Barack Obama should not have told the UN General Assembly session that "the US is exceptional", State Duma International Affairs Committee Chairman Alexei Pushkov said. "Obama should not have spoken about US exceptionality from theUN podium. He presented his dispute with Putin to an international panel of jurors and ...

MOSCOW (AP) NSA leaker Edward Snowden accepted Venezuela's offer of political asylum, according to a posting Tuesday on the Twitter account of a Russian lawmaker with close ties to the Kremlin. However, the tweet disappeared a few minutes later. It was not possible to immediately reach Alexei Pushkov, the head of the Russian parliament's foreign ...

MOSCOW (AP) -- An influential Russian parliament member who often speaks for the Kremlin encouraged NSA leaker Edward Snowden on Sunday to accept Venezuela's offer of asylum. Alexei Pushkov, who heads the international affairs committee in Russia's parliament, posted a message on Twitter saying: "Venezuela is waiting for an answer from Snowden. This,...

MOSCOW, June 16 (RIA Novosti) The victory of reformist candidate Hassan Rouhani in Iran's presidential election will make it harder for the United States to opt for a military action against Tehran, a senior Russian lawmaker said Sunday. Rouhanis victory in Iran will greatly hinder the US military scenario for Iran. How can one bomb a country run ...