India, Russia in talks on moon exploration

India and Russia are cooperating vis-a-vis the Chandrayaan-2 satellite for joint moon cooperation.

Syria's Assad losing control, rebels may win war: Russia

Syria's most powerful ally, Russia, said for the first time Thursday that President Bashar Assad is losing control of his country and the rebels might win the civil war, dramatically shifting the diplomatic landscape at a time of enormous momentum for the opposition.

Russia likely to stay course on Assad, experts say

Recent hopes that the Kremlin would end its support of Syrian strongman Bashar Assad melted quickly, and analysts say Moscow ultimately may change its stance only if Assad ends up cornered.

Sri Lanka making serious efforts in reconciliation - Russia

The Sri Lankan government is making serious efforts in rehabilitation of former Tamil Tiger combatants, their reintegration into society and reconciliation with the minority, a high ranking Russian government official said. Konstantin Dolgov, Russian Foreign Ministry Commissioner for Human Rights, Democracy and the Rule of Law, and Ambassador-at-Large, said

US warns Russia over Syria policy

US secretary of state Hillary Clinton has warned Russia that its support for the regime of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad will have negative consequences.

Russians Carry 'Bad News' for Rajapakshe Brothers

It is no coincidence that the Russian Minister of Foreign Affairs Mr Lavrov visits Sri Lanka when highly critical US report on Sri Lanka is published. An undisclosed source from the Sri Lankan Foreign Ministry told Lanka News Web that the visit is not all good news for Sri Lanka. As the evidence from the US congressional report is so compelling, Russia could only provide limited diplomatic cover in the future to Sri Lanka, was the message from Mr Lavrov.

Russia has expressed keen interest on oil exploration in Mannar Bay. It is understood that Russia would be given preferential treatment on

future oil exploration contracts as gratitude for the support shown in the past in international arena.
Mr Lavrov was extended an invitation to the Buddhist Temple in Colombo, Gangaramaya. He was unable to attend because of pre arranged appointments that he could not cancel. He proudly claimed that Russia is the world’s largest importer of Ceylon (Sri Lankan) tea. He said he would like to see more Russian goods in Sri Lanka and wanted to share their expertise in executing industrial and infrastructure projects.