Topic: Maria Zakharova

Russian officials said Friday that they "strongly condemn" U.S. airstrikes on Iranian-backed targets in eastern Syria and added that they're "closely monitoring" developments.

A plan to remove one-third of U.S soldiers currently stationed in Germany was confirmed by the outgoing U.S. ambassador to Germany.

Moscow's warning follows an announcement by the Pentagon almost three months ago that the U.S. Navy had deployed the first W76-2 low-yield submarine-launched nuclear warheads.

France and Germany joined the United States in condemning Iran's launch of a military satellite, suggesting it was a violation of a United Nations resolution.

Drone strikes in Idlib killed 21 Syrian soldiers in fighting as Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and Russian President Vladimir Putin announced a cease-fire in the area, Turkey's defense ministry said Friday.

The U.S. Congressional Research Service says in a report Russia is evading international sanctions against North Korea following a Dec. 22 deadline that applies to North Korean workers.

Russia's Foreign Ministry criticized the United States for denying visas to 10 members of Russia's delegation who were trying to attend the United Nations General Assembly.

A Russian coastal anti-ship missile system was moved to a new location on the Sredny Peninsula late Wednesday, a short distance from its border with Norway and Finland on the Barents Sea.

Venezuelan protestors clashed with government forces Wednesday, as President Nicolas Maduro dug in against what he calls an attempted coup.

Russian said Thursday its military personnel will remain in Venezuela indefinitely as a diplomatic rift grows between the Kremlin and the U.S.