Iran and Russia vow to increase efforts to get rid of the U.S. dollar in transactions; the White House says Putin’s visit reflects Russia’s global isolation
Iran and Russia vow to increase efforts to get rid of the U.S. dollar in transactions; the White House says Putin’s visit reflects Russia’s global isolation
Meeting comes on the heels of U.S. talks with Israel, Saudi Arabia; Agenda said to include Ukrainian grain crisis, Turkey’s Syria military operation
Report claimed that Russian authorities accused the Agency of illegally collecting information about its citizens in order to facilitate immigration to Israel
The two countries have signed three MOUs and agreed to settle their trade and energy payments in national currencies, instead of the U.S. dollar
Israel wants U.S. military presence in Syria to act as a deterrence to weapons transfers from Iran to Hezbollah and other Iranian-backed militias in Syria
Move comes as EU seeks to move away from dependency on Russian oil
Dependent on Russia, EU chief, Italian PM in Israel for talks this week regarding alternate fuel sources
Many Russians have lost their economic livelihoods as a result of international sanctions
The incident, if confirmed, could signal a dangerous shift in Russia’s policy toward Israel in Syria