Turkey Shoots Down Russian Jet

Russian President Putin said Tuesday that Turkey’s decision to shoot down a Russian fighter jet near Turkey’s border with Syria is a “stab in the back” and it would have “significant consequences” for its relations with Turkey, as NATO called an...

Russia Escalates War in Syria

Russian President Vladimir Putin said Tuesday his country’s involvement in Syria is helping protect the world.  “We are not striving for any kind of leadership over Syria. Syria can have only one leader — the Syrian people,” Putin said at...