US to bring largest ever team to PyeongChang

US to bring largest ever team to PyeongChang

(VOVWORLD) -The United States will send the largest team ever to attend a Winter Olympics, 242 athletes, to next month’s Pyeongchang Games, the US Olympic Committee announced on Friday
Syrian peace talks restart

Syrian peace talks restart

(VOVWORLD) - UN-mediated peace talks between the Syrian government and the opposition began on Thursday in Vienna, Austria, focusing on a new constitution
Syria talks focus on Russia-proposed plan

Syria talks focus on Russia-proposed plan

(VOVWORLD) - The main powerbrokers in Syria's nearly seven-year conflict entered the second day of negotiations in Astana on Friday as uncertainly loomed over a Moscow-driven plan to reach a political...
 New progress in solving Syria crisis

New progress in solving Syria crisis

(VOVWORLD) - The Presidents of Russia, Turkey, and Iran issued on Wednesday a Joint Statement on Syria at the conclusion of their tripartite summit in Sochi, Russia. The Joint Statement identifies...
Syrian parties to draft new constitution

Syrian parties to draft new constitution

(VOVWORLD) - A Russia-backed congress of all of Syria’s ethnic groups could meet in Russia and begin working on a new constitution as early as next month, Russian news...
Putin: Russia-Turkey relations back to normal

Putin: Russia-Turkey relations back to normal

(VOVWORLD) - Russian President Vladimir Putin said at a meeting with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan in Sochi Wednesday that relations between Russia and Turkey have been restored, following the constitutional...
Russian economy gains momentum

Russian economy gains momentum

(VOVworld) – Russia’s economy is predicted to pick up in 2017 with a 2% growth rate, said Minister of Economic Development Maksim Oreshkin on the sidelines of the just-concluded...
Russian TU-154 plane crash: new assumption

Russian TU-154 plane crash: new assumption

(VOVworld) - The flight recorder from the Russian Tu-154 military plane which crashed into the Black Sea shortly after take-off on Sunday has been sent to Moscow for decryption