Anatoly Antonov

Russian foreign minister condemns possible US deployment of missiles in Europe

Russia considers possible missile deployment by the US in Europe and other regions as counterproductive

MH17 tragedy: Russia demands publication of black box data

Russia is demanding to know why international investigators have yet to publish the black box data from a Malaysian airliner that was shot down over eastern Ukraine in July.

Russia denies plans to plant overseas military bases

Moscow, March 30 (IANS) Russian officials have denied that the country intends to build a network of military bases abroad but confirmed Moscow was in talks with several countries over creating logistics facilities for its naval ships. "Construction of bases similar to those built by the Americans (in other countries) is out of the question," Xinhua quoted Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov as saying in a television interview released Saturday.