MOSCOW (Reuters)- Russia will speed up initial deliveries of S-400 surface-to-air missile batteries to Turkey, Russia's Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said Wednesday, speaking at a press conference in Moscow together with his Turkish counterpart Mevlut Cavusoglu. Russia and Turkey...

MOSCOW: Turkey wants to a continue a relationship of understanding with incoming U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, but the CIA chief must learn that Ankara needs to be respected, Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu said Wednesday. At a news conference in Moscow with his Russian...

Turkish Prime Minister Binali Yildirim Wednesday said he hoped Rex Tillerson’s exit as secretary of state would improve relations between the U.S. and Turkey. Speaking to the media in Ankara before leaving for Baku, Azerbaijan Binali Yildirim said: “Whoever comes in, Turkey’s...

Russia is behind recent tensions between the U.S. and Turkey, with Moscow’s role in Syria impacting relations between the two NATO allies, a high-ranking general said Tuesday. Speaking during a Senate Armed Services Committee hearing, Gen. Joseph Votel said Russian support of...