Russian Foreign Ministry called EU sanctions against Russian citizens over the Skripal case "illegitimate" on Monday. Only the UN Security Council has the right to impose restrictive measures, the ministry said in a statement published on its official website. "The information campaign...

The British foreign secretary on Monday welcomed EU sanctions on nine Syrians and Russians over the alleged use of chemical weapons. "The U.K. will continue to show willingness to stand up for the international rules that keep us safe and which the Kremlin and the Assad regime seek to...

The European Council on Monday sanctioned nine individuals under the new regime of restrictive measures against use and proliferation of chemical weapons. In a statement, the European Council said the sanctions have been imposed on head and deputy head of the Russian military intelligence...

Russia deployed some of its best air defenses to Syria to keep US missiles and jets at bay as the US military's immense air and naval power fought ISIS in close proximity — but the supposedly airtight defenses are routinely defeated by Israel. In February 2017, a Syrian-manned...