Kremlin wants Western media's unbiased coverage of Russian, Syrian troops' activities

The Kremlin regrets that media sources, especially Anglo-Saxon outlets, selectively cover Syria events, ignoring the activity of Syrian and Russian forces, presidential spokesman Dmitry Peskov said on Tuesday.

Russia not to hold talks with Ukraine on EU association deal if Kiev ratifies treaty

Russia will not hold consultations with Ukraine on the text of the Association Agreement with the European Union and will take unilateral action to protect its national economic interests, if Kiev continues to hold an unconstructive position and will ratify the treaty, Russian Minister of Economic Development Alexei Ulyukayev told reporters on Wednesday.

“He (Ukrainian Foreign Minister Pavlo Klimkin) said the issues of ratification and the very agreement were not linked.

Obama: U.S. must not rush into foreign wars

U.S. President Barack Obama said Wednesday his government would not rush into foreign wars but would take unilateral action when “core national security interests demand it.”
In the foreign policy speech at West Point, Obama also reaffirmed his decision not to put U.S. troops in the middle of the Syrian civil war between forces loyal to President Bashar Assad and rebels seeking to end his reign.
Obama said there were no easy solutions in the war-torn country but vowed to ramp up support for the Syrian opposition as an alternative to Assad and extremist groups operating in there.

Lavrov Urges NATO to Stop "Groundless Whipping-Up of Tension". -The full text of the article

NATO should stop its belligerent rhetoric over the crisis in Ukraine and return to normal cooperation with Russia, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said in an article published on Monday.

Below is the full text of the article, obtained from The Guardian:

The profound, pervasive crisis in Ukraine is a matter of grave concern for Russia. We understand perfectly well the position of a country which became independent just over 20 years ago and still faces complex tasks to construct a sovereign state. Among them is the search for a balance of interests among its various regions, the peoples of which have different historical and cultural roots, speak different languages and have different perspectives on their past, present and their country’s future place in the world.