‘Totally unjust,’ says Biden of Russia’s response to Navalny.
President Joe Biden decried Russia's handling of influential Putin critic Alexei Navalny on Saturday, despite news that his health is worsening in detention. According to...
According to reports, UK warships are heading to the Black Sea as tensions between Ukraine and Russia rise.
The Sunday Times newspaper announced, quoting senior naval sources, that British warships would leave for the Black Sea in May, despite growing tensions between Ukraine...
The United States puts a slew of penalties on Russia for “malign” conduct.
The United States levied a slew of sanctions on Russia on Thursday, including restrictions on its sovereign debt market, to punish it for interfering in...
Russia and Ukraine conduct military exercises, while NATO criticises Russia’s troop buildup.
Russia and Ukraine conducted military exercises at the same time on Wednesday, while NATO foreign and defence ministers began emergency talks over a massing of...
Biden suggests meeting with Putin after Russia labels the US a “adversary” in Ukraine.
On Tuesday, US President Joe Biden urged Russian President Vladimir Putin to ease tensions sparked by Russia's military buildup along Ukraine's border, and he suggested...
What does Russian Mideast-related diplomatic activity signify?
In an event covered in a variety of regional media outlets but largely ignored further afield, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov met on March 15...
Iran, Russia and Turkey signal growing alliance
Iran’s Foreign Minister Javad Zarif was very content during a trip to Turkey on Friday. He said it was productive and smiled alongside his Turkish counterpart Mevlut...
Ashkenazi thanks Russia for work to recover Israelis’ remains in Syria
Foreign Minister Gabi Ashkenazi thanked Russia for its efforts to recover the remains of Israelis in Syria, during a meeting in Moscow with Russian Foreign...
US Intelligence: Russia, Iran tried to influence 2020 election
The report assesses “with high confidence” that Iran carried out an influence campaign during the 2020 presidential election. The "Field of flags" is seen on...
Netanyahu bought Russian vaccines for Palestinians – Hadassah head claims
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu purchased doses of the Russian Sputnik V coronavirus vaccine for the Palestinians, according to Hadassah-University Medical Center Director-General Zeev Rotstein. “We...
Video shows Russian armed drones were used in Syria in recent years
The Orion drone is Russia’s answer to US armed drones, such as the Reaper. View of Mount Hermon covered with snow as it seen from...
Russia’s role in Syria and Israel’s policy
Russia played a key role in releasing an Israeli woman held in Syria. The full details of the exchange are not known, but the central role...
Bird flu: Russia detects first case of H5N8 bird flu in humans
Russia has reported the first case of a bird flu strain, H5N8, being passed from poultry to humans. Photo: AFP Officials said seven workers at...
Russian police detain more than 900 people as court rules on Navalny: protest monitor
Russian police detained more than 900 people at protests in favor of Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny, who was sent to jail by a court on...
Britain calls for immediate release of Kremlin critic Navalny
Britain called on Russia to immediately release Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny, who was sentenced on Tuesday to 3-1/2 years in jail after a court ruled...
Russia’s Sputnik V vaccine 92% effective in fighting COVID-19
Scientists gave Russia’s Sputnik V vaccine the green light on Tuesday saying it was almost 92% effective in fighting COVID-19 based on peer-reviewed late-stage trial...
Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny jailed, declares Putin ‘the Underwear Poisoner’
A Russian court jailed Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny on Tuesday, ignoring the West in a ruling the opposition politician blamed on President Vladimir Putin’s personal...
Sanction Putin’s inner circle to trigger Kremlin infighting, says Navalny ally
A close ally of jailed Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny on Monday urged the West to hit President Vladimir Putin’s inner circle with personal sanctions, predicting...
Police detain brother of jailed Kremlin critic and search properties, say Navalny allies
Police in Moscow detained Oleg Navalny, the brother of jailed Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny, and searched the homes of the opposition politician’s associates and other...
Biden raises election meddling with Putin in first phone call
US President Joe Biden has warned Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin about election meddling in their first call, the White House says. US President Joe Biden...
Presidents of Mexico, Russia to discuss Sputnik V vaccine on Monday
Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador will speak by telephone with his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin on Monday to discuss Mexico’s acquisition of the Russian...
Kremlin accuses U.S. of meddling in affairs, but says ready to talk
President Vladimir Putin would respond in kind if the new U.S. administration showed willingness to talk, a Kremlin spokesman said on Sunday, while also accusing...
Police crack down on Russian protests against jailing of Kremlin foe Navalny
Police detained more than 3,000 people and used force to break up rallies across Russia on Saturday as tens of thousands of protesters ignored extreme...
Hundreds detained at Navalny protests in Russia
Police detained more than 2500 people and used force to break up rallies across Russia on Saturday as tens of thousands of protesters ignored extreme...
Blast at Russian oil facility kills two, injures one: Ifax cites source
A blast at an oil facility in Russia’s Tatarstan region killed two people and injured one person on Friday, the Interfax news agency cited a...
Navalny, anticipating arrest, planned protests to force Kremlin to release him, ally says
Before he returned to Russia, opposition politician Alexei Navalny and his supporters had anticipated he would be arrested and planned to force the Kremlin to...
Navalny Sent To Notorious Moscow Jail, Kremlin Shrugs Off Criticism
Kremlin critic Aleksei Navalny (in green jacket) is escorted by police officers after a court hearing in Khimki outside Moscow on January 18. Russian opposition...
In A Response To Navalny’s Arrest, Clues to Biden’s Russia Policy
Russian opposition leader Aleksei Navalny is escorted out of a police station in Khimki, outside Moscow, on January 18. Less than two hours after Aleksei...
Experts Confirm Belarus Ex-KGB Chief’s Voice On Leaked Audio Plotting Murders
Russian experts said one of the voices on the tape was former KGB head Vadzim Zaytsau. Forensic audio experts have concluded that a 2012 audio...
Popular Soviet War Ballad May Come To The Defense Of The Motherland As Russia’s Olympic ‘Anthem’
Olympic ice hockey players from Russia wear their gold medals under the Olympic flag during the 2018 Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang. As Russian athletes prepare...
Kremlin foe Navalny held in pre-trial detention, Moscow tells West to butt out
A Russian judge remanded Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny in pre-trial detention for 30 days on Monday for violating the terms of a suspended jail sentence,...
FBI probes Russian-linked postcard sent to FireEye CEO after cybersecurity firm uncovered hack – sources
The FBI is investigating a mysterious postcard sent to the home of cybersecurity firm FireEye’s chief executive days after it found initial evidence of a...
Russia’s message to Biden: New ballistic missile can breach defenses
Moscow is also working on other new weapons, such as an unmanned water vehicle called Poseidon. Trilateral naval exercise with Iran, Russia and China in...
Romania, Moldova’s New President Vow Fresh Start After Pro-Russia Leader’s Exit
Romanian President Klaus Iohannis and his Moldovan counterpart, Maia Sandu, have vowed to open a fresh page in relations as Moldova’s new president plies a...
‘A Postimperial Transformation’: With Its Neighborhood In Turmoil, Russia Reassesses The Costs Of Hegemony
A season of upheaval in the post-Soviet space may have the Kremlin hoping for a calmer 2021 – and rethinking ways to maintain its clout...
Moscow Extends School Holidays To Limit Spread Of Coronavirus
Moscow authorities say they will extend the winter school holidays by one week until January 17 to limit the spread of the coronavirus and avoid...
Russia opens new criminal case against Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny
Russian state investigators said on Tuesday they had opened a new criminal case against Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny, accusing him of fraudulently spending public donations...
Russian Coronavirus Fatalities Much Higher Than Initially Reported
The Russian authorities have previously downplayed the impact of the coronavirus in the country Russia has confirmed that it has been underreporting its coronavirus death...
Russia Orders Bulgarian Diplomat To Leave In Tit-For-Tat Move
Atanas Krastin, Bulgaria's ambassador to Moscow Russia says it has given a Bulgarian diplomat 72 hours to leave the country following the expulsion of its...
Individuals Named To Russia’s ‘Foreign-Agent’ Registry For First Time
The journalists and activists were added to the Justice Ministry's registry. Russia has for the first time branded individuals as "foreign agents," including three who...
Kremlin Says Putin To Get Coronavirus Vaccine Soon
During a marathon press conference on December 17, Vladimir Putin said he would get vaccinated after "all formal issues" were resolved. Russian President Vladimir Putin...
Russian Court Bans Four AP Videos From Chechen Conflicts
A bus drives past as smoke rises from a building that had been repeatedly hit by tank shells in the southwest of Grozny in January...
Kremlin Cancels Putin’s Traditional Meeting With Business Leaders
Russian President Vladimir Putin (file photo) The Kremlin has announced that Russian President Vladimir Putin will not participate in the traditional end-of-the-year meeting with business...
Navalny Associate Sobol Says Criminal Charges Against Her Are Kremlin’s ‘Revenge’
Aleksei Navalny (right) and Lyubov Sobol take part in a rally to mark the fifth anniversary of opposition politician Boris Nemtsov's assassination in Moscow on...
‘War Minus The Shooting’: When Soviet Soccer Took On the Brits After World War II
Tens of millions of people were dead. Cities and towns lay in rubble months after the bloodiest conflict the world had ever known. With much...
Russia Approves COVID-19 Vaccine For Use By The Elderly
Russian cosmonaut Oleg Artemyev gets injected with the Sputnik V vaccine on December 18 Russia’s Health Ministry has approved the country’s Sputnik V COVID-19 vaccine...
19 Detained As Long-Running Khabarovsk Protests Continue
Former Khabarovsk Governor Sergei Furgal attends a court hearing in Moscow on November 25. Police in the Russian Far Eastern city of Khabarovsk have detained...
Russia’s total number of COVID-19 cases crosses 3 million mark
The total number of cases of coronavirus infections in Russia crossed the 3 million mark for the first time on Saturday after officials recorded 29,258...
Russia not expecting ‘anything good’ from Biden administration -Official
Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov said Wednesday Moscow was not expecting “anything good” from US President-elect Joe Biden, accusing members of his future administration...
Vladimir Putin signs bill giving Russian Presidents and their families lifetime immunity from prosecution for crimes
Russian President Vladimir Putin has signed legislation that will grant former presidents lifetime immunity from prosecution for crimes once they leave office. The bill,...