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- Oct 15, 8:02 PM ET
Woman from Russian 'troll factory' that targeted 2016 election briefly detained in Minsk
Anna Bogacheva was one of 13 Russians charged by Robert Mueller in 2018.
Oct 15, 8:02 PM ET
- Oct 14, 2:41 PM ET
Russia's Putin visits Saudi Arabia on Mideast trip
Russian President Vladimir Putin has landed in Saudi Arabia on a trip to the kingdom
Oct 14, 2:41 PM ET
- Oct 14, 9:43 AM ET
Russia to conduct sweeping drills of its nuclear forces
Russia's Defense Ministry says the military will conduct sweeping drills of its strategic nuclear forces
Oct 14, 9:43 AM ET - Oct 13, 4:20 PM ET
Israeli president asks Putin to pardon imprisoned tourist
Young Israeli woman sentenced to 7 years in prison on drug charges in Russia.
Oct 13, 4:20 PM ET - Oct 13, 4:13 PM ET
Kremlin relishes US pullback from Syria, turmoil in Ukraine
They are seen to offer new opportunities for the Kremlin to expand its clout.
Oct 13, 4:13 PM ET
- Oct 9, 11:11 AM ET
Russia lists Navalny's anti-fraud group as a foreign agent
Russian officials have designated a nonprofit anti-corruption group set up by opposition leader Alexei Navalny as a foreign agent, a move seen as the latest attempt to squeeze the opposition
Oct 9, 11:11 AM ET
- Oct 7, 3:03 PM ET
Vladimir Putin takes mountain hike for 67th birthday
The Russian president walked through the Altai Mountains, picking berries, mushrooms and pine cones.
Oct 7, 3:03 PM ET
- Oct 4, 7:21 AM ET
Putin: Russia helps China build missile warning system
Since Cold War times, only the United States and Russia have had such systems.
Oct 4, 7:21 AM ET
- Sep 30, 10:35 AM ET
Russian court commutes sentence for actor at protest rally
High profile figures had protested Pavel Ustinov's original prison sentence.
Sep 30, 10:35 AM ET
- Sep 29, 4:32 PM ET
About 20,000 rally in Moscow to demand protesters' release
People were arrested during a wave of opposition demonstrations over the summer.
Sep 29, 4:32 PM ET
- Sep 24, 9:51 PM ET
Russia may be facing another Olympic ban over doping concerns
Russia is facing a new ban from the Olympics after the World Anti-Doping Agency gave it 3 weeks to explain inconsistencies in data from Russia's anti-doping agency
Sep 24, 9:51 PM ET - Sep 24, 12:45 PM ET
Russia says 10 officials denied visas to go to UNGA
The Russian foreign ministry says 10 members of the Russian delegation to the U.N. General Assembly have been denied U.S. visas
Sep 24, 12:45 PM ET - Sep 24, 12:44 PM ET
Russian aircraft violates airspace of NATO member Estonia
Russian aircraft again violates airspace of NATO member Estonia and Moscow envoy is summoned
Sep 24, 12:44 PM ET - Sep 20, 12:54 PM ET
Russian actor arrested at rally released pending appeal
The case spared a rare outbreak of dissent in Russia.
Sep 20, 12:54 PM ET - Sep 18, 11:37 AM ET
Russian priests spray holy water from plane to stop 'alcohol use' and 'fornication'
Russian Orthodox priests sprayed 70 liters of holy water from a plane to save citizens from “drunkenness and fornication”.
Sep 18, 11:37 AM ET - Sep 17, 8:10 PM ET
Explosion rocks Soviet-era laboratory housing smallpox and Ebola samples
A gas explosion shook a Soviet-era biological weapons center in Siberia that houses samples of Ebola and smallpox.
Sep 17, 8:10 PM ET - Sep 17, 1:41 PM ET
Russian border guards injured by North Korean criminals
The border attack is a rare incident.
Sep 17, 1:41 PM ET - Sep 16, 9:50 PM ET
Prominent Russian investigative journalist arrested
A top Russian investigative journalist has been arrested on drug dealing charges prompting outcry and accusations that the charges are fabricated
Sep 16, 9:50 PM ET - Sep 16, 9:50 PM ET
UK nerve agent poisoning suspect is decorated Russian intelligence officer: Report
Investigative site Belligcat says man received state honor from Putin in 2014
Sep 16, 9:50 PM ET - Sep 16, 9:40 PM ET
LGBT activists file criminal complaint over alleged gay detentions in Chechnya
An LGBT group filed a criminal complaint in Russia over alleged gay detentions in Chechnya.
Sep 16, 9:40 PM ET - Sep 16, 9:40 PM ET
Activists say dozens arrested in new gay purge in Chechnya
Dozens of gay men were kidnapped and tortured in the Russian region in 2017.
Sep 16, 9:40 PM ET - Sep 16, 9:38 PM ET
Top Russian director Kirill Serebennikov released from house arrest after almost 16 months
Serebrennikov had been under house arrest since 2017.
Sep 16, 9:38 PM ET - Sep 16, 9:33 PM ET
Russian journalist reported dead shows up alive at news conference, Ukrainian officials say they faked his death
A well-known Russian journalist was reported shot and killed at his apartment building Tuesday in Ukraine -- but then showed up alive, on television, the next day.
Sep 16, 9:33 PM ET - Sep 16, 12:00 PM ET
Moscow court sentences protest bystander to years in prison
The court on Monday found Pavel Ustinov guilty of assaulting police.
Sep 16, 12:00 PM ET - Sep 12, 6:39 PM ET
Russia launches wave of raids against opposition activists
The wave of searches comes days after local elections in which President Vladimir Putin’s ruling political party, United Russia, suffered significant losses in Moscow.
Sep 12, 6:39 PM ET - Sep 12, 6:15 PM ET
Russia launches wave of raids against opposition activists
Russian authorities launched a sweeping wave of raids against the opposition leader Alexey Navalny and his supporters Thursday.
Sep 12, 6:15 PM ET - Sep 12, 12:14 PM ET
Russian police raid opposition activists' homes in 43 cities
Raids took place in 43 Russian cities.
Sep 12, 12:14 PM ET - Sep 10, 11:48 PM ET
Pompeo: Reports of CIA removing spy from Moscow ‘inaccurate’
In 2016, during the height of Russia’s interference with the U.S. election, a key CIA asset was in danger and the agency extracted him and his family, according to media reports.
Sep 10, 11:48 PM ET - Sep 10, 5:01 PM ET
Putin's party suffers unusual losses in election
The losses in Sunday's vote reflect Vladimir Putin's party's sinking popularity.
Sep 10, 5:01 PM ET - Sep 10, 2:31 PM ET
Vladimir Putin's pro-Kremlin candidates suffer unusual losses in Moscow election after protests
The losses in Sunday's vote reflect Vladimir Putin's party's sinking popularity.
Sep 10, 2:31 PM ET - Sep 9, 10:41 PM ET
19-year-old American film student Audrey Lorber held in Russian jail for medical marijuana, officials say
19 year-old New York film student from Staten Island in jail in Russia in St Petersburg for bringing in medical mairjuana.
Sep 9, 10:41 PM ET - Sep 9, 10:50 AM ET
Strong showing for opposition in Moscow city election
20 candidates supported by opposition figurehead Navalny won seats.
Sep 9, 10:50 AM ET - Sep 7, 11:41 PM ET
Russia, Ukraine hold prisoner exchange in major diplomatic breakthrough
Russia and Ukraine have completed a highly anticipated major prisoner exchange.
Sep 7, 11:41 PM ET - Sep 3, 6:55 PM ET
Russia jails 2 men, blogger amid crackdown following anti-Kremlin protests
Russia jailed two men accused of taking part in anti-Kremlin protests and gave another man 5 years in jail over an "extremist" tweet.
Sep 3, 6:55 PM ET - Sep 3, 6:18 PM ET
Russian investigators drop charges against 5 protesters
Lyubov Sobol accused of repeated violations of the law on public gatherings.
Sep 3, 6:18 PM ET - Sep 3, 4:46 PM ET
At least 800 arrested in Moscow protests
At least 800 people were arrested in violent Moscow protests.
Sep 3, 4:46 PM ET - Sep 2, 10:12 PM ET
Russian crackdown on protesters seen as intimidation tactic
Anti-government protests erupted in Moscow in mid-July.
Sep 2, 10:12 PM ET - Sep 2, 12:17 AM ET
The Latest: Russia tweets reminder of Soviet role in WWII
Russia was excluded from events in Poland commemorating start of war.
Sep 2, 12:17 AM ET - Aug 30, 7:27 AM ET
Ukraine denies reports of prisoner swap with Russia
Ukraine said negotiations over a prisoner swap are ongoing.
Aug 30, 7:27 AM ET - Aug 29, 6:50 PM ET
Russian election chief defends ban on Moscow candidates
A dozen independent candidates have been barred from standing in a Moscow vote.
Aug 29, 6:50 PM ET - Aug 29, 5:20 PM ET
Russia moves high-profile political prisoner ahead of rumored prisoner swap: Report
Ukrainian film director, Oleg Sentsov, has been reportedly moved to a Moscow jail ahead of a possible prisoner exchange between Russia and Ukraine.
Aug 29, 5:20 PM ET - Aug 28, 12:46 PM ET
Russian opposition figure re-arrested upon release
Ilya Yashin was initially jailed for 10 days in July.
Aug 28, 12:46 PM ET - Aug 28, 9:51 AM ET
Russian couple faces loss of child custody after protest
The parents allegedly took their child to an unauthorized protest.
Aug 28, 9:51 AM ET - Aug 27, 8:43 PM ET
Russia denies Republican, Democratic senators visas for delegation trip
Two U.S. senators say that they were denied visas as part of an official delegation to Russia.
Aug 27, 8:43 PM ET - Aug 27, 3:59 PM ET
European court: Russia put lawyer Magnitsky's life in danger
Court says Russia failed to provide care to jailed lawyer Sergei Magnitsky.
Aug 27, 3:59 PM ET - Aug 26, 9:30 AM ET
Russian agency reveals details of radiation after explosion
An agency said there was a brief spike in radiation after a weapon exploded.
Aug 26, 9:30 AM ET - Aug 24, 3:02 PM ET
Paul Whelan, US prisoner in Russia, says guards injured him as his detention is extended
On Saturday, Andrea Kalan, a spokeswoman for the U.S. embassy in Moscow, tweeted that Paul Whelan's "health is at risk."
Aug 24, 3:02 PM ET - Aug 23, 7:53 PM ET
Putin orders Russia to respond after US missile test
The U.S. recently tested a missile banned under a now-defunct arms treaty.
Aug 23, 7:53 PM ET - Aug 23, 9:21 AM ET
Russian opposition leader Navalny released from jail
Navalny lead a protest movement over the summer.
Aug 23, 9:21 AM ET - Aug 20, 9:06 PM ET
Russia says it doesn't have to share data on nuclear blast, alarming observers
Russia has provided few details about the blast and a senior Russian official said the country did not have to share with international monitors any data.
Aug 20, 9:06 PM ET