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Dec 5, 11:30 PM ET
2 Russians charged in multimillion-dollar malware scheme
The Justice Department has unsealed charges against two Russian men in what authorities say is one of the worst computer hacking and bank fraud schemes of the past decade
Dec 5, 11:30 PM ET
Dec 5, 9:12 PM ET
Russia detains conman who built fake border with Finland to trick migrants
The group of migrants were tricked into believing they were smuggled into Europe.
Dec 5, 9:12 PM ET
Dec 5, 7:47 PM ET
Putin offers US an immediate extension to key nuclear pact
Russian President Vladimir Putin says Moscow is prepared to immediately extend a pivotal nuclear arms reduction pact with the U.S.
Dec 5, 7:47 PM ET
Dec 5, 5:27 PM ET
Russian nationals indicted by DOJ in alleged massive hacking and bank fraud scheme
Two Russian nationals have been indicted on bank fraud and international computer hacking charges over an alleged decade-long scheme, according to DOJ.
Dec 5, 5:27 PM ET
Dec 5, 1:30 AM ET
Tensions over Turkey and Russia in NATO amid 70th anniversary summit
The 29-member bloc gathered in London to mark 70 years since its founding in 1949, a time of unease in Europe over expansion of the Soviet Union after World War II.
Dec 5, 1:30 AM ET
Dec 3, 9:05 AM ET
Putin signs bill targeting journalists and bloggers
Russian President Vladimir Putin has signed a bill into law that gives the government the right to register bloggers, journalists and social media users as foreign agents
Dec 3, 9:05 AM ET
Nov 29, 3:40 PM ET
Russia presents long-awaited domestic violence bill
A group of lawmakers in the country’s upper house of parliament, mainly from President Vladimir Putin’s United Russia party, have presented a long-anticipated bill on preventing domestic abuse
Nov 29, 3:40 PM ET
Nov 27, 12:34 PM ET
American freed after 2 years in a Russian jail on dubious drug charges, still in limbo in Moscow
Gaylen Grandstaff, an American who spent two years in jail in Russia jail over a cleaning product he bought online, faces a fateful court hearing on Wednesday.
Nov 27, 12:34 PM ET
Nov 26, 6:37 PM ET
Skaters enjoy a night on the ice in Moscow
The Russian rink is one of the largest in Asia.
Nov 26, 6:37 PM ET
Nov 26, 1:23 PM ET
Russia shows its latest weapon to US inspectors
The Russian military says it has shown its latest hypersonic weapon to U.S. inspectors
Nov 26, 1:23 PM ET
Nov 21, 1:23 PM ET
Russia passes bill targeting bloggers and journalists
Russia’s lower house of parliament has passed a bill allowing the government to register bloggers, journalists and social media users as foreign agents
Nov 21, 1:23 PM ET
Nov 15, 1:30 PM ET
Poland threatens to stop importing gas from Russia
Poland's state gas company says it will stop importing natural gas from Russia’s Gazprom when a contract expires in three years, unless it can secure better terms
Nov 15, 1:30 PM ET
Nov 14, 8:31 AM ET
2 dead, 3 injured in a school shooting in Russia
Russian police investigate a college shooting in Blagoveshchensk, where a student killed one and wounded three more students, committing suicide shortly after
Nov 14, 8:31 AM ET
Nov 11, 9:54 PM ET
Napoleon expert admits to killing lover in Russia after woman's arms found in bag
A prominent Russian Napoleon scholar has admitted to dismembering his lover and former student after he was found in a canal with a rucksack containing a woman's arms.
Nov 11, 9:54 PM ET
Nov 11, 1:44 PM ET
Putin bemoans continued corruption at space base
Russian President Vladimir Putin is complaining to his cabinet that widescale corruption at Russia's new space launch facility is continuing
Nov 11, 1:44 PM ET
Nov 10, 3:42 PM ET
Russian prof questioned after severed arms found in backpack
Police in the Russian city of St. Petersburg are planning to interrogate a prominent professor who has been detained on suspicion of killing a female student after being pulled from a frigid river with a backpack containing severed arms
Nov 10, 3:42 PM ET
Nov 7, 2:00 PM ET
Russia re-enacts legendary World War II parade in Moscow
Russian troops clad in World War II uniform marched across Moscow's Red Square in a reconstruction of a wartime parade
Nov 7, 2:00 PM ET
Nov 6, 3:12 PM ET
Serbia set to buy Russian missiles despite US sanctions hint
Russia will deliver an anti-aircraft missile system to Serbia even though the U.S. has warned of possible sanctions against the Balkan country in case of such purchases
Nov 6, 3:12 PM ET
Nov 1, 10:42 AM ET
No time left to extend key US-Russia arms treaty: diplomat
A senior Russian diplomat says Moscow and Washington are running out of time to extend the last remaining nuclear arms control treaty
Nov 1, 10:42 AM ET
Oct 25, 5:06 PM ET
Russian soldier kills 8 fellow servicemen in Siberia
The Russian Defense Ministry says a soldier killed eight of his comrades and wounded two others in a shooting outburst at a base in Siberia before being apprehended
Oct 25, 5:06 PM ET
Oct 25, 4:11 AM ET
Inside Chechnya’s horror
Journalist James Longman revealed details about coming out as gay to the head of Chechnya’s police, Apti Alaudinov, in a recent ABC News article.
Oct 25, 4:11 AM ET
Oct 24, 12:50 PM ET
Russian nuclear bombers land in Africa as Putin hosts continent's leaders
Two Tupolev Tu-160 bombers, which are supersonic Soviet-era aircraft capable of launching nuclear missiles, landed at a South African Air Force base on Wednesday.
Oct 24, 12:50 PM ET
Oct 23, 6:17 PM ET
Putin aims to boost Moscow's clout with Russia-Africa summit
Putin aims to boost Moscow's clout with 1st Russia-Africa summit, hosting dozens of leaders
Oct 23, 6:17 PM ET
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