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- Sep 18
Pussy Riot member was poisoned, German doctors say
Peter Verzilov suddenly fell sick last week.
Sep 18
- Sep 18
German doctors: Pussy Riot poisoning 'highly plausible'
German doctors treating Pyotr Verzilov, a member of Russian protest group Pussy Riot, say claims that he was poisoned are "highly plausible," based on his symptoms
Sep 18
- Sep 18
German doctors say symptoms make claims that Pussy Riot member was poisoned 'highly plausible'
German doctors say symptoms make claims that Pussy Riot member was poisoned 'highly plausible'
Sep 18 - Sep 17
Gubernatorial candidate begins hunger strike in Russia
A communist candidate in Russia's Far East says he is starting a hunger strike over alleged irregularities in a gubernatorial race
Sep 17
- Sep 14
Kremlin: Britain could ask to interrogate poisoning suspects
The Kremlin says that Russia would consider a request by British investigators to come and interrogate the two men accused of poisoning a former spy.
Sep 14
- Sep 14
Memes poke fun at men accused of poisoning ex-spy
The men gave an interview to Kremlin-backed RT Thursday.
Sep 14
- Sep 14
Young Russians taking the lead in anti-Putin protests
Russia's increasingly repressive laws and show trials of protesters have dissuaded middle-aged Russians from protesting against the Kremlin on the streets
Sep 14
- Sep 13
Russian suspects in poisoning: We were in UK as tourists
The two Russian suspects in the poisoning of a former spy say they were only innocent tourists in Salisbury
Sep 13 - Sep 13
Russia 'war games' grand finale
Chinese troops work alongside the Russian military for the largest military exercises since the Cold War.
Sep 13
- Sep 13
Russians accused of poisoning ex-spy say they were in Salisbury to visit cathedral
The two men, charged by the UK, spoke to Kremlin-backed RT.
Sep 13 - Sep 13
Pussy Riot member in critical condition after suspected poisoning
Verzilov reportedly fell ill after a court hearing on Tuesday.
Sep 13 - Sep 13
Putin attends Russia-China war games
President Vladimir Putin has attended Russia's biggest war games ever, which were joined by China in a show of military might amid the two countries' tensions with the U.S.
Sep 13 - Sep 12
Inside the massive Russian ‘war games’ involving 300,000 troops
Over 300,000 troops are participating in massive war games. Russia showed off anti-air weapons at a remote Siberian range.
Sep 12 - Sep 12
Russia holds largest military exercises since the Cold War
Anti-aircraft exercises take place Wednesday during largest war games since the Cold War.
Sep 12 - Sep 12
Putin: Suspects in Britain poisoning are innocent civilians
President Vladimir Putin says Russian authorities know the identities of the two men accused by Britain of carrying out a nerve agent attack on a former spy, but he added that they are civilians and there is "nothing criminal" about them
Sep 12 - Sep 12
Putin has a message for the UK spy poisoning suspects he calls 'civilians' with no military ties: 'I hope they will come forward'
Russian President Vladimir Putin said the two men whom British authorities charged in the attempted assassination of a former Russian spy are "civilians."
Sep 12 - Sep 11
Russia holding largest war games in its history
It said 300,000 troops and 36,000 tanks would participate.
Sep 11 - Sep 11
Putin's ex-bodyguard challenges Navalny to duel
President Vladimir Putin's former bodyguard and chief of the National Guard has challenged opposition leader Alexei Navalny to a duel
Sep 11 - Sep 7
Russian bombers intercepted off Alaska for second time this year
It was unclear how close the planes came to American airspace.
Sep 7 - Sep 6
British investigators reveal 2 prime suspects in spy's poisoning
The two men were filmed repeatedly around town before allegedly putting Novochuk on Sergei Skripal's door, according to police.
Sep 6 - Aug 29
Lawyer for alleged Russian agent says video captures 'romance'
The lawyer for Maria Butina said she loved GOP operative Paul Erickson and was not seducing him on Kremlin orders.
Aug 29 - Aug 16
US concerned by Russian satellite's 'very abnormal behavior'
Critics said the proposed Space Force a wasteful and unnecessary step that added bureaucracy for something that didn't present a threat.
Aug 16 - Aug 11
After 90 days of hunger strike, imprisoned filmmaker, activist says: 'The end is near'
Johnny Depp, Stephen King and others have called for Oleg Sentsov to be released from prison.
Aug 11 - Aug 9
Kremlin calls new Trump sanctions 'unacceptable'
Trump sanctioned Russia on Wednesday over the nerve agent poisonings in the U.K.
Aug 9 - Aug 6
Russia enlists Steven Seagal as a special envoy
The 1990s action movie star has been enlisted as a special envoy by Russia's foreign ministry to help promote "cultural and humanitarian links" between the country and the United States.
Aug 6 - Aug 6
Russia makes action star Steven Seagal a special humanitarian envoy to the US
The former action movie actor has increasingly become more tied to Russia.
Aug 6 - Aug 2
National security team says Russia is trying to meddle in midterms
Officials said the threat is real and continuing and they're doing "everything we can" to have a legitimate election.
Aug 2 - Aug 1
Outcry in Russia over video of brutal prison torture
The video shows around a dozen men beating an inmate.
Aug 1 - Aug 1
DHS secretary calls out Russia for attack on US
Trump administration announces new plan to fight cyber attacks on the U.S. at a cybersecurity summit in New York.
Aug 1 - Jul 23
Russia demands that the US release agent Maria Butina
The 29-year-old Russian gun rights activist has been accused of being a Kremlin agent and attempting to infiltrate the American political system, even offering sex in exchange for advancement.
Jul 23 - Jul 23
FBI reports reveal Carter Page was recruited by Russians
The 400 pages released detail requests to conduct surveillance on Trump's former campaign advisor; Page denies he was ever an agent of Russia.
Jul 23 - Jul 19
Details on accused Russian agent emerge from court hearing
Prosecutors say Maria Butina offered sex to gain influence.
Jul 19 - Jul 18
Russian gun-rights advocate accused of undermining political system
The FBI said Maria Butina allegedly cozied up to politicians and the NRA to advance Russian interests.
Jul 18 - Jul 17
Russian woman arrested on charges she acted as Kremlin agent
Maria Butina, 29, was arrested by the FBI on charges she acted as a Kremlin agent while building relationships within the NRA.
Jul 17 - Jul 17
Trump-Putin news conference sends shockwaves around the world
The U.S. president said he blamed the U.S., Russia and the Mueller probe for the decline in relations.
Jul 17 - Jul 10
Nov. 7, 2001: Putin discusses US-Russian relations
Russian President Vladimir Putin reacts to the 9/11 terror attacks and combating terrorism.
Jul 10 - Jul 10
Nov. 7, 2001: Putin remarks on his public image
Russian President Vladimir Putin reflects on his past with the KGB and on his childhood.
Jul 10 - Jun 17
Speeding taxi runs into crowd of tourists on Moscow sidewalk
Police said the driver may have lost control of his vehicle, leaving at least seven people injured.
Jun 17 - Jun 11
Daughter of poisoned Russian spy speaks out after horrific attack
Yulia Skripal, 33, said her life was "turned upside down."
Jun 11 - Jun 11
Former spy is released from hospital more than 2 months after poisoning
President Vladimir Putin denied that Russia was behind the attack, saying the man's recovery gave him "joy."
Jun 11 - Jun 11
Putin inaugurates bridge by driving a truck across to seized peninsula Crimea
Russian President Vladimir Putin marked the occasion by driving a bright-orange truck across to the disputed peninsula that Russian troops seized from Ukraine in 2014.
Jun 11 - Jun 11
Putin sworn in as president for fourth term at Kremlin ceremony
Putin is starting another six-year term, after already being in power almost two decades.
Jun 11 - Jun 7
The best of Vladimir Putin's responses from his annual marathon call-in show, including advice to his grandson
President Putin Thursday held his annual “Direct Line” telethon show in which he takes dozens of questions from ordinary Russians for hours during a live broadcast.
Jun 7 - Jun 6
Speaker Ryan warns President Trump not to pardon himself: ‘No one is above the law’
He also said the FBI's use of an informant in Trump's campaign was justified.
Jun 6 - May 31
Russian journalist fakes his own death to elude assassination
Ukrainian officials staged Arkady Babchenko's death to capture a man suspected of plotting more than 30 assassinations.
May 31 - May 31
Authorities reveal the murder of Russian war journalist was staged
They said the sting operation was intended to foil a real assassination plot; he apologized to family and friends.
May 31 - May 30
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.
May 30 - May 30
Russian journalist reported dead shows up alive at news conference, Ukrainian officials say they faked his death
Arkady Babchenko was said to have been killed at his apartment building in Kiev on Tuesday night.
May 30 - May 23
Daughter of poisoned Russian spy Sergei Skripal speaks out: 'Life has been turned upside down'
Yulia Skripal said her life was "turned upside down."
May 23 - May 15
Putin inaugurates controversial bridge by driving a truck across to seized peninsula Crimea
The 12-mile bridge gives Russia a land crossing to the peninsula seized in 2014
May 15