World Jan 11 Russia replaces top military officer in charge of Ukraine conflict It's a move that appears to reflect the Kremlin's dissatisfaction with the current leadership and flaws in the military's performance.
World Oct 03 Russian court sets Brittney Griner’s appeal date for Oct. 25 She was convicted Aug. 4 after police said they found vape canisters containing cannabis oil in her luggage at Moscow's Sheremetyevo Airport.
World Sep 03 Former Soviet Union leader Mikhail Gorbachev buried in Moscow Russians who came for a last look at former Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev on Saturday mourned both the man and his policies that gave them hope. President Vladimir Putin claimed to be too busy to attend.
World Sep 01 In show of ambivalence, Putin pays tribute to Gorbachev but won’t attend his funeral Russian President Vladimir Putin has paid tribute to former Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev but will not attend the weekend funeral, a decision reflecting the Kremlin's ambivalence about Gorbachev's legacy.
World Aug 23 Russians pay tribute to nationalist commentator killed by car bombing Darya Dugina, a 29-year-old commentator with a nationalist Russian TV channel, died when a remotely controlled explosive device planted in her SUV blew up Saturday night.
World Aug 22 Russian spy agency blames Ukraine for nationalist’s car bombing death Russia's top counterintelligence agency has blamed Ukrainian spy agencies have organized the killing of the daughter of a Russian nationalist ideologue.
World Aug 16 Putin accuses U.S. of fueling conflicts in Ukraine, Taiwan to maintain global influence Russian President Vladimir Putin accused the United States of trying to encourage extended hostilities in Ukraine as part of what he described Tuesday as Washington's alleged efforts to maintain its global hegemony.
Nation Jul 27 WNBA’s Brittney Griner says Russian interpreter at questioning provided incomplete translation American basketball star Brittney Griner testified in Russian court on Wednesday that a language interpreter translated only a fraction of what was said during her initial questioning.
World Jul 26 WATCH: State Department spokesperson Ned Price speaks on Russia’s departure from the International Space Station Russia will pull out of the International Space Station after 2024 and focus on building its own orbiting outpost, the country's new space chief said Tuesday amid high tensions between Moscow and the West over the fighting in Ukraine.
World Mar 03 Russian forces seize strategic Ukrainian port in bid to cut country off from the sea Russian forces have seized a strategic Ukrainian port and besieged another in a bid to cut the country off from the sea.