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More than 1,600 arrested in Russia amid anti-Putin protests

By Jim Heintz

Russians angered by the impending inauguration of Vladimir Putin to a new term as president protested Saturday in cities across the country.

In televised address, Putin urges high voter turnout ahead of Russian election

By Vladimir Isachenkov, Associated Press

President Vladimir Putin has urged Russians to cast ballots in Sunday's election, which he is certain to win, saying that the vote will shape the country's future.

Russia says deadly plane crash may have been caused by human error

By Vladimir Isachenkov, Associated Press

Russian investigators said Tuesday that the plane's pilots failed to turn on the heating unit for its measuring equipment, resulting in flawed speed data.

U.S., Russia diplomats look to calm tensions in talks

By Matthew Lee, Associated Press

U.S. and Russian envoys are to meet in Finland this coming week in a bid to calm diplomatic tensions that have risen to levels of the Cold War.

News Wrap: Barcelona attack suspect killed by police

By PBS News Hour

In our news wrap Monday, Spanish police shot and killed the fugitive suspected of plowing a van through a crowd in Barcelona last week. Also, the American Embassy in Moscow stopped issuing non-immigrant visas for eight days, while three consulates…

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U.S. Embassy in Russia sharply scales back nonimmigrant visas

By Nataliya Vasilyeva, Associated Press

In a step that could affect hundreds of thousands of Russian tourists, the U.S. Embassy in Russia said it would suspend issuing nonimmigrant visas for eight days from Wednesday in response to the Russian decision to cap embassy staff.

President Trump grudgingly signs Russia sanctions bill

By Vivian Salama and Richard Lardner, Associated Press

Dealt a striking congressional rebuke, Donald Trump grudgingly signed what he called a "seriously flawed" package of sanctions against Russia, bowing for the moment to resistance from both parties to his push for warmer ties with Moscow.

After retaliating against new U.S. sanctions, Russia urges U.S. to fix ties

By Vladimir Isachenkov, Associated Press

Russia urged the United States Monday to show "political will" to mend ties even as it ordered sweeping cuts of U.S. embassy personnel unseen since Cold War times.

Jeh Johnson says hacking didn’t alter ballot counts

By Associated Press

WASHINGTON — Former Homeland Security Secretary Jeh Johnson says cyberattacks orchestrated by the Russian government did not alter any ballots, ballot counts or the reporting of election results. But Johnson tells the House Intelligence committee that he doesn’t know whether…

Tillerson says U.S. relationship with Russia is deteriorating

By Richard Lardner, Associated Press

Secretary of State Rex Tillerson said the U.S. relationship with Russia is at an all-time low, yet he cautioned against taking steps that might close off promising avenues of communication between the two former Cold War foes.