Pompeo and Lavrov see hope for improved U.S.-Russia ties
On his first trip to Russia as secretary of state, Mike Pompeo is meeting with Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov and President Vladimir Putin.
In Moscow, U.S. senator hopes for ‘new day’ in U.S.-Russia ties
MOSCOW — The head of a U.S. congressional delegation visiting Russia said Tuesday he hopes for "a new day" in repairing relations between Russia and the U.S.
Russia says suspected chemical attack in Syria was staged by UK
A day before a team from the international chemical weapons watchdog was to arrive in Douma, Syria, a Russian Defense Ministry spokesman said that images of victims of the purported attack were fakes staged with "Britain's direct involvement."…
Russia dismisses poisoning accusations by Britain as ‘nonsense’
Russia on Tuesday dismissed accusations of any involvement in the poisoning of an ex-spy as "nonsense," saying it will only cooperate with a British investigation if it receives samples of the nerve agent believed to have been used.
Top Russian and American officials exchanged barbs Saturday in Germany over the U.S. indictment of 13 Russians accused of an elaborate plot to disrupt the 2016 presidential election.
Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov says he sees nothing wrong a former campaign adviser to President Donald Trump reaching out to a Kremlin-linked think tank.
The forced closures are the latest in an intensifying exchange of diplomatic broadsides.
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.
Russia's foreign minister says the risk of a military conflict between the U.S. and North Korea is "very high," while Germany's chancellor says she doesn't see a military solution to the rising tensions.
