Three NATO members still rely on Russia to manage their electricity grid. They’re about to pull the plug
Estonia, along with fellow Baltic states Latvia and Lithuania, is preparing finally to rid itself of one of the last vestiges ...
Two Russian Pilot Instructors Killed in Moscow Plane Crash
An unnamed emergency service source told the Russian news agency Tass on Thursday: "Former military pilot Vitaly Kiyashko, ...
US aid cutoff poses new challenges to rights groups and independent media from Russia and Belarus
Rights groups, activists and independent media in Russia and Belarus endured increased government scrutiny, repressive laws and even were shut down and forced to operate from exile abroad.
Russia ejects Le Monde's Moscow correspondent in 'retaliatory' move
Russia said on Thursday that it had withdrawn accreditation from Le Monde's Moscow correspondent Benjamin Quénelle due to ...
A Russian spy ship caught fire off Syria’s coast, officials say. Here’s audio of its broadcasts
The Associated Press has obtained audio of what military officials say is a broadcast from a Russian spy ship that suffered a ...
Trump DOJ disbands team targeting Russian oligarchs in shift to combating drugs and gangs
Attorney General Pam Bondi ended the Biden-era DOJ effort to enforce sanctions and target oligarchs close to the Kremlin.
Moscow's oil exports are under pressure as Western sanctions hit Russia's 'shadow fleet'
The "shadow fleet" comprises often aging, uninsured ships that aim to evade sanctions on Russian energy exports.
Syria could allow Russia to keep its bases, new defense minister says
In an interview, Murhaf Abu Qasra, a onetime leader in Syria’s insurgency, discussed moves by authorities in Damascus to ...
Russian court order puts state agency in charge of Moscow's Domodedovo airport
A Moscow court has given Russia's civil aviation authority, Rosaviatsiya, temporary control of all key services at Moscow's ...
Founder of pro-Russian paramilitary group dies in explosion in Moscow
The founder of a pro-Russian militia group in eastern Ukraine, described by authorities in Kyiv as a “criminal mastermind”, ...
Moscow Says Ukraine Attempts Offensive in Russia's Western Kursk Region
Ukraine's foothold in Kursk has shrunk significantly since the immediate aftermath of the Aug. 6 incursion but provides it with a useful bargaining chip in potential peace talks. Russia controls about ...