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Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu with President Vladimir Putin. (Photo by Mikhail Svetlov/Getty Images)
Russia Pledges to Step Up Military Presence in Central Asia As Afghanistan Situation Worsens
August 12, 2021 | 5:49pm EDT
European Border Agency vehicles patrol the border between E.U.-member Lithuania and Belarus. (Photo by Petras Malukas/AFP via Getty Images)
Lithuania: Belarus Regime is Abetting Cross-Border Flow of EU-Bound Illegal Migrants
August 4, 2021 | 6:21pm EDT
A poster in a Moscow park promotes COVID-19 vaccination. (Photo by Mikhail Svetlov/Getty Images)
Russia Institutes Compulsory Vaccinations For Some, As New COVID-19 Cases Soar
June 21, 2021 | 9:15pm EDT
Russian President Vladimir Putin gives a speech at the International Economic Forum in Saint Petersburg on Friday. (Photo by Mikhail Svetlov/Getty Images)
Putin: The US is Repeating the Mistakes of an Overconfident Soviet Union
June 6, 2021 | 6:36pm EDT
Taliban officials arrive in Moscow for peace talks last March. (Photo by Alexander Zemlianichenko/Pool/AFP via Getty Images)
Russia Maneuvers to Exert Influence in Post-US Withdrawal Afghanistan
June 2, 2021 | 6:44pm EDT
Secretary of State Antony Blinken and Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov meet in Reykjavik, Iceland. (Photo by Saul Loeb/Pool/AFP via Getty Images)
‘Constructive talks’: Blinken and Lavrov Tout Results of First Meeting
May 20, 2021 | 6:13pm EDT
President Vladimir Putin. (Photo by Mikhail Svetlov/Getty Images)
Putin Moves to Exit Open Skies Treaty Ahead of Planned Summit With Biden
May 12, 2021 | 7:50pm EDT
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky and Secretary of State Antony Blinken in Kyiv on Thursday. (Photo by Efrem Lukatsky/Pool/AFP via Getty Images)
In Ukraine, Blinken Pledges to ‘Strengthen’ Security Assistance Amid Tensions with Russia
May 6, 2021 | 6:32pm EDT
Russian President Vladimir Putin delivers his state of the nation speech in Moscow on Wednesday. (Photo by Konstantin Zavrazhin/Getty Images)
Putin Warns West: Crossing Our ‘Red Lines’ Will Bring ‘Asymmetrical, Swift and Severe’ Response
April 21, 2021 | 6:16pm EDT
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov. (Photo by Antonio Masiello/Getty Images)
Citing Sanctions, Foreign Minister Says Russia is ‘Working Actively’ to Move Away From the US Dollar
April 14, 2021 | 6:39pm EDT