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Russian President Vladimir Putin and Defence Minister Sergei Shoigu. (Photo by Mikhail Svetlov/Getty Images)
Russian Forces Begin New Drills as Pentagon Calls For Clarity Over Troop Movements Near Ukraine
April 7, 2021 | 8:30pm EDT
Protestors in Moscow demonstrate against the jailing of oppositon leader Alexei Navalny. (Photo by Mikhail Svetlov/Getty Images)
Navalny Complains of Severe Health Problems in One of Russia’s Harshest Penal Colonies
March 30, 2021 | 5:50pm EDT
President Vladimir Putin speaks during a concert Thursday marking the seventh anniversary of Russia’s annexation of Crimea. (Photo by Mikhail Svetlov/Getty Images)
Putin Responds to Biden’s ‘Killer’ Remark: ‘It Takes One To Know One’
March 18, 2021 | 5:52pm EDT
People visit China’s lunar exploration program Chang’e-5 Mission during an exhibition at the National Museum of China in Beijing on March 4, 2021. (Photo by Wang Zhao/AFP via Getty Images)
Deepening Their Space Cooperation, China and Russia Sign Deal to Establish Joint Base on the Moon
March 10, 2021 | 4:28pm EST
A handout picture provided by the Iranian military shows a navy warship during a previous military exercise, last fall. (Photo by Iranian Army office/AFP via Getty Images)
Iran Looks to Strengthen Ties, Russia to Expand Regional Influence as Joint Naval Exercises Begin
February 17, 2021 | 5:49pm EST
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov and European Union foreign policy chief Josep Borrell at a more cordial earlier meeting. (Photo by Vladimir Simicek/AFP via Getty Images)
EU-Russia Relationship Hits New Low Over Moscow’s Treatment of Navalny
February 11, 2021 | 4:28pm EST
An employee works on the Russian COVID-19 vaccine, Sputnik V. (Photo by Olga Maltseva/AFP via Getty Images)
Russia’s COVID-19 Vaccine Draws Growing Global Interest Amid Promising Trial Results
February 4, 2021 | 6:41pm EST
President Barack Obama and Russian President Dmitry Medvedev shake hands after signing the New START treaty in Prague on April 8, 2010. Photo by Yuri Kadobnov/AFP via Getty Images)
Russian Lawmakers Okay Deal to Extend New START Treaty with US; China Remains Outside
January 27, 2021 | 3:22pm EST
A confrontation in Moscow on Saturday between police and demonstrators protesting the jailing of opposition leader Alexei Navalny. (Photo by Mikhail Svetlov/Getty Images)
Russia Says US Sought to ‘Incite’ Protests by Supporters of Jailed Dissident
January 24, 2021 | 3:40pm EST
Alexei Navalny prepares to fly from Berlin to Moscow on January 17. Hours later he was arrested on Russian soil. (Photo by Kirill Kudryavtsev/AFP via Getty Images)
Kremlin: West’s Outrage Over Navalny Arrest a Bid to Divert Attention From its Deep Internal ‘Crisis’
January 18, 2021 | 3:51pm EST