Putin says US trust erodes, Moscow icily receives Tillerson
Vladimir Putin said on Wednesday trust had eroded between the United States and Russia under President Donald Trump, as Moscow delivered an unusually hostile reception...
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White House accuses Russia of Syria chemical attack ‘cover up’
President Donald Trump’s administration accused Russia on Tuesday of trying to shield Syria’s government from blame for a deadly gas attack, as Secretary of State...
Tillerson heads to Moscow carrying Western call for Russia to abandon Assad
By Steve Scherer and Andrew Osborn US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson carried a message from world powers to Moscow on Tuesday denouncing...
Russia, before Tillerson visit, ‘worried’ US may attack N. Korea
Russia said it hoped forthcoming talks in Moscow with US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson would be productive, but said it was extremely worried the...
Russia tells airlines it may suspend charter flights to Turkey
Russia may suspend charter flights to Turkey due to the “difficult political situation” there, the Federal Air Transport Agency has warned airlines, a source at...
Kremlin, angry at Syria missile strike, says Putin won’t meet Tillerson
The Kremlin said on Monday that US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson will not meet President Vladimir Putin when he visits Moscow on Wednesday, a...
Russia warns of serious consequences from US strike in Syria
By Michelle Nichols, Andrew Osborn and Tom Perry Russia warned that U.S. cruise missile strikes on a Syrian air base could have “extremely serious” consequences,...
Russian authorities hunt metro bomber accomplices; several detained
Russian authorities detained several people in St Petersburg on Thursday after finding an explosive device in one residential building and said they were investigating suspected...
Russian investigators detain six on terror suspicion, no links to bomb attack
Six people of central Asian origin have been detained on suspicion of recruiting for radical Islamist groups, Russian investigators said on Wednesday, but added there...
St Petersburg metro blast suspect likely born in central Asia
A Russian suicide bomber originally from mainly Muslim Kyrgyzstan detonated the explosives in a St Petersburg train carriage that killed 14 people and wounded 50,...
Eleven killed in suspected suicide bombing on Russian metro train (Update 9)
The likely suspect in a deadly blast in the Russian city of St. Petersburg is a Kyrgyz-born Russian citizen, Interfax news agency cited Kyrgyzstan’s security...
Russian ‘propaganda on steroids’ aimed at 2016 US election
Russia mounted a campaign of “propaganda on steroids” seeking to influence the 2016 US presidential election, the top Democrat on the US Senate Intelligence Committee...
Putin says Western criticism of Russia’s handling of protests political
President Vladimir Putin said on Thursday that Western criticism of how Russia had handled anti-government protesters at the weekend was a politically-motivated attempt to interfere...
Senate intelligence leaders pledge bipartisan Trump-Russia inquiry
The Republican chairman of the US Senate Intelligence Committee on Wednesday promised a thorough investigation into any direct links between Russia and Republican Donald Trump during his...
Iran says Russia can use its military bases ‘on case by case basis’
Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif told Reuters on Tuesday that Russia could use Iranian military bases to launch air strikes against militants in Syria...
Russian opposition leader Navalny jailed for 15 days over protest
A court on Monday sentenced Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny to 15 days in prison, saying he had disobeyed a police officer during an anti-government...
Kremlin rejects US, EU calls to free detained opposition protesters (Update)
The Kremlin on Monday rejected calls by the United States and the European Union to release opposition protesters detained during what it said were illegal...
Russian police detain opposition leader (Update 2)
Police detained hundreds of protesters across Russia on Sunday, including opposition leader Alexei Navalny, after thousands took to the streets to demonstrate against corruption and...
Russia’s Putin meets French presidential contender Le Pen in Kremlin
President Vladimir Putin met French far-right party leader Marine Le Pen in the Kremlin on Friday, handing her a potential boost to her campaign to...
Kremlin says Kiev tarnishing Eurovision with ban on Russian entry
The Kremlin accused Ukraine on Thursday of damaging the prestige of the Eurovision song contest, which Kiev is hosting this year, with its decision to...
