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Moscow Accuses US Of 'Kidnapping' Russian Hacker And Son Of Parliament Member
WASHINGTON/MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia accused the United States on Tuesday of violating a bilateral treaty and "kidnapping" a Russian accused of hacking into U.S. retailers' computer systems to steal...
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Putin Adviser: Ukrainian Intelligence Is A US-Controlled Gestapo
As I’ve reported recently, the Kremlin is taking full advantage of the Ukraine-Is-Fascist meme, with an enthusiastic embrace of propaganda taken straight out of the Stalinist playbook. Last week,...
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Russia May Remove One Of Its Main Cultural Symbols Because Of Nudity
Naked images of the Greek God Apollo have graced buildings and paintings for centuries, but his disrobed body has so shocked one Russian lawmaker that he wants to change the country's 100-rouble...
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Here's Why Militaries Around The World Prefer To Buy Russian Weapons
Russian arms exports to the world are booming, but a big expansion of sales is needed to help rebuild the Russian military-industrial complex and help fund the country's ambitious rearmament program,...
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Edward Snowden Has Applied To Extend Stay In Russia, His Lawyer Says
MOSCOW (AP) — Former National Security Agency contractor Edward Snowden has applied to extend his stay in Russia, his lawyer said Wednesday.Anatoly Kucherena told The Associated Press that Snowden...
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Big, Beautiful Photos Of Russia's New Tram Of The Future
The Russian One is a new commuter tram that looks like something from a sci-fi film.The futuristic tram features LED cabin lighting, felt-covered sofas, wooden handrails, and sliding glass doors that...
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Ukraine Really Wants Its Militarized Dolphins Back From Russia
Amid the riots, reports of human rights abuses, and fear of a new Cold War during the Crimean crisis earlier this year, you might recall the plight of Ukraine’s military dolphins, which were seized by...
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Ukraine's Government Scored A Major Victory By Retaking A Rebel Stronghold In...
The beleaguered government in Kiev scored a victory over the weekend when it retook the Russian-backed rebel stronghold of Slaviansk. Slaviansk had been one of the most important pro-Moscow militant...
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A Proposed Russian Gas Pipeline Could Divide Europe
With the Ukraine crisis ratcheting up tensions between the European Union and Russia, Europe is more eager than ever to find other natural gas suppliers. But a proposed new Russian gas pipeline is...
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Ukraine Is Regaining Ground But Losing More Soldiers
Ukrainian forces regained more ground but sustained further casualties on Thursday in clashes with separatists, while two Western allies urged Russia's Vladimir Putin to exert more pressure on the...
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30 Ukrainian Troops Possibly Killed In Deadliest Attack Since Ceasefire
KIEV (Reuters) - A rebel attack with Grad missiles on a Ukrainian post on the border with Russia on Friday may have killed as many as 30 soldiers and border guards and final casualties may even be...
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A Rare Supersonic Earthquake In Russia Has Changed Our Understanding Of...
One of the world's deepest earthquakes was also a rare supersonic quake, upending ideas about where these unusual earthquakes strike.Only six supersonic (or supershear) earthquakes have ever been...
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Putin's Critics Face 'Soviet Fear' In Moscow
House raids, bugging devices, threats, violence and demeaning posters are just a few things Vladimir Putin's critics have faced while trying to run for city parliament in the Russian capital.Two years...
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Putin Just Eliminated $32 Billion From Cuba's Debt
Russian President Vladimir Putin is currently on a grand tour of Latin America. His first stop is in Havana, Cuba.Ahead of arriving in Cuba, Putin decided to bestow a gift upon the Cuban government....
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Sanctions Against Russia Have Played Into Putin's Economic Plan
London is, according to Bloomberg, “the undisputed foreign hub for Russian business.” That’s where Russian companies hire law firms and investment bankers to handle takeovers.That’s where rich Russians...
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Here's What Putin Wants In Latin America
Vladimir Putin's trip to Latin America is aimed to demonstrate several things. One, that Russia is a global, not a regional power, as Barack Obama recently described it. Conferring with leaders in the...
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Citigroup Lost $100 Million Because Ukraine Didn't Blow Up Enough
This spring, it looked like Russia's incursion into Ukraine would spell disaster for international markets and geopolitical security.So Wall Street prepared for calamity, and the market volatility that...
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This East Ukraine Village Now Looks Post-Apocalyptic
A small village in eastern Ukraine looks like something from the post-apocalypse after a month of heavy fighting between the Ukrainian military and pro-Russian fighters. The village of Semenovka,...
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Russia Is Reportedly Reopening Its Spy Base In Cuba
Russia and Cuba have agreed to reopen the signals intelligence (SIGINT) base in Lourdes, Cuba, which was primarily used to spy on the U.S., Russian business daily Kommersant reports.The base was set up...
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I Was A Pro-Russian Militant In Eastern Ukraine And It Was Total Chaos
Artur Gasparyan, a 24-year-old native of Spitak, Armenia, was recruited in Moscow in May to fight in eastern Ukraine. Now back in the Russian capital, he spoke with Mumin Shakirov of RFE/RL's Russian...
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