High inflation is key challenge for Russia's economy, prime minister tells Putin
Russia's economy grew by 4.1% in 2024, Russian Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin told President Vladimir Putin on Friday, ...
Russia’s Legal Sector Is Changing As Sanctions Take Their Toll
Three years ago this month, Russia invaded Ukraine. Amid isolation and transformation of the nation's legal sector, Russian ...
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 ...
Russia resumes flights to breakaway Georgian region for first time in decades
Russia is resuming passenger flights to the capital of Georgia's breakaway region of Abkhazia for the first time in three ...
Russia could be allowed to keep its military bases, Syria says
Syria says it's open to allowing Russia to keep hold of two key military bases, months after rebel groups ousted Kremlin ally ...
China Quietly Supplies Minerals to Russia's War Machine in Ukraine: Report
China has presented itself as a neutral party and mediator since Putin launched the full-scale invasion three years ago.
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 ...
Russia Indicates Talks With U.S. Over Ukraine Are Intensifying
The Kremlin said contacts between the U.S. and Russia had taken place, the first time Moscow has hinted the two countries are ...
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 ...
Independent media in Russia, Ukraine lose their funding with USAID freeze
Independent media in Russia and Ukraine have been critical of their governments and provide alternative reporting, but much ...
Russia's Birth Rate Collapses to Record Low Under Putin
Vladimir Putin is committed to reversing Russia's declining birth rate but his plans have been hit hard by high casualty ...
Slovakia protesters call on Fico to resign over government’s pro-Russia policy shift
Tens of thousands of people gathered in dozens cities and towns across Slovakia as vocal protests against pro-Russian ...