KGB security/intelligence agency often used technique as a means to blackmail foreign diplomats into providing information or spying
Anti-corruption crusader Alexei Navalny says he'll run for president in 2018
Athletes and others strongly criticize the damning report released Friday
Even to casual Russia observers, the Kremlin's passive preference for a Donald Trump presidency has been apparent
Human rights groups and other NGOs working in Russia continue to grapple with a spate of recent laws that they say are aimed at stifling their work
Officials have promised a competitive elections within its 'managed democracy'
Agency's recommendations accompany damning independent report citing widespread state-sponsored doping by Russian athletes at 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi
Leaked reports first published by The Washington Post suggest Kerry will offer Putin an alliance against Islamic State, al-Qaida and other extremist groups in Syria
Kerry, Russian officials are formally expected to discuss a wide range of issues; but leaked reports suggest Kerry is offering a military alliance against Islamic State, al-Qaida and other extremist groups in Syria
While anti-American rhetoric on Russia's airwaves has become increasingly routine in recent years, focus on America's recent racial troubles reminiscent of Cold War propaganda battles
International sporting body's decision, coming Friday, will determine whether Russian athletes get fresh start in Rio or will watch their Olympic dreams pass them by.
Russian leader gets ‘Soviet treatment’ with collection of speeches entitled 'Direct Speech' which premiered at Moscow book fair over weekend
Yevgeny Yerofeyev and Aleksander Aleksandrov,, who have acknowledged being Russian servicemen and said they were on a reconnaissance mission, have been named as possible candidates to be exchanged for Ukrainian pilot Nadezhda Savchenko
Nadezhda Savchenko is not taking food or water but has agreed to a glucose drip following doctors' warnings about blood clots or heart stoppage
Channel One, country’s flagship broadcaster, took nearly a full day before mentioning allegations of Vladimir Putin's involvement in large-scale money laundering
Report — while remarkable — has simply scratched the surface of corrupt Russian dealings, opposition bloggers suggest
Presidential spokesman in Moscow says Russia's decades of 'friendly partnership with Cuba ... is now taking on a new character'
Nadiya Savchenko, who was found guilty of complicity in deaths of two Russian journalists, has mocked proceedings as show trial
Once on the verge of collapse, Assad's forces have made steady gains on the ground backed by Russian air power
‘Revolutionary decisions about the return of the Russian team to international competition are not expected,’ Russian official says as final eligibility ruling postponed until May
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