Report: Trump Open To Lifting Sanctions If Russia Is ‘Helping’ U.S.
U.S. President-elect Donald Trump told the Wall Street Journal that he will keep U.S. sanctions against Russia in place for now ...
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Serbia Threatens Retaliation If France Doesn’t Hand Over Ex-Kosovo Leader
Serbia on January 13 said it would refuse to extradite people sought by France if French authorities failed to hand over a former ...
Hundreds Protest Giving St. Isaac Cathedral To Russian Orthodox Church
Several hundred people rallied outside a St. Petersburg landmark cathedral on January 13 to protest plans to give it to the ...
Moscow Authorities Seize 12 Adopted Children Believed To Be HIV-Positive
Twelve children, all of whom are believed to be infected with the virus that causes AIDS, have been taken away from their ...
The Daily Vertical: Insecure Security
The Daily Vertical is a video primer for Russia-watchers that appears Monday through Friday. (The views expressed in this ...
The Daily Vertical: Insecure Security (Transcript)
The views expressed in this commentary do not necessarily reflect the views of RFE/RL. ...
CIA Nominee: Aggressive Russia Has Done Nothing To Defeat ‘ISIS’
U.S. President-elect Donald Trump’s choice to lead the Central Intelligence Agency said that Russia had reasserted itself ...
U.S. Military Convoy Arrives In Poland, Drawing Local Cheers, Russia Ire
U.S. soldiers and equipment arrived in Poland on January 12, greeted by many in Eastern Europe as a boost to security but viewed ...
Mattis: ‘We Have To Live Up To’ Iran Nuclear Deal
U.S. President-elect Donald Trump’s nominee for defense secretary said Iran was a destabilizing force in the Middle East ...
Trump’s CIA Pick: Russia ‘Threatening Europe,’ Failing To Destroy Islamic State
U.S. President-elect Donald Trump’s nominee to run the CIA says Russia is “threatening Europe” while “doing ...
Elation Over Trump Melts Away As Russia Reacts To ‘Hawkish’ Tillerson
Russian politicians and pundits ranged from upbeat to dismayed as they reacted to U.S. secretary of state nominee Rex ...
Tillerson Backs ‘Full Review’ Of Iran Nuclear Deal
U.S. President-elect Donald Trump’s nominee for secretary of state says he supports a “full review” of the ...
Afghan Taliban Releases Video Of U.S., Australian Captives
The Afghan Taliban has released a video showing an American and an Australian who were kidnapped in August. ...
IranAir Takes Delivery Of First Airbus Passenger Jet
The head of IranAir has taken delivery in France of the first Western airliner under an international sanctions deal. ...
Trump Acknowledges Russian Hacking, Calls Reports Of Compromising Information ‘Fake News’
U.S. President-elect Donald Trump has acknowledged that Russian hackers intruded on servers of U.S. institutions, and again ...
Trump: If Putin Likes Me, That’s An Asset
U.S. President-elect Donald Trump said it was an “asset, not a liability” if Russian President Vladimir Putin liked ...
Trump’s Pick For Attorney General Says He Opposes Muslim Ban
Jeff Sessions, U.S. President-elect Donald Trump’s pick for attorney general, vowed on January 10 to stand up to Trump if ...
World Bank Sees 1.5 Percent GDP Growth In Russia For 2017
The World Bank is predicting 1.5 percent growth in Russia’s gross domestic product in 2017 and sees a gain of 1.7 percent in ...
Sharapova To Return In April After 15-Month Doping Ban
Tennis star Maria Sharapova said on January 10 that she will return from her 15-month doping ban at a tournament in Germany on ...
Reports: Trump Briefed About Potentially ‘Compromising’ Information From Russia
U.S. news media reported on January 10 that the FBI is investigating the validity of claims that Russian operatives have ...
Trump Secretary of State Nominee To Say Russia Must Be Held To Account
President-elect Donald Trump’s choice for secretary of state, Rex Tillerson, will express concerns about Russia’s ...
Kremlin Hits Out At Sanctions, Deplores ‘Degradation’ Of U.S.-Russia Relations
A Kremlin spokesman says a recent U.S. decision to impose personal sanctions on three Russians and a U.S. Senate proposal to ...
This Russian Inventor Can’t Get His Dream Wheelchairs Off The Ground
Russian inventor Aleksandr Bykov creates innovative wheelchairs that improve the mobility of people with disabilities. But he’s ...