Three Russian Citizens Charged With Espionage In New York
The FBI charged three Russian citizens on suspicion of engaging in economic espionage. One of them has been arrested, two of them remain at large.
The War In Ukraine Is Back On
At least 30 civilians are dead after rocket fire rained down on a new front in eastern Ukraine. Moscow appears to be using the offensive to extract a new settlement from Kiev and the West.
Chechen Leader Stages "Million-Man March" Against French Cartoons
Chechen President Ramzan Kadyrov blamed the Charlie Hebdo attacks on the cartoonists themselves, the French government, and the CIA for stirring up extremists.
New ISIS Video Shows Child Soldier "Executing Russian Spies"
The video, which appeared to be staged, is directed at audiences in Russia and Russian-speaking Central Asian countries where ISIS is said to be gaining a foothold.
Paris Attacks Bring Out Russia's Reactionary, Paranoid Id
Russia's government and many of its citizens have expressed their condolences and solidarity with the victims of the Charlie Hebdo massacre. But many Kremlin supporters are less sympathetic.
Welcome To Kyrzbekistan, The World's Newest Nonexistent Country
The small Central Asian nation of Kyrgyzstan can't get a break from the U.S. media, who can't spell it or get basic facts right about it — such as its existence.
Putin Critic Alexey Navalny Released From Jail
The Russian opposition leader was initially sentenced to three and a half years on trumped-up fraud charges, but prosecutors had argued in an appeals court on Tuesday that it should be longer.
Russia Calls CIA Torture Report "Shocking" And Demands Inquiry
"This state of affairs doesn't add up with the U.S.'s pretensions to the title of 'touchstone of democracy,'" Russia's foreign ministry ombudsman said.
This Journalist's Jailing May Mean The End Of Free Speech In Azerbaijan
Khadija Ismayilova worked tirelessly to expose corruption in Azerbaijan's president's family and assist activists who came under fire. Now she's in jail with them.
Ukraine's President Is Taking Military Advice From A Doll
"It has become a tradition," Petro Poroshenko said. "I come to work, take the doll, and think what I must do today to protect the country."
Russian Soccer Teams Banned From Playing In Crimea
UEFA, soccer's European governing body, ordered three Crimean teams who defected from the Ukrainian league this year to be kicked out of the Russian league.
Crimea Is Russia's Temple Mount, Putin Says In Hawkish Address
Russia's president used his state of the union address to offer a full-throated defense of his Ukraine policies and lambast the West.
Fierce Islamist Militant Attack Kills 19 In Russia's Chechnya
At least 19 people are dead after a shootout between Russian troops and Islamist militants rocked Grozny, capital of the troubled Russian province of Chechnya.
Russia Bans Vimeo Over ISIS Propaganda Video
Russia's federal communications agency ordered internet providers to block Vimeo on Monday after the video hosting service initially ignored a request to remove a feature-length ISIS film. Vimeo deleted the video and attributed the delay to the Thanksgiving break.
Russian TV Passes Off Gay Fan Art As European Child Brainwashing
"The erosion of morals, born across the ocean, and the degradation of the institution of marriage — Europe is bending over for the U.S.," a Rossiya 1 announcer said as the channel showed fan art for the game Team Fortress 2. "Is this what a child's bedroom should look like?"
Russian Ambassador To Britain Welcomes New Propaganda Channel With Bizarre Rant
"In true buccaneering spirit/style of host country they will tear down all walls and shatter every conventional wisdom of chattering classes."
Russia Is Trolling The U.S. Over Ferguson Yet Again
"AMERICANS ASKS VLADIMIR PUTIN TO SEND TROOPS."
Royals And Russian Money Men Set To Mingle At London Conference
Figures linked to massive Russian fraud cases or connected to Russian state institutions on Western sanctions lists will speak at a Russian business forum at University College London this weekend.
Ukraine Wants The Weapons The U.S. Has Promised
U.S. Vice President Joe Biden will discuss potential lethal aid to the Ukrainian government in Kiev on Friday. Russia has already sounded ominous warnings.
The Uneventful Night That Started A Revolution In Ukraine
A year ago this Friday, a small group of Ukrainian journalists and opposition politicians organized uneventful protests to tear their country away from Russia. Now they're running it.