It was in judo class at the age of 12 that Putin met one of his lifelong friends: Arkady Rotenberg. The pair remained close, and in the cloak-and-dagger world of Russian politics, it would be old ...

Central Asian leaders are converging on Moscow for a show of loyalty to the Kremlin, centering on Victory Day celebrations May 9. Ukraine is doing its best to make the visit uncomfortable for them. In ...

Chechnya's ruler Ramzan Kadyrov has failed to get Putin to resign from his post. He was going to discuss the issue at a ...

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The Chechen leader has made similar public statements in the past about stepping down, but has always remained in power.

Russia has barred an Azerbaijani lawmaker from entering the country amid simmering diplomatic tensions, the state-run TASS ...

A new rift has occurred between Russia and Azerbaijan. After the tragic incident in Russian airspace with a passenger liner ...

The Russian journalist Anna Politkovskaya is the subject of a film that honors her bravery.

The airline halted its Moscow route in late December 2024 following the downing of an Azerbaijani aircraft during a drone ...

Nathan Hodge is a former Moscow bureau chief for The Wall Street Journal. He was previously a Kabul-based correspondent, covering Afghanistan and Pakistan for the Journal.

The victory of CSKA in the Moscow derby over Spartak (2:1) significantly changed the situation in the fight for the medals of ...

For the last few years, many of the world's airlines have been taking longer and costlier routes around Russian airspace. Why ...