Moscow police have detained a member of Ukraine’s parliament as he was taking part in a march mourning a slain Russian opposition figure. Ukraine’s parliament has protested the detention. The…
MOSCOW — Tens of thousands of people representing a wide range of political parties and movements marched solemnly through central Moscow on Sunday to honor the opposition leader Boris Y….
Thousands were converging Sunday in central Moscow to mourn veteran liberal politician Boris Nemtsov, whose killing on the streets of the capital has shaken Russia’s beleaguered opposition. President Vladimir Putin…
MOSCOW (AP) — Prominent Russian opposition figure Boris Nemtsov’s killing follows the slaying over the past decade of several other high-profile critics of President Vladimir Putin and his policies. Here…
Putin quickly condemned the killing and expressed his condolences to his family. He also ordered three law enforcement agencies to investigate the shooting, Russian state news agency Tass reported. A…
MOSCOW — A prominent Russian opposition leader, Boris Y. Nemtsov, was shot dead in central Moscow late Friday night within sight of the Kremlin walls. The murder of Mr. Nemtsov,…
MOSCOW, Feb 27 (Reuters) – The Russian opposition politician and former deputy prime minister Boris Nemtsov has been shot and killed by four shots in central Moscow, the Russian government…
MOSCOW — As European diplomats labored to patch up a flagging peace agreement in Ukraine on Tuesday, Russia warned the Ukrainians that they could run out of natural gas within…
Thousands of protesters have gathered in downtown Moscow to demonstrate against what they describe as a “fascist coup” one year ago in neighboring Ukraine. – Anti-Western sentiment in Russia, in…
Thousands of protesters have gathered in downtown Moscow to demonstrate against what they describe as a “fascist coup” one year ago in neighboring Ukraine. – Anti-Western sentiment in Russia, in…
Thousands of protesters have gathered in downtown Moscow to demonstrate against what they describe as a “fascist coup” one year ago in neighboring Ukraine. – Anti-Western sentiment in Russia, in…
Thousands of protesters have gathered in downtown Moscow to demonstrate against what they describe as a “fascist coup” one year ago in neighboring Ukraine. – Anti-Western sentiment in Russia, in…
www.civilbeat.com: Edward Snowden, the NSA whistleblower on the run, spoke at ACLU Hawaii’s First Amendment Conference live Saturday, via a video link from Moscow, Russia.
By Adrian Croft BRUSSELS, Feb 16 (Reuters) – A veteran Russian singer who voiced support for Russia’s annexation of Crimea has been subjected to EU sanctions in a new blacklist…
The statement came a day after German Chancellor Angela Merkel said prospects for peace in Ukraine are “uncertain” following talks with Russian President Vladimir Putin. Western leaders and Kiev accuse…
MOSCOW — North Korea’s leader, Kim Jong-un, plans to visit Moscow this May in his first trip abroad since assuming power in 2011, a Kremlin spokesman announced on Wednesday. The…
The sanctions left the Russian economy even more exposed to the collapse in global oil prices. Russian President Vladimir Putin remains defiant, despite the grim economic situation. Moscow has repeatedly…