Spike in Russian flights from Syria to Libyan desert base as Moscow eyes new Mediterranean hub
In the weeks since Bashar al-Assad was ousted as Syrian leader, Russia has launched multiple flights to an airbase in the ...
Putin says he saved Russia, but a year of challenges suggests Moscow’s position is precarious
Marking 25 years in office, Vladimir Putin says he has remade Russia as a sovereign power and will prevail in Ukraine, but ...
U.S. sanctions Russian judge in detention of Moscow politician, human-rights activist Alexei Gorinov
The United States sanctioned a Russian judge for the "arbitrary" imprisonment of Moscow politician and human rights activist ...
Snow bound for icy Moscow winter from Sydney summer heat
Deborah Snow worked as a Moscow correspondent at a time when the Soviet Union had just dissolved, Boris Yelstin was in power ...
Sanctions brought on by Putin’s war in Ukraine are taking a bite out of Russia’s New Year's salad
With soaring inflation and the ruble dropping to one of its lowest levels against the dollar since President Vladimir Putin ...
US imposes sanctions on Russian and Iranian groups over disinformation targeting American voters
The U.S. has imposed sanctions on two groups linked to Russian and Iranian disinformation campaigns targeting this year's ...
Europe's Russian gas era comes to an end as Ukraine transit stops
Russia’s once-dominant gas supply to Europe via Ukraine, which flowed for decades, is set to end on New Year’s Day with the ...
US hits Russian judge with sanctions over human rights
The United States issued sanctions against a Russian judge on Tuesday for her role in the detention of human-rights activist ...
Russia’s fight for Syria isn’t over
The Khmeimim airbase in Latakia has been a lifeline for Russia’s expanding influence in Africa, from Libya to several ...