Russia

MOSCOW – Russia said on Thursday (Dec 2) that it had detained three Ukrainian spies, including one who had allegedly been planning an attack with explosives, as tensions spike…

MOSCOW – Russia has reported some Covid-19 infections with a new coronavirus variant believed to be even more contagious than the Delta one, the RIA news agency said on Thursday…

MOSCOW – Russia on Saturday (Oct 16) topped 1,000 deaths over 24 hours for the first time since the start of the coronavirus pandemic

MOSCOW – President Vladimir Putin’s special representative on Afghanistan said on Friday (Oct 15) he did not expect any major breakthrough at talks with the Taliban next week in Moscow.…

WASHINGTON – Russia was not invited to attend a 30-country virtual meeting led by the United States that is aimed at combating the growing threat of ransomware and other cyber…

WASHINGTON – Washington has called about 30 nations together on Wednesday (Oct 13) and Thursday to boost the international fight against ransomware, a senior White House official said,…

MOSCOW – Russia on Friday (Oct 1) reported a high for Covid-19 deaths for the fourth day running as infections continue to surge. A government tally reported 887 fatalities over…

MOSCOW – Russia goes to the polls on Friday (Sept 17) to elect a new parliament in a three-day vote that the ruling United Russia party is expected to win despite a ratings slump after the…

BERLIN – The federal prosecutor’s office in Germany said it was investigating who was responsible for a spate of hacking attempts aimed at lawmakers, amid growing concerns that Russia is…

MOSCOW – Russian President Vladimir Putin and his Belarus counterpart Alexander Lukashenko on Thursday (Sept 9) agreed on a range of economic policies aimed at integrating the two ex-Soviet…