Ending Putin’s support of Venezuela no easy feat for US
MOSCOW (AP) — In October 2016, the head of Russia’s largest oil company traveled to the birthplace of Hugo Chávez, in th...
Russia to ban entry of Chinese nationals to halt virus
BERLIN (AP) — Russia will temporarily ban Chinese nationals from entering the country due to the virus outbreak centered...
Quarantine ruling: Russia sends woman back after she escapes
MOSCOW — A Russian court on Monday ordered a woman who escaped from a virus quarantine to return back to the hospital she fled and stay under quaranti...
France’s Macron urges better long-term relations with Russia
MUNICH — Europe needs to strive for better relations with Russia in the long term, French President Emmanuel Macron said Saturday, adding that while h...
Putin hosts Belarus leader for talks amid economic pressure
MOSCOW — Russian President Vladimir Putin hosted the leader of Belarus on Friday for another round of difficult talks on closer integration amid Mosco...
NASA’s record-setting Koch, crewmates safely back from space
MOSCOW — NASA astronaut Christina Koch, who has spent nearly 11 months in orbit on the longest spaceflight by a woman, landed safely in Kazakhstan on ...
WADA asks sports court to open Russia case to public hearing
GENEVA — The World Anti-Doping Agency wants a rare public hearing for sport’s highest court to judge a four-year slate of punishments faced by Russia ...
Quarantines await Europeans flown home amid virus outbreak
FRANKFURT, Germany — European governments ramped up military airlifts Saturday to bring their citizens back from China amid the outbreak of a new viru...
Israeli backpacker jailed in Russia files for pardon
MOSCOW — An Israeli woman jailed in Russia on drug charges has submitted a petition to be pardoned by President Vladimir Putin.
Putin’s moves leave Russian opposition with few options
MOSCOW — Russian President Vladimir Putin played it differently this time.
Russia’s foreign minister slams ‘aggressive’ US policies
MOSCOW — Russia's foreign policy chief on Friday blamed what he described as “aggressive” U.S. policies for growing global tensions, noting Washington...
Putin engineers shake-up that could keep him in power longer
MOSCOW — President Vladimir Putin engineered a surprise shake-up of Russia's leadership Wednesday, proposing changes to the constitution that could ke...
Libya’s rival leaders leave Moscow, no peace deal signed
MOSCOW — Libya’s rival leaders have left Moscow without reaching agreement on a cease-fire deal proposed by Russia and Turkey in an effort to bring an...
Libya ceasefire talks in Moscow adjourned for the night
MOSCOW — Talks in Moscow about bringing an end to Libya's long-running civil war have been adjourned for the night after the country's rival governmen...
German and Russian leaders discuss Mideast tensions
MOSCOW — German Chancellor Angela Merkel and Russian President Vladimir Putin held talks in Moscow on Saturday to discuss growing tensions in the Midd...
Merkel to meet Putin in Moscow for talks on Mideast crises
BERLIN — German Chancellor Angela Merkel will travel to Moscow on Saturday to meet with Russian President Vladimir Putin amid growing tensions in the ...
Putin weighs future options as he marks 20 years in power
MOSCOW — As Russian President Vladimir Putin marks two decades in power , he boasts about his achievements but remains coy about his political future ...
Russia Orthodox Church cuts ties with Alexandria patriarch
MOSCOW — The Russian Orthodox Church has cut ties with the head of the Eastern Orthodox Church in Africa following his decision to recognize Ukraine's...
2 die, 8 injured in bus crash in Russia
MOSCOW — A bus crash in southwestern Russia killed two people and injured eight others Thursday, authorities said.
Russian authorities raid opposition leader Navalny’s offices
MOSCOW — Security officers in Moscow raided the offices of Alexei Navalny, the most prominent foe of President Vladimir Putin and the governing United...
Putin bristles at Western criticism of 1939 Soviet-Nazi pact
MOSCOW — Russian President Vladimir Putin on Friday strongly rejected Western criticism of a 1939 Soviet pact with Nazi Germany, arguing that Western ...
Putin says Trump was impeached for ‘far-fetched’ reasons
MOSCOW — Russian President Vladimir Putin said Thursday that U.S. President Donald Trump was impeached for “far-fetched” reasons, calling the move by ...
Leaders of Russia, Turkey discuss fighting in Libya
MOSCOW — The leaders of Russia and Turkey discussed the fighting in Libya in a phone call Tuesday, the Kremlin said.
Doping report obtained by AP shows depths of Russia cover-up
The Russians were running out of time. Experts from the World Anti-Doping Agency were heading to Moscow to finally receive the trove of data they’d be...
Art show seeks the ‘real Moscow’ in grim suburbs
MOSCOW — As sleet falls on a cold November day, communist-era apartment blocks dominating Moscow’s suburban skyline look bleak and forbidding. But it’...
Embattled Russian track president Dmitry Shlyakhtin resigns
MOSCOW — The president of the Russian track and field federation has resigned two days after he was accused of obstructing an anti-doping investigatio...
US, Montenegro plot cyber warfare ahead of 2020 elections
PODGORICA, Montenegro — Deployed inside the sprawling communist-era army command headquarters in Montenegro’s capital, an elite team of U.S. military ...
Russia returns 3 seized ships to Ukraine, talks about summit
MOSCOW — Three Ukrainian naval ships that were seized by Russia nearly a year ago have been returned, Russia’s Foreign Ministry said Monday.
Russia providing mood music for House impeachment drama
WASHINGTON — For all the talk about Ukraine in the House impeachment inquiry, there’s a character standing just off-stage with a dominant role in this...
Syria talks: Possible path toward peace, or another dead end
GENEVA — Syria's government and opposition have delicately sat down for their first face-to-face talks, amid the hopes of millions of Syrians and gove...