Protesters in Athens and Sofia came out in a show of support for Moscow after Turkey shot down a Russian warplane earlier this week.
Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said the action was taken because Turkey has been reluctant to share information about its citizens involved in terrroist activity.
Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev ordered his government to draw up measures that would include freezing some joint investment projects and restricting food imports from Turkey.
Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev said it was U.S. policy that led to the creation and growth of the Islamic State group.
China will continue to construct military facilities on artificial islands it is building, Vice Foreign Minister Liu Zhenmin told a news conference in Kuala Lumpur.
Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev said Russia cannot prohibit its nationals from visiting any country, but it may consider imposing flight restrictions.
The contract comes amid increased tension in the region, with Israel fearful of Iran's potential ability to acquire nuclear weapons.
Experts say Serbia’s military ties to Russia won't hurt its plans to join the EU, but it cannot be a long-term policy.
According to Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev, Russia is fighting terrorism together with Syria.
The U.S. and its allies have accused Russian aircraft of bombing Syrian rebels, who are in many cases backed by the West.
The additional air force bases would enable the Kremlin's jets to continue probing the skies over Europe without worrying about making it back to Russia's sovereign territory.
It's just the latest comment from a party leader advocating a ban on Western technology products.
The protest over the disputed islands could set back Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's efforts to court resource-rich Russia and keep the door open to dialogue, despite the Ukraine crisis.
New legislation proposes that agricultural products seized under Russia's food ban not be destroyed, but rather given as humanitarian aid.
Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev said during a cabinet meeting Tuesday that the government will study the need to expand the list of sanctioned countries.
The Ministry for Crimean Affairs reportedly will be replaced by a special commission.
While the West views the March 2014 annexation of Crimea as a violation of international law, Russia links the event to nationalist sentiment.
The diplomatic tone of Francis' entreaties will not be likely to please observers hoping for a more forceful stance from the Vatican.
If all goes according to plan, Russia will have a completely revamped military and cybersecurity infrastructure by 2022.
Western sanctions following annexation of the peninsula cost his country $27B last year, Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev said.
The Russian president hasn't been seen in public since March 5, when he began canceling multiple engagements.
The details emerged just days after a pro-rebel offensive saw 30 people killed and hundreds injured on Saturday in the southeastern Ukrainian city of Mariupol.