A U.K. newspaper claims intelligence agents were pulled from operations in “hostile countries” because of fears they could be identified through files leaked by Edward Snowden.
Pope Francis was the second world leader Putin kept waiting for an hour on Wednesday.
Leaders of the breakaway regions of eastern Ukraine now say they could be content with special autonomous status.
Ties between Russia and China are "a key factor for stability, security, [and] the establishment of polycentric world," a top Russian politician said.
The White House has once again said it will not sanction lethal aid, despite increased fighting in the region and calls from Congress.
The Russian leader would prefer that both regions remain part of Ukraine rather than join Russia.
The Russian president says the soccer scandal seems designed to disrupt his nation's plans to host the 2018 World Cup.
The Russian president said that "unacceptable" foreign intervention took place without the permission of the U.N. Security Council.
The Hedgehog-2015 drills involve eight NATO nations, including the United States, United Kingdom, Germany and Poland.
With a looming Iran nuclear deal deadline, a ceasefire in Ukraine barely holding and Syria in ruins, smiles and handshakes go a long way.
A meeting in Sochi, Russia, between the two officials is the U.S. envoy's first trip to the country since the annexation of Crimea.
So-called prime minister of the self-proclaimed Donetsk People's Republic says one of two aid workers is "CIA agent" but offers no proof.
Most Western leaders choose to skip Moscow's commemoration of the triumph over Nazi Germany.
The exercise comes amid heightened regional tensions with Russia.
If all goes according to plan, Russia will have a completely revamped military and cybersecurity infrastructure by 2022.
The United States has so far declined to provide weapons to Ukraine, a move that advocates say could help end the conflict.
Russia invited 68 world leaders to attend what is expected to be a spectacular Victory Day parade on May 9, but only 30 are expected to attend.
Government propaganda campaigns and the stifling of political opposition have made for a steady decline in Russian freedoms since 1995.
Kadyrov's order to shoot to kill any outside forces operating in Chechyna without permission is latest row between Grozny and Moscow.
The man called on people to join the Islamic State group and attack in Russia and the Middle East.
Relations between the two nations have become increasingly fraught over disagreements about the conflicts in Syria and Yemen.
Russia's two most prominent opposition parties will unite for regional elections later this year and State Duma elections in 2016.