In the same poll conducted lasted year, international conflicts were still what Russians feared the most amid conflicts in Ukraine and Syria.
The recent outbreak in violence coincides with President Donald Trump’s call for better relations with Moscow.
The presidents of the United States and Russia spoke by telephone Saturday, and according to the Kremlin, agreed to increase cooperation between the two countries.
French President Francois Hollande suggested President Donald Trump's foreign policy was not aligned with European values and, that the new U.S. administration would pose "challenges."
Abdullah will be the first Arab leader to meet with President Donald Trump’s administration.
This will be the first conversation between President Donald Trump and his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin since Trump assumed office last week.
Comey's bureau is currently investigating Trump's team for having ties with the Kremlin.
Wolfgang Kaleck, a German lawyer and one of Edward Snowden’s legal representatives, said during a hearing at the European Parliament that an EU nation should open its arms to Snowden.
The historically neutral country is walking a tight line between the U.S. and Russia.
The nuclear missiles are capable of traveling further than any other warhead.
Russian President Vladimir Putin was has been announced as the winner of the first Hugo Chavez Prize for Peace and Sovereignty.
The announcement was a response to a suggestion by former acting CIA Director Michael Morell that Russia “gift” NSA whistleblower Edward Snowden to Trump for his Jan. 20 inauguration.
In an interview with the Wall Street Journal, the president-elect said that he would be willing to lift the newly imposed sanctions if Russia helps the U.S. in its fight against terrorism.
Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu also said the country would maintain its existing level of military but it did not want to be dragged into a new arms race.
C-SPAN's broadcast of the House of Representatives was briefly interrupted on Thursday and taken over by a broadcast of state-owned TV network Russia Today.
The Kremlin passed internet regulations last year that Edward Snowden called "Big Brother" laws.
Vladimir Putin’s spokesman, Dmitry Peskov, described the effort as an aggressive step along Russia’s borders.
No matter what substantial evidence comes to light about Trump, WikiLeaks, as of late, has been coming to Trump's defense. Why now?
The alleged Russia dossier contained actual inaccuracies and suspicious intentions that intelligence officials could not verify.
"Does anyone really believe that story? I'm also very much of a germophobe, by the way," Trump said.
Watch the Committee on Foreign Relations discuss Tillerson's ties to Russia and his history of making deals with leaders across the globe.
A Kremlin spokesman dismissed the report and said that the allegations could be a ploy to hurt bilateral relations between the U.S. and Russia.