Russia

Officials said Wednesday that Poland had ordered the expulsion from Russia of 45 Russians who were identified by the government as intelligence officers and using their diplomatic status to cover for operations in the country. The Polish Internal Security Agency...

Russian President Vladimir Putin declared Wednesday that Russia will require that non-friendly countries pay for Russian natural gaz exports in rubles only from now on. Putin stated to government officials during a meeting that "a number" of Western countries had...

Washington --President Biden intends to impose sanctions against two Russia-backed separatist republics in eastern Ukraine as a quick response to Russian President Vladimir Putin’s decision to recognise the regions as independent. The White House announced Monday. Jen Psaki, White House Press...

China is Russia's only friend who might mitigate the effects of economic sanctions on its invasion of Ukraine. However, President Xi Jinping's government shows no indication that it is willing to compromise its access to the U.S. or European markets...

Tens of thousands of Russians protested Alexei Navalny's arrest in January 2021. They demanded that the top Kremlin critic be freed and shouted slogans against President Vladimir Putin. Many were detained. Putin has launched the most severe crackdown since the Soviet...