RUSSIA AND BELARUS LAUNCH WAR GAMES AIMED AT HOLDING THE LINE AGAINST THE WEST

Vladi-mir Makarov, a Belarusan military spokesman, said that all 3,000 Russian military personnel in the country would leave when the war games conclude Wednesday... READ MORE›

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TRUMP SIGNS ORDER BANNING SYRIAN REFUGEES, BLOCKING ALL ENTRIES FROM 7 MAJORITY-MUSLIM NATIONS

I'm establishing new vetting measures to keep radical Islamic terrorists out of the United States of America, Trump declared... READ MORE›

EU SANCTIONS AGAINST RUSSIA OVER SIEMENS TURBINES VIOLATE INTL LAW - ENERGY MINISTRY

Later, Siemens filed a lawsuit against the Russian buyer, Technopromexport, claiming the company moved the equipment to Crimea in violation of international sanctions and bilateral agreements... READ MORE›

ISIS OFFENSIVE ON PALMYRA COULD BE ORCHESTRATED TO GIVE RESPITE TO MILITANTS IN ALEPPO - LAVROV

ISIS offensive on Palmyra could be orchestrated to give respite to militants in Aleppo - Lavrov -- RT News... READ MORE›

Mariupol is a bustling port in a strategic location on the Sea of Azov, near the Russian border... READ MORE›

NATO ACCUSES RUSSIA OF FAKE NEWS, WHILE HYSTERICALLY WARNING OF WWIII

NATO claims that it has listed over 30 myths the Russian news media have published... READ MORE›

IN UKRAINE, GOOGLE TRANSLATES RUSSIA AS 'MORDOR' AND TOP DIPLOMAT'S NAME AS 'SAD LITTLE HORSE'

At least one major Ukrainian news outlet, Ukrainska Pravda, uses Google Translate to switch its entire site into Russian as its articles are published online... READ MORE›

MARIUPOL JOURNAL SOUNDS OF WAR RECEDE TO BACKGROUND IN AN EASTERN UKRAINE CITY

Like many in Mariupol, he tries to read the mind of Russia's president, Vladimir V... READ MORE›

PUTIN MAY HATE IT BUT NATO MAY BE ABOUT TO EXPAND AGAIN

Putin may hate it but NATO may be about to expand again... READ MORE›

NATO ALLIES BOOST DEFENSE SPENDING IN THE WAKE OF TRUMP CRITICISM

I welcome the strong focus of President Trump on defense spending and burden sharing, because it is important that we deliver, Stoltenberg said Wednesday... READ MORE›

NEAR RUSSIA'S BORDER WITH THE BALTICS, SOLDIERS ON BOTH SIDES ARE PRACTICING FOR WAR

Narva, an Estonian border city that is more than 80 percent Russian-speaking, is often depicted as Russia's first target if it were to move on the Baltics... READ MORE›

3 MAPS THAT SHOW HOW RUSSIA AND NATO MIGHT ACCIDENTALLY ESCALATE INTO WAR

Already, there have been near-misses with Russian military aircraft getting dangerously close to civilian jetliners above the Baltic Sea... READ MORE›

NEWS ANALYSIS FRAGILE CEASE-FIRE IN UKRAINE INSPIRES LITTLE CONFIDENCE IN WEST

We've seen, month on month, more lethal weaponry of a higher caliber from separatist Russian allies entering Ukraine, she said. The No... READ MORE›

EUROPE'S LEADERS BID GOODBYE TO OBAMA AND LOOK WITH UNEASE AT TRUMP ERA

Merkel, commenting on her growing influence in the European Union and globally, said One person alone can never solve everything, we're only strong together... READ MORE›

RUSSIA GIVES UKRAINIAN FILMMAKER OLEG SENTSOV A 20-YEAR SENTENCE

Russia annexed Ukraine's Crimean Peninsula, home to the Russian Navy's Black Sea fleet, shortly thereafter... READ MORE›

RUSSIAN PM MEDVEDEV SAYS NEW COLD WAR IS ON

Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev has said strains between Russia and the West have pushed the world into a new cold war ... READ MORE›

PRO-RUSSIAN REBEL COMMANDER KILLED IN UKRAINE LIFT BOMBING IN 'DECLARATION OF WAR'

Russia, which annexed Ukraine's Crimean Peninsula in 2014, backs a separatist, pro-Moscow insurgency in eastern Ukraine that has claimed nearly 10,000 lives... READ MORE›

TOP U.S. GENERAL TO MEET HIS RUSSIAN COUNTERPART ON THURSDAY

Under the Obama administration, the United States harshly criticized Russian President Vladimir Putin's seizure of the Crimean Peninsula and Russia's support for separatists in eastern Ukraine... READ MORE›

QUIZZES AND 'POLITE PEOPLE': PUTIN-THEMED PUB OPENS IN KYRGYZSTAN

Putin paraphernalia covers the walls of the new Bishkek bar... READ MORE›

FEAR AND CONFIDENCE IN THE FACE OF RUSSIAN WAR GAMES

Western officials say the military exercises simulate an offensive against NATO... READ MORE›

E.U. WARNS CONGRESS'S RUSSIA SANCTIONS EFFORT COULD BACKFIRE

The initial U.S. sanctions against Russia after the 2014 annexation of Ukraine's Crimean Peninsula were unusual because they were negotiated with the European Union... READ MORE›

BORIS NEMTSOV, RUSSIAN OPPOSITION LEADER, SHOT DEAD IN MOSCOW

Boris Nemtsov was a stark opposition leader who criticized the most important state officials in our country, including President Vladimir Putin... READ MORE›

TRUMP PUTS FREEZE ON REFUGEE PROGRAM, USHERS IN SWEEPING CHANGES

At a joint news conference with May, Trump reaffirmed the United States' special relationship with Great Britain... READ MORE›

THE INTERPRETER DONALD TRUMP FINDS A RUSSIAN POLICY HE WONT DEFEND

The Russian troops and tanks, having prevented Ukraine from retaking its territory, eventually receded... READ MORE›

AIR FORCE GENERAL SAYS RUSSIA MISSILE DEFENSE VERY SERIOUS

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CEASE-FIRE BEGINS IN UKRAINE AS DO FEARS IT MAY NOT LAST

Ukraine government troops and Russian-backed separatists were battling as both nations said the other side was undermining the truce deal, which went into effect at 5 p... READ MORE›

ROCKETS KILL 30 IN UKRAINIAN CITY AS REBELS LAUNCH OFFENSIVE

NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg also condemned the Mariupol shelling and what he called the increased presence of Russian forces in Ukraine... READ MORE›

FIGHTING INTENSIFIES IN EASTERN UKRAINE

Russia annexed Crimea, an autonomous region of southern Ukraine, the following month... READ MORE›

MEETING OF POPE AND PATRIARCH HIGHLIGHTS ANCIENT RIFTS, CURRENT FEARS

On Sunday, Kirill will celebrate Mass at Havana's Russian Orthodox Church... READ MORE›

UKRAINIAN TATARS BLOCKADE RUSSIAN-HELD CRIMEA

It's a demonstration for Russia that Crimean Tatars will not give up on Ukraine... READ MORE›

HOW TO UNDERSTAND PUTIN'S JAW-DROPPINGLY HIGH APPROVAL RATINGS

MOSCOW -- Russian President Vladimir Putin has an 83 percent approval rating... READ MORE›