Private military contractors who do secret missions for Russia flew into Venezuela in the past few days to beef up security for President Nicolas Maduro, according to two people close to them. Continue reading →

Michael Cohen pleaded guilty on Thursday to lying to Congress about the real estate deal. Continue reading →

Both presidents plan to be in Paris for events to commemorate the centenary of the end of World War One, and they are planning to hold a bilateral meeting on the sidelines, according to Kremlin aide Yuri Ushakov. Continue reading →

The 1987 pact prohibits the United States and Russia from possessing, producing or test-flying a ground-launched cruise missile with a range of 300 miles to 3,400 miles. Continue reading →

Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny was detained on Monday over allegations of staging illegal protests, his associates said Continue reading →

German doctors treating Pyotr Verzilov, a member of Russian protest group Pussy Riot, said Tuesday that claims he was poisoned are “highly plausible” but stressed they can’t say how this might have occurred or who was responsible. Continue reading →

Pyotr Verzilov arrived in Berlin from Moscow late on Saturday on a medical transport plane, according to the human rights group Cinema for Peace. Continue reading →

“Russia is not as centralized as people sometimes think,” said Alexander Baunov of the Carnegie Moscow Center. Actions may have been taken without Putin’s consent. Continue reading →

Russian news reports say a member of Russian punk protest group Pussy Riot has been hospitalized in grave condition for what could be a possible poisoning. Continue reading →