Russia holds scaled-down Victory Day parade as temporary ceasefire in Ukraine war takes effect

Russian President Vladimir Putin has begun presiding over a pared-back Victory Day parade on Moscow’s Red Square, after a ...

Trump says Russia and Ukraine have agreed to his request for a 3-day ceasefire and a prisoner swap

President Donald Trump says the leaders of Russia and Ukraine have agreed to his request for a three-day ceasefire and an ...

Russia Has Lost More Than 350,000 Soldiers, New Estimate Finds

The number raises the prospect that about half a million soldiers in total have died on the Russian and Ukrainian sides.

Russia holds scaled-back WW2 victory parade as worries over war in Ukraine deepen

The parade this year had no tanks or other military equipment rolling through Moscow's Red Square amid threats from Ukraine.

Venice Biennale opens under shadow of protests over Russia and Israel

Global politics are casting a long shadow at the Venice Biennale, which opens for six months on Saturday. The world's oldest ...

Russia is ramping up its attempts to kill opponents in Europe, intelligence officials say

Osechkin founded a rights group for prisoners years ago and runs a project that exposes abuses in Russia’s prison system, but ...

Trump announces prisoner swap in 3-day Russia-Ukraine ceasefire

President Trump said the agreement will swap 1,000 prisoners from each country after Russia and Ukraine announced separate short-term ceasefire plans.
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Russia and Iran use Caspian Sea trade route to aid Tehran’s drone program - NYT

Russia is using the Caspian Sea to ship drone components to Iran in order to help the Islamic Republic rebuild its ...