Rights groups, activists and independent media in Russia and Belarus endured increased government scrutiny, repressive laws and even were shut down and forced to operate from exile abroad.

Leading French newspaper Le Monde on Wednesday denounced the “disguised expulsion” of its Moscow correspondent Benjamin Quenelle, after his press accreditation was revoked. Since launching its ...

The Russian Foreign Ministry said on Thursday that the United States needed to formulate its policy on ending the conflict in ...

The Kremlin said on Monday it was too early to discuss a potential four-way peace talks format proposed by Ukrainian ...

North Korean ballistic missiles fired at Ukraine by Russian forces since late December have been far more precise than salvos ...

The head of the U.N. atomic watchdog says he will visit Moscow in the coming days to speak with officials about Russia’s ...

A delegation of Russian diplomats arrived Tuesday in a caravan of white SUVs for a summit in Damascus, Syria, and an ...

January in Russia conjures up images of Muscovites crunching through the snow in bulky coats -- not bunches of delicate ...