Russia

Oil prices jumped on Thursday after OPEC and its oil-producing allies said the group would keep production largely steady through April.

Moscow rejected new sanctions imposed on it by the U.S. late Tuesday, describing the restrictions led by President Joe Biden’s administration as “hostile.”

The Biden administration has announced sanctions of Russian officials and businesses related to the poisoning and jailing of opposition leader Alexei Navalny. Administration officials said Tuesday’s sanctions were the first of several steps planned in response to what they said were “destabilizing” actions by the government of Russian President Vladimir Putin.

The Pentagon says it is providing a new $125 million aid package to Ukraine, including two armed patrol boats to help the country defend its territorial waters

As the EU continues to struggle with the lethargic rollout of coronavirus vaccines across the 27 member bloc, Russia’s Covid shot is proving alluring to some.

A Moscow court has rejected Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny’s appeal of his prison sentence and another judge later has ordered him to pay a fine for defaming a World War II veteran

Russia’s team and athletes will be officially branded as “ROC” at the next two Olympics

Russia’s team and athletes will be officially branded as “ROC” at the next two Olympics

Any invitation for Russia to join the G7 would be made in partnership with all of the group’s members, she told reporters, speaking aboard Air Force One.

The top White House cybersecurity official says authorities are still working to unravel the likely Russian hack of U.S. government agencies and companies

The World Health Organization’s top official has warned of a “catastrophic moral failure” because of unequal Covid vaccine policies.

Russia has said it is ready to cut ties with the European Union, in the latest escalation in tensions between the two sides.

EU foreign policy chief Josep Borrell visited Moscow last week in what’s being described as a “humiliating” trip.

The U.S. government’s response to a massive hack of government and corporate networks has been “disjointed and disorganized,” according to the leaders of the Senate Intelligence Committee, who are urging the Biden administration to appoint someone to lead the effort.

Russia’s Foreign Ministry says it is expelling diplomats from Sweden, Poland and Germany, accusing them of attending a rally in support of opposition leader Alexei Navalny, as international tensions grew over the jailing of the Kremlin’s most prominent foe

Biden says U.S. will not hesitate to raise the cost on Russia, calls for Navalny’s release in first address at State Department

What comes next in Russia is likely to depend on the momentum of protests in support of Navalny and whether the West decides to punish Putin.

The United States has joined Russia in extending the last remaining nuclear-arms treaty between the two countries

A Moscow court has ordered Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny to prison for more than 2 1/2 years for violating the terms of his probation while he was recuperating in Germany from nerve-agent poisoning

Secretary of State Antony Blinken condemned the Russian government after Kremlin critic Alexey Navalny was sentenced to more than two years in prison on Tuesday.