Russia’s oldest rights group fights ‘foreign agent’ tag
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia's oldest rights group began a legal battle on Friday to avoid being branded a "foreign agent" under a new law it sees as a tool of...
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Discovery of alleged Russian plot points to growing jitters
OREKHOVO-ZUYEVO, Russia (Reuters) - As Russia congratulated its forces for foiling an alleged Islamist plot on Moscow, the discovery of the plan also pointed to the growing security threat before...
Putin targets Russian audience in handling of spy saga
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Vladimir Putin has been unusually silent about the expulsion of a U.S. diplomat Russia says it caught red-handed trying to recruit an agent for the CIA. But...
Russian opposition seek to revive protests against Putin
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russian protestors unfurled a huge banner demanding the release of "political prisoners" on Monday, at the start of a day of protest against President Vladimir Putin intended...
Boston bombings: a chance for U.S.-Russia cooperation
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russian President Vladimir Putin may have been tempted to tell U.S. President Barack Obama "I told you so" when U.S. officials blamed two ethnic Chechens for the...
Russian anti-Putin protest leader expects to be jailed
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russian protest leader Alexei Navalny accused Vladimir Putin on Monday of orchestrating a trial against him on theft charges, and said he was sure he would be...
Russia’s Putin tries to curb smoking, tobacco sales
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia will ban smoking in many public places from June under a law central to President Vladimir Putin's plans to make citizens healthier, raise life expectancy and...
Russia’s Putin tries to curb smoking, tobacco sales
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia will ban smoking in many public places from June under a law central to President Vladimir Putin's plans to make citizens healthier, raise life expectancy and...
Liberal Russian governor faces ouster as Putin tightens grip
MOSCOW (Reuters) - President Vladimir Putin's attempts to reassert his grip on Russia after months of protests look likely to force the removal of one of the few liberal leaders...
Liberal Russian governor faces ouster as Putin tightens grip
MOSCOW (Reuters) - President Vladimir Putin's attempts to reassert his grip on Russia after months of protests look likely to force the removal of one of the few liberal leaders...