Putin Extends Rule in Preordained Russian Election After Harshest Crackdown Since Soviet Era President Vladimir Putin sealed his control over Russia for six more years with a highly orchestrated landslide in an...
How Russia's Grab of Crimea 10 Years Ago Led to War with Ukraine and Rising Tensions with the West The quick and bloodless seizure of the diamond-shaped peninsula, home to Russia's Black Sea fleet and a popular vacation site...
Putin Is Set to Win 6 More Years in Power. Here's How It Will Affect the War and Russia's Relations Vladimir Putin is poised to sweep to another six-year term in this week's presidential election, even though Russians are...
Putin Says Russia Is Ready to Use Nuclear Weapons if Its Sovereignty or Independence Is Threatened President Vladimir Putin said that Russia is ready to use nuclear weapons if there is a threat to its statehood, sovereignty...
On Russian TV Ahead of the Election, There's Only One Program: Putin's Russian President Vladimir Putin came to power almost 25 years ago and since then he's eliminated nearly all independent...
How Putin's Crackdown on Dissent Became the Hallmark of the Russian Leader’s 24 Years in Power Over the last decade, Vladimir Putin’s government has evolved from tolerating dissent to ruthlessly suppressing any...
Russian Disinformation Is About Immigration. The Real Aim Is to Undercut Ukraine Aid Russian state media and online accounts tied to the Kremlin have begun pushing misleading and incendiary claims about U.S...
Putin Warns that Sending Western Troops to Ukraine Risks a Global Nuclear Conflict Russian President Vladimir Putin vowed to fulfill Moscow’s goals in Ukraine and sternly warned the West against deeper...
The Body of Russian Opposition Leader Alexei Navalny Has Been Handed Over to His Mother, Aide Says His family have been fighting for more than a week to have his body returned to them.
Putin Takes a Flight in Nuclear-Capable Bomber in a Tough Message to the West Ahead of Election Putin's 30-minute flight in a Tu-160M supersonic strategic bomber seemed intended to send a reminder of Russia's nuclear...
Soldiers and Civilians Are Dying as Mexican Cartels Embrace a Terrifying New Weapon: Land Mines The series of blasts in the Tierra Caliente — an area along the border of Jalisco and Michoacán states — mark an alarming...
Navy's Ambitious New Effort Aims to Give Sailors Understanding of 'What Right Looks Like' In an administrative message released with little fanfare, the Navy quietly embarked on an ambitious effort that leaders hope...
Two Commanders in Marine Corps' West Coast Infantry School Fired on Same Day Col. Seth "S.W." MacCutcheon, the commander of the School of Infantry-West, and Maj. Nicholas Engle, the commander of the...
Navy Fires Commander of USS Ohio -- 3rd Submarine Skipper Relieved in 7 Months The commanding officer of the USS Ohio sub's gold crew -- Capt. Kurt Balagna -- was relieved by Rear Adm. Nicholas Tilbrook...
Marine Corps Continues Path to Retirement for Artillery System that Has Seen Heavy Use in Ukraine For more than two decades, the High Mobility Artillery Rocket System, or HIMARS, has served as a key piece for U.S...