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Russia's economy expanded 2.3 percent last year, growing more quickly than the government and the IMF had predicted, according to state statistics published Monday. Russia's growth rate accelerated from 1.6 percent in 2017 and exceeded the economy ministry's prediction of 1.8 percent as well as ...
Japan reluctantly endorses 'undesirable' U.S. exit from INF nuclear arms pact with Russia
The government on Monday endorsed the U.S. decision to withdraw from a key Cold War-era arms control treaty with Russia, but stressed that the move is seen as "undesirable." "We understand the U.S. awareness of problems that led it to announce it will halt its ...
Annual rally seeking return of Russia-held isles may tone down language to appease Moscow
The organizers of an annual rally calling for the return of Russian-held islands off Hokkaido may refrain from issuing a declaration that includes language potentially upsetting for Moscow, according to sources close to the matter, as Japan seeks a breakthrough in the decades-old dispute ...
Following in the footsteps of the U.S., Russia will abandon a centerpiece nuclear arms treaty but will only deploy intermediate-range nuclear missiles if Washington does so, President Vladimir Putin said Saturday. President Donald Trump accused Moscow on Friday of violating the 1987 Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces ...
Russia and Putin mark 75 years since WWII siege of Leningrad
The Russian city of St. Petersburg marked the 75th anniversary of the end of the devastating World War II siege by Nazi forces with a large military parade Sunday in the city's sprawling Palace Square. Russian President Vladimir Putin later laid flowers at a monument ...
Supporters see Putin's doomsday rhetoric as a solution to the world's problems.
Roger Stone, who was arrested in Florida on Friday on charges of lying to Congress about his work for Donald Trump's 2016 presidential campaign, has made a career of breaking the rules as a Republican election consultant and self-avowed dirty trickster. A dandy who sports ...
Russian lawmakers back proposal to ban spread of fake news and insulting authorities online
In measures the opposition says are aimed at stifling dissent, Russian lawmakers on Thursday backed a proposal mandating jail terms of up to 15 days for insulting authorities online and another prohibiting the spread of fake news. The two bills passed their first of three ...
Ukraine sentences ex-leader Viktor Yanukovych in absentia for treason
A Ukrainian court on Thursday found ex-President Viktor Yanukovych guilty of high treason and sentenced him in absentia to 13 years in prison for asking Russia's Vladimir Putin to send troops to Ukraine. In 2014, Yanukovych was ousted as a result of a bloody uprising ...
Putin doesn't have the clout to get a deal with Abe
Resolving a dispute from WWII would require giving up territory, but that would be deeply unpopular in Russia.
Historic deal on Russian-held islands looks no nearer after Abe and Putin's fruitless 25th meeting
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe’s attempt to quickly settle a territorial dispute with Russia appears unlikely to bear fruit, with no substantive progress announced after talks with Vladimir Putin.
Divisive and vocal Yulia Tymoshenko, Ukrainian politics' longtime leading lady, is back
Yulia Tymoshenko, the former Ukrainian prime minister who Tuesday announced she would run for president, came to international prominence during the Orange Revolution popular protests of 2004. With her hair braided and wrapped over her head in a traditional peasant style, she became a recognizable ...
