Russian President Vladimir Putin officially declared 2026 the year of unity of the peoples of Russia in his annual New Year's ...

Religious and ethnic tensions in Russia Over 200 ethnic minority communities live in Russia, which spans eleven time zones and is home to some 144 million people. Some of these communities have been ...

Ben Noble has previously received funding from the British Academy and the Leverhulme Trust. He is an Associate Fellow of Chatham House. This is the best day of the past five months for me … This is ...

Nearly 1 million Russian soldiers have been killed or injured in the country’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine, according to a new study, a grisly measure of the human cost of Russian President ...

Across the broader set of 25 countries surveyed, attitudes toward Russia are mostly negative. Overall, a median of 79% have an unfavorable view of Russia, while a median of 19% have a positive view.

Russia complained about Ukraine advances into the Kursk region, calling the people there "peaceful." The comment is ironic, given the attack is part of a war that Russia began. Russian territory has ...

Russian courts have issued over 100 convictions for “extremism” for participating in the “International LGBT Movement” or displaying its alleged symbols. Russian authorities weaponize and misuse the ...

President Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris greeted the group, which includes Evan Gershkovich, a Wall Street Journal reporter. About two dozen other people were freed as part of a deal. Anton ...

Melissa Quinn is a senior reporter for CBSNews.com, where she covers U.S. politics, with a focus on the Supreme Court and federal courts. Washington — The Biden administration accused Russia of ...

It’s the largest international prisoner exchange since the Cold War. Through this complicated deal, journalists, a former U.S. Marine and political activists were freed by Russia in exchange for the ...