Central and Eastern European states aren't buying Russia's talk of improving relations as more defense brigades are created.

What has been dubbed Russian President Vladimir Putin's “personal army,” meant to fight crime and terror, could be authorized to shoot into crowds.

Russian government officials have admitted they expect no economic growth in 2016.

NATO’s general-secretary noted “persistent disagreements­” at the first meeting of the NATO-Russia Council since the start of the Ukraine conflict in 2014.

A Tuesday strike at a crowded market may have been the deadliest attack since a partial ceasefire took effect Feb. 27, a monitoring group said.

Breakthroughs are not expected in the first Russia-NATO talks since the start of the Ukraine crisis following provocative Russian military maneuvers in the Baltic Sea.

Ahead of next week's meeting between Western and Russian military leaders, the Kremlin is showing little appetite for improved relations.

Russian authorities insisted the maneuvers were routine.

NATO has said it will not return to business as usual until Russia respects international law.

Russia has more than 19 million people living in poverty as low oil prices are expected to keep battering its recessionary economy.

Russia has continued to build its arsenal despite an agreement with the U.S. to reduce stockpiles by 2018.

Someone from outside the Mossack Fonseca law firm accessed the documents that comprise the Panama Papers, Ramon Fonseca told Reuters on Tuesday.

The Kremlin says Turkey has allowed $1.9 million in explosives and chemicals to be smuggled across its border into Syria, a report said.

The Russian president may or may not have a new love interest, but real estate connections reveal the women in his life.

Russian state bank Vneshekonombank has funded many of President Vladimir Putin's expensive projects, including the 2014 Sochi Olympics.

Russia could see approximately $6 billion in arms sales after showcasing its latest equipment on the ground and in the air in Syria.

Russian President Vladimir Putin will ultimately decide whether to participate in a prisoner exchange with Ukraine.

Vladimir Putin's sudden withdrawal from Syria suggests the bombing campaign was about chasing international prestige more than anything else.

Both Russia and the U.S. have spent millions per day on operations in Syria. But Russia's economy has been less capable of supporting the expense.

The president's comments on the Middle East rivals were part of a wide-ranging interview on foreign policy with the Atlantic magazine.

While the U.S. and EU hold steady with sanctions against Russia, a Ukrainian pilot's detention is fueling protests in both Kiev and Moscow.

As a ceasefire takes effect, opposition forces say they have not received U.S. support in months — raising questions about Washington's commitment level.

The U.S. is committed to making a truce work but "there are plenty of reasons for skepticism," President Barack Obama said.

Many questions over implementation and other strategies remain only two days before the U.S.-Russian engineered ceasefire takes effect in Syria.

As NATO members prepare for a major summit in July, Baltic states are lobbying for more protection near the Russian border.

Russia and Ukraine’s latest rift isn’t over the ongoing conflict in eastern Ukraine or economic policy. It’s about a song.

Accusations of corruption and human rights abuses have been levied against Chechen leader Ramzan Kadyrov.

Russian President Vladimir Putin’s address on national television about the latest Syrian ceasefire deal suggests the Kremlin is committed to its implementation.

Russia and Estonia have exchanged spies in the past, but the latest convictions against low-level informants shows growing concerns in the region.

The deal would provide cover for the Assad regime and its Russian allies to continue attacking opposition-held territory, one critic said.