Howard Amos is the Russia correspondent for IBT Media/Newsweek. He previously wrote about Russian business and politics for The Moscow Times and has reported extensively from Russia and Ukraine for British newspapers including The Guardian, The Telegraph and The Independent. He has lived in Moscow for five years and speaks fluent Russian.
Turkey: 1 Crimea: 0
Russian resorts could lose business as Russian tourists look set to return to Turkey after Vladimir Putin announced travel sanctions had been lifted Wednesday.
Istanbul Attack Sparks Fears For Turkey-Russia Ties
Dozens of deaths in an attack at Istanbul airport Tuesday is likely to delay the rapprochement between Turkey and Russia.
Russia Gleeful Over Brexit
Russian officials predict Britain’s exit from the European Union will lead to a weaker EU and an easing of sanctions.
Russia Touts Its Own New Rating Agency
International credit rating agencies are leaving as Russia sets up its own, breaking from S&P, Moody's and Fitch.
Russia Sees Opportunity In Brexit
Russian President Vladimir Putin says he’s baffled about Brexit but some officials see foreign policy openings.
Putin’s Inner Circle: Who’s In, Who’s Out
Economic recession and an approaching election are fueling changes among Russia’s elites. Here’s how those closest to the president are faring.
Antigay Reaction To Orlando Criticized In Russia
The Foreign Ministry attacked people who said the LGBT victims in Orlando deserved to die, despite Russia's own repressive laws.
EU Mulls Relaxing Russian Sanctions
Russian lobbying has exacerbated splits in the European Union over sanctions on Moscow.
Russia Jails Two Ukrainians On Chechen War Charges
Stanislav Klikh and Nikolai Karpyukh were sentenced to two decades behind bars for allegedly fighting alongside Chechen rebels in the 1990s.
Savchenko Feted In Kiev After Swap With Russia
Ukrainian pilot Nadezhda Savchenko was welcomed in Kiev on Wednesday after being released in a prisoner exchange with Russia.
Kiev And Moscow Exchange Prisoners
Russia reportedly released Ukrainian pilot Nadezhda Savchenko in exchange for two Russian special forces officers.
Layoffs And Fear In ‘Russia’s Detroit’
Russia’s car sales fell 8.5 percent in April from a year earlier — to their lowest level in a decade — as the industry continues to feel the impact of the country’s recession.
Russia Steps Up Its War Against NGOs
Nongovernmental organizations that address social problems like HIV are now in the Kremlin’s firing line — under a law signed by Vladimir Putin.
Russians March To Remember World War II
“I wanted my mother to take part today,” said Lyudmilla Vetrova. Her mother helped build the defenses that protected Moscow from Nazi forces in 1941.
Russia Puts On Extravagant Concert In Syria's Palmyra
Maestro Valery Gergiev and Russia's Marinsky Theater will host a concert in the ancient city of Palmyra.
The Worst Of Times In Russia
Many of the nation’s citizens spend more than half their income on food as they battle the effects of inflation and declining wages. Nearly 20 million live in poverty.
Violence Shakes Armenia-Russia Relations
Instability in the South Caucasus region has prompted nervousness in Armenia over the future of its relationship with Russia.
Two Killed In Bus Explosion In Armenia
A blast in the capital, Yerevan, on Monday killed two people and injured eight.
George Clooney In Armenia, Commemorates Genocide
George Clooney spent several days in Armenia to mark the mass killings of Armenians during the First World War.
Creeping Poverty Forces Russians To Focus On Basics
High inflation and falling real wages mean Russians are spending over 50 percent of their incomes on food for the first time in almost a decade.