The video by ISIS militants in the Northern Caucasus region of Russia reportedly threatened to attack Russian President Vladimir Putin.
Sigmar Gabriel, Germany's vice chancellor, also described U.S. presidential hopeful Donald Trump as a “right-wing populist.”
A NATO analyst claimed that Moscow is using the refugee crisis to make attempts to remove German Chancellor Angela Merkel from her position.
Slumping oil prices and Western sanctions make it likely that its crisis-hit economy will contract for a second consecutive year.
Gen. Philip Breedlove, the top U.S. commander in Europe, said terrorists are sneaking into Europe because of Russia, but experts disagree.
The meeting, scheduled to take place Tuesday, comes at a time when Russia’s oil-dependent economy is reeling under recession.
As the ceasefire in Syria entered its third day Monday, Russia’s state-owned media said the deal was proof that Russia is one of the world’s key decision-makers.
A methane gas leak is said to have caused the explosions on Thursday and Sunday. Five rescuers are among the dead.
The prominent Russian opposition leader was walking across a bridge near the Kremlin in Moscow when he was shot to death a year ago.
As a ceasefire takes effect, opposition forces say they have not received U.S. support in months — raising questions about Washington's commitment level.
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.
U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry also said that there's a contingency plan that could be implemented if the ceasefire deal doesn't hold.
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.
As the Russian Ministry of Justice begins dissolving nongovernmental organizations, human rights defenders who continue their work are left in precarious positions.
Kerry said Sunday that he anticipated Obama and Putin would soon complete the provisional agreement in principle.
The U.S. secretary of state will meet with the king of Jordan and the Palestinian leader amid Syrian war and increased violence in Israel and the West Bank.
As Turkey intensified its cross-border shelling, Russia proposed a U.N. resolution calling for plans for ground invasions to be abandoned.
While the Pentagon has increased its budget in response to Russian aggression, a majority of Americans do not think the Kremlin poses a military threat to the U.S.