Rights groups, activists and independent media in Russia and Belarus endured increased government scrutiny, repressive laws and even were shut down and forced to operate from exile abroad.

The money was frozen after payments alarmed Justice Department investigators who found Russia and Turkey used a nuclear plant ...

The Kremlin says a settlement in Ukraine can’t be facilitated by a drop in global oil prices as U.S. President Donald Trump has suggested ...

Kremlin propagandists have welcomed decisions made by the new U.S. president such as imposing tariffs on China.

Trump has said repeatedly he wouldn't have allowed the conflict to start if he had been in office, even though he was ...

Russia on Friday condemned an executive order by U.S. President Donald Trump to build a new missile defence shield, accusing ...

The Treasury in a statement said Washington was imposing fresh sanctions on almost 100 critical Russian entities - including Russian banks and companies operating in Russia's energy sector - that were ...

After breaking a campaign promise about the war in Ukraine, the new president is making matters worse by blaming Ukraine for ...

President Donald Trump is emphasizing that targeting Russia’s oil revenue is the best way to get Moscow to end its nearly ...

President Donald Trump departs the White House for his first trip as the new President, in Washington, D.C., Jan. 24, 2025. | Russian President Vladimir Putin visits the Lomonosov Moscow State ...

Michael Birnbaum is a White House reporter for The Washington Post ... than a decade as the The Post’s bureau chief in Brussels, Moscow and Berlin. He has reported for The Post from more ...

Trump did not mention Ukraine in his inauguration speech but has told reporters that Vladimir Putin would be destroying ...