U.N. chief meets with Putin as Russian warships assemble off S...

MOSCOW, May 14 (Alexey Eremenko, RIA Novosti) If fresh media reports are true, Russia, Syrias longtime supplier of military equipment, may soon provide Damascus or already has with advanced S-300 air defense complexes, tipping the balance in the ...

Handout / Reuters Belarussian President Alexander Lukashenko, left, greeting Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu in Minsk on Tuesday. The moves would increase Russia's military presence in Belarus, viewed by Moscow as a buffer between Russia and NATO, ...

The was the first public policy research institution of its size and kind in the region. The center brings together senior researchers from across the Russian political spectrum and Carnegie's global centers to provide an open forum for the ...

Latest updates [?]: Major overhaul expands the article to include and track full development history, platform characteristics, foreign interest and orders beyond Russia, and related research links. Russia's air force (VVS) aged badly in the wake of ...

If adopted in its current form, Kazakhstan's proposed new Criminal Code would allow those who lead unregistered religious communities to be imprisoned for up to three months, and those who share their faith for up to four months. The draft text seen ...

BEIJING An upcoming visit of Chinese President Xi Jinping in Russia shows the high level of relations between the two countries, Executive Vice-Premier of the Chinese State Council Li Keqiang stated on Sunday. Xi Jinping will visit Russia soon. This ...