Pentagon puts 8,500 troops on ‘High Alert’ amid Ukraine tensions ukraine russia usa Article 298 words 8 votes
Missile systems and tanks spotted in Russian far east, heading west russia ukraine Article 1037 words 9 votes
US intelligence indicates Russia preparing operation to justify invasion of Ukraine russia ukraine usa Article 15 votes
Dozens of protesters reported killed in Kazakhstan as Russia-led military alliance heads to the country kazakhstan russia Article 14 votes
G-7 warns Moscow of ‘massive consequences’ if Russia invades Ukraine ukraine russia usa united kingdom germany Article 872 words 10 votes
Journalists Dmitry Muratov and Maria Ressa called for better protection for independent reporting as they received their joint Nobel Peace Prize norway journalism russia philippines Article 415 words 4 votes
US intelligence finds Russia planning Ukraine offensive russia ukraine usa Article 1150 words 12 votes
Pro-Vladimir Putin party maintains majority in Russian elections despite declining support, many results almost certainly rigged russia politics Article 688 words 15 votes
Alexei Navalny reaches fourteenth day of hunger strike as officials threaten force-feeding politics russia Article 524 words 15 votes
Ukraine turns to Turkey as Russia threatens full-scale war ukraine russia Article 1029 words 10 votes
Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny setenced to prison for 3½ years for violating the terms of his probation while he was recuperating in Germany from nerve-agent poisoning russia politics crime Article 1021 words 21 votes
Alexei Navalny protests: Moscow in lockdown as thousands are arrested politics russia.moscow crime Article 512 words 15 votes
Aleksei Navalny protests: Live updates as mass rallies sweep across Russia russia politics Article 2949 words 23 votes
Alexei Navalny: Poisoned Russian opposition leader held after flying home russia politics Article 750 words 22 votes
"If it hadn't been for the prompt work of the medics": FSB officer inadvertently confesses murder plot to Alexei Navalny russia politics Article 5176 words 30 votes
FSB team of chemical weapon experts implicated in Alexey Navalny Novichok poisoning russia politics Article 7009 words 13 votes
Armenia, Azerbaijan and Russia sign Nagorno-Karabakh peace deal armenia azerbaijan russia Article 14 votes
How Syria's disinformation wars destroyed the co-founder of the White Helmets syria russia journalism Article 4903 words 6 votes
Growing number of unexpected arrivals in Arctic waters around Greenland – shrinking sea ice has fast-tracked a race among powers for control over resources and waterways denmark.greenland usa russia china Article 1755 words 5 votes
Sweden will increase military spending by around 40% in the next five years and double the number of people conscripted into the army amid growing tensions with Russia sweden politics russia Article 307 words 16 votes
That US Air Force B-52 flying over the Black Sea was bait for the Russians russia usa politics Article 484 words 11 votes
Sweden is beefing up its military presence in the Baltic Sea amid concerns over increased Russian activity in the region and heightened tensions in Belarus sweden politics russia belarus Article 319 words 13 votes
US Intelligence: China opposes Trump reelection; Russia works against Biden politics china russia usa Article 360 words 9 votes
Anti-Putin protest in Russia’s far east attracts thousands for a fourth weekend russia.khabarovsk politics Article 321 words 9 votes
Vladimir Putin declared triumphant in Russian referendum allowing him to rule until 2036 – five hours before polls close russia politics Article 786 words 20 votes
Finns aghast that Trump could think their country is part of Russia – allegations in former US adviser John Bolton's White House memoir mocked on Finnish social media finland usa russia Article 358 words 10 votes
US reopens consulate in Greenland as part of a recent push from the White House to expand presence in the Arctic to curb Russian and Chinese influence denmark.greenland usa russia china Article 654 words 7 votes
Strategic hot spot Greenland sparks global tug-of-war – US has always seen Greenland under its sphere of influence, but the island's increasing independence is threatening that denmark.greenland china russia usa Article 932 words 9 votes
Russia's ambassador to Denmark has accused Washington of provoking confrontation in the Arctic in order to achieve dominance in the region denmark russia usa Article 331 words 3 votes
Sweden's external military intelligence service said Friday the security policy situation in the Baltic Sea region 'has deteriorated over time' sweden russia Article 226 words 4 votes
It took five hours for Russian lawmakers to propose, consider, and adopt legislation that could keep Putin in office for another 16 years russia law politics Article 203 words 12 votes
Norway's new F-35 scrambled for first time to meet Russian anti-sub aircraft – by 2025 all F-16s will be retired and a new fleet of fifty-two F-35s will be fully operative norway russia Article 568 words 9 votes
Russia, Turkey may have carried out war crimes in Syria, UN says russia syria crime.war Article 396 words 7 votes
Thousands march on the fifth anniversary of Boris Nemtsov's death, to protest Putin's "constitutional coup" russia politics Article 877 words 9 votes
Thirty-three Turkish soldiers killed in attack in Idlib, mostly by the Russian Airforce russia syria.idlib Article 378 words 9 votes
Russia alarmed by US Air Force visit to Norwegian island of Jan Mayen – squadron visited the island in November to test the airfield norway.jan mayen usa russia Article 397 words 6 votes
Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov requests a meeting with Norwegian authorities to remove limitations on Russian activity on Svalbard norway.svalbard russia Link 4 votes
Belarus started importing oil from Norway on Tuesday after Russia, its main oil provider, suspended supplies earlier this month norway belarus russia Article 441 words 9 votes
Russia's government resigns as Putin offers spot on Security Council to Medvedev russia politics Link 13 votes
Putin has suggested a bunch of constitutional amendments. Here’s what he wants to change russia politics law Link 21 votes
Russia has developed a missile system capable of moving more than 20 times the speed of sound. russia Article 875 words 12 votes
Russia arrests conman who built fake border – the man erected mock border posts and charged four men more than $10,000 to take them to Finland finland crime russia Article 233 words 8 votes
Russia has taken part in a carefully co-ordinated spy swap with Norway and Lithuania norway lithuania russia Article 614 words 7 votes
Hillary Clinton accuses Tulsi Gabbard of being Russian asset usa politics russia Article 530 words 12 votes
If we have to choose between compromise and genocide, we will choose our people (Op-ed by commander-in-chief of the Kurds) syria russia Article 810 words 10 votes
Twelve hours. Four Syrian hospitals bombed. One culprit: Russia. syria russia Article 1491 words 12 votes