Cited In Many Operations, Russia's GRU Is Suspected In Afghan Bounty Case Russian military intelligence, the GRU, is linked to the invasion of Ukraine and interference in the 2016 U.S. election. Now it's suspected of a bounty program to kill U.S. troops in Afghanistan.
Russia Denies Allegations It Paid Militants To Kill U.S. Troops As 'Nonsense' A bounty program on U.S. soldiers would constitute a "massive escalation" in Moscow's testy relations with Washington, says one Russia expert. A Russian lawmaker asks: "What would we get out of this?"
Russians Are Voting On 206 Reforms. The Most Important One Will Extend Putin's Rule "It is very important to him to have this popular endorsement, even if it is a farce, even if it is a travesty of popular will," analyst Masha Lipman says of Russian President Vladimir Putin.
Study Exposes Russia Disinformation Campaign That Operated In The Shadows For 6 Years The "Secondary Infektion" campaign spread thousands of false stories, including forged documents and fake tweets. Still operating, the campaign may now target the November election, researchers say.
Trump Administration Confirms U.S. Is Leaving Open Skies Surveillance Treaty The 34-nation agreement allows the U.S., Russia and other countries to fly their aircraft over each other's territory. The Trump administration says it will negotiate a new deal with Russia.
U.S. Sends Ventilators To Russia In $5.6 Million Coronavirus Aid Package The U.S. government delivers 50 American-made ventilators on Thursday and will send another 150 next week.
Russia's Prime Minister Says He Has Coronavirus, As Country Tops 100,000 Cases Speaking during a videoconference with President Vladimir Putin that was broadcast on state-run TV, Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin announced that he had tested positive for the virus.
Putin Warns That Russia's COVID-19 Pandemic Is Getting Worse A month ago, Vladimir Putin said the outbreak in Russia was "under control," but in a teleconference with health officials on Monday he acknowledged the situation was changing "not for the better."
Russia Tops 10,000 Coronavirus Cases, With Moscow At The Epicenter Officials said Thursday that the country had nearly 1,500 new cases in a single day, with 13 new deaths from COVID-19. The news came as the Kremlin extended a national "non-working week."
In Russia, Health Services Struggle As Exasperation Grows Over Coronavirus Aid Abroad Some Russians are miffed at seeing high-profile deliveries of lifesaving gear to other countries when they know their own health services are under-equipped to handle the COVID-19 outbreak.
