Syria Submits Partial Chemical Weapons List
MOSCOW — For two years, Russia gave increasingly crucial military and diplomatic support to Syria’s beleaguered President Bashar al-Assad as the Syrian civil war deepened.
Nuclear Talks Begin, Iran Wants Sanctions Lifted
MOSCOW – With new sanctions looming in two weeks against Iran, talks over Iran's nuclear program opened Monday in Moscow with a new spirit of urgency.
Join Russia and USA by Rail Tunnels under the Bering Strait?
Russia’s Urals oil has been over $100 a barrel for a year now. The country’s budgets are balanced. Debt is low. Savings are piling up. Russians are getting their pre-recession mojo back.
Putin to Resume Presidency
On May 7, Vladimir Putin returns to the Kremlin to rule Russia as president. He inherits one of Europe's strongest economies. But he also faces a changed political reality – a better informed Russian populace that has learned to stand up to its leaders.