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The Security Service of Ukraine says that it detained two Ukrainian government protection unit colonels recruited by Russia's Federal Security Service who were planning an assassination of President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and other top Ukrainian officials.
2024-05-7

An Ilyushin Il-76 military cargo plane carrying nine people crashes near Ryazan, Russia, killing five passengers.
2022-06-24

Russia's foreign ministry bans Prime Minister Boris Johnson, Foreign Secretary Liz Truss, and 11 other British senior politicians from entering Russia.
2022-04-16

Ukrainian negotiator Davyd Arakhamia announces that peace talks between Russia and Ukraine will resume on March 7.
2022-03-5

The United States says it will continue to provide arms to Ukraine to aid that country in its defense against Russian aggression.
2022-02-28

A Spanish judge issues an arrest warrant for various individuals with links to organized crime from Russia. The list also includes former and current officials of the Russian government with close links to Russian President Vladimir Putin. Prominent officials include former Defense Minister Anatoliy Serdyukov and former Prime Minister Viktor Zubkov. The charges range from money laundering to assassination.
2016-05-3

Eighteen people are killed and at least 40 injured after a gravel truck smashes into a bus near Podolsk, Russia.
2013-07-13

Russia says that it is working closely with the Syrian government to establish guarantees that Assad won't move or use Syria's chemical weapons.
2012-08-23

Russia becomes the 156th member of the World Trade Organization. Vanuatu becomes the 157th member.
2012-08-22

21 nations, including the Presidents of Afghanistan, Russia and Syria, attending the Conference on Interaction and Confidence-Building Measures in Asia summit in Istanbul condemn Israel's deadly raid on the Gaza-bound aid flotilla, while Israel, the 22nd participant with a lower-level diplomat, disagrees.
2010-06-8