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Article 31 of the Russian constitution guarantees the right to peaceful political assembly, which is why Russian opposition protesters like to wave copies of the constitution around as Putin's goon-squads descend on them to dole out savage beatings and mass a…

Ore Huiying/Getty Images President Donald Trump has offered help to Russia in combating wildfires raging in Siberia, the Russian Embassy said on Wednesday. During a phone call between the two leaders, Trump offered American assistance to tame the fires that…

The 1966 comedy "The Russians are coming, the Russians are coming" was a campy Cold-War spoof about a Soviet submarine run aground off New England and the resulting chaos. The title, a parody of Paul Revere's famous midnight-ride alert about invading British …

Over last weekend, the decision by Russian electoral authorities to bar independent and opposition candidates from running in Moscow City Council elections prompted protests that turned violent as Moscow police cracked down hard on those that turned out, lead…

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Russia's most prominent opposition leader Alexei Navalny was discharged from hospital and returned to prison on Monday against the wishes of his doctor, who said he may have been poisoned. The critic of Russian President Vladimir Putin was taken to a hospita…

Putin Opponent May Have Been Poisoned

Director of National Intelligence Dan Coats repeatedly found his warnings about the threat posed by Russia suppressed by the White House, The New York Times reported in the wake of his resignation from the post. According to the Times, Coats has often foun…

Image copyrightAFP The US director of national intelligence, Dan Coats, has become the latest high-profile figure to leave the Trump administration. President Donald Trump tweeted Mr Coats would step down in mid-August and that he would nominate the Texan c…

Director of National Intelligence Dan Coats will step down from his role, and Rep. John Ratcliffe will be nominated to replace him, President Trump announced in a tweet on Sunday. Coats will leave his position on Aug. 15, the president said, and an acting di…