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Russian liberals are celebrating the relative success of the Communist Party and other Kremlin-friendly quasi-opposition parties in the elections to the Moscow city council on Sunday as an almost revolutionary breakthrough but it takes some unpacking to expla…

Russian liberals are celebrating the relative success of the Communist Party and other Kremlin-friendly quasi-opposition parties in the elections to the Moscow city council on Sunday as an almost revolutionary breakthrough — but it takes some unpacking to exp…

Image copyrightEPAImage caption CNN said President Trump's meeting with Russia's Sergei Lavrov in 2017 had spooked the CIA Moscow has played down reports in American media that the US extracted a high-level spy from Russia in 2017 fearing his cover could b…

(CNN)The chairman of a House Oversight subcommittee is seeking answers after it took the Trump administration nearly nine months to impose legally mandated sanctions on Russia for its use of chemical weapons. Late on August 1, the White House quietly announc…

Image copyrightTimati/InstagramImage caption Timati uploaded this picture with Russian President Vladimir Putin to Instagram in 2017 A rap song released by hip hop artists Timati and Guf has become the most disliked Russian-language video on YouTube. More…

Image copyrightAFPImage caption President Trump jokes with Russian foreign minister Sergei Lavrov and ambassador Sergei Kislyak The US extracted a high-level spy from inside Russia in 2017, reports say. Citing "multiple Trump administration officials wit…

The CIA spent decades cultivating an informant who became so close to Russian President Vladimir Putin that the individual could photograph documents on his desk and send them back to U.S. intelligence officials, according to a series of shocking reports publ…

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The Kremlin claimed victory on Monday, with Mr. Putins spokesman, Dmitri S. Peskov, calling the vote very successful for United Russia. In the country as a whole, the party has demonstrated its political leadership, Mr. Peskov said. Kremlin opponents dismis…

* Ruling party loses about a third of seats in Moscow -RIA * Result follows biggest street protests in years * Many opposition candidates were excluded * Opposition advised people to vote tactically By Andrew Osborn and Andrey Kuzmin MOSCOW, Sept 9 (Reut…