Russia hopes that Wednesday鈥檚 summit between Vladimir Putin and Joe Biden will establish a baseline understanding of their countries鈥� red lines.
Russia may not be at war with the West, but the Kremlin is increasingly using a warlike sensibility in its domestic rhetoric and policy.
Efforts to fix Moscow鈥檚 traffic highlight the green priorities of a new generation of bureaucrats 鈥� and the lack of input from any other Muscovites.
With its relations with Washington at a nadir, Moscow is eyeing a more pragmatic, if adversarial, relationship with the U.S.
In Soviet Moscow, Eliseevsky grocery store was alone in having full shelves. Today only its decor distinguishes it. The shop closes this weekend.
Moscow is threatening to cut off Twitter within Russia, suggesting it is trying to make it possible to sever its domestic internet from the world.
The Sputnik V vaccine may show what Russian science is capable of. But it also highlights the extent of the Russian public鈥檚 doubts over it.
The Kremlin named five Russians 鈥渇oreign agents鈥� at the end of 2020, the first time individuals have been officially stigmatized.
How the collapse of the Soviet Union 30 years ago continues to roil Russia, the former East bloc, and the world.
Like their counterparts around the globe, Russian food delivery workers are in high demand during the pandemic. But they also risk being exploited.
Alexei Navalny is back in Russia and calling for protests against Vladimir Putin and the Kremlin. But his sway with the Russian public remains modest.
In the past few months, hundreds of artists have been evicted from their studios amid a massive Moscow urban renovation project.
The recent Armenia-Azerbaijan war, a result of failed diplomacy, has thrown up a new victor and paved the way for Turkey to extend its influence.
With the pandemic threatening the health of older teachers, Moscow schools are moving them remote and bringing in trainees to help students in class.
Will the presidential victory of Joe Biden bring the changes to U.S. international relations that the world hopes and expects?
Donald Trump is not without his international supporters. What is it about the U.S. president that earns the respect and approval of non-Americans?
The conflict over Nagorno-Karabakh is broadly supported in both Armenia and Azerbaijan. But some are defying public sentiments to call for peace.
Russia is seeing its 鈥渘ear abroad鈥� neighbors being tugged from its influence, with fighting over Nagorno-Karabakh being the latest example.
Alexander Lukashenko, the disputed president of Belarus, has won new backing from Russia. But no solution to the nation鈥檚 political crisis in in view.
A month of protest against Alexander Lukashenko has reshaped Belarusians鈥� vision of what their country should be.
