Charles Maynes

Russian President Vladimir Putin has congratulated Donald Trump on his election victory, saying he is ready to engage with the United States.

Russia's Vladimir Putin says he endorses Vice President Harris, with a wink and a nod. “Russia likes that Donald Trump says he wants to improve relations between America and Russia,” one expert says.

Russian President Vladimir Putin neither confirms nor denies the presence of North Korean troops in Ukraine. Putin’s comments came during a press conference at a Russian-hosted summit for the world’s top developing economies.

Moldova voted in favor of adding a path to the European Union to its constitution, and gave the incumbent president the most votes in elections Sunday, but neither result was the win leaders wanted.

A Russian court convicted Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich on charges of espionage Friday, sentencing him to 16 years in a Russian prison colony in a trial the U.S. denounced as a sham.

A Moscow court ordered the arrest of the widow of Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny during a hearing that was conducted in absentia as part of a sweeping Kremlin crackdown on the opposition.

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi is in Moscow for a two-day visit with Russian President Vladimir Putin.

The espionage trial for Gershkovich, a Wall Street Journal correspondent, has begun in Russia’s Ural mountain capital of Yekaterinburg — the same city where he was detained 15 months ago.

Russia’s southern republic of Dagestan continues to mourn loved ones and hold funerals for the dead, as questions and conspiracy theories swirl over the weekend attack that killed 20 people.

Staff Sgt. Gordon Black was sentenced to nearly four years in prison on charges of theft and threatening to murder.