Charles Maynes
[Copyright 2024 NPR]
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Putin said the new missile, called "Oreshnik," Russian for "hazel," used a nonnuclear warhead and was in response to Ukraine firing longer-range missiles into Russia with NATO's help.
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Ukraine has fired ATACMS into Russia, marking the first attack using the U.S.-made long-range missiles in 1,000 days of war.
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Russian President Vladimir Putin has congratulated Donald Trump on his election victory, saying he is ready to engage with the United States.
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Russia's Vladimir Putin says he endorses Vice President Harris, with a wink and a nod. 鈥淩ussia likes that Donald Trump says he wants to improve relations between America and Russia,鈥 one expert says.
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Russian President Vladimir Putin neither confirms nor denies the presence of North Korean troops in Ukraine. Putin鈥檚 comments came during a press conference at a Russian-hosted summit for the world鈥檚 top developing economies.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi is in Moscow for a two-day visit with Russian President Vladimir Putin.
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The espionage trial for Gershkovich, a Wall Street Journal correspondent, has begun in Russia鈥檚 Ural mountain capital of Yekaterinburg 鈥 the same city where he was detained 15 months ago.
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Russia鈥檚 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.
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Staff Sgt. Gordon Black was sentenced to nearly four years in prison on charges of theft and threatening to murder.