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Russia Among Dozens of Countries Targeted by New Trump Tariffs

The White House accused Russia and other countries of failing to enact or effectively enforce bans on goods produced with forced labor.

Rubio Says U.S. Remains Committed to Ukraine Peace Talks After Meeting With Lavrov

Rubio said President Donald Trump had made clear that the United States was prepared to help facilitate an end to a "senseless war" if the opportunity...

Lavrov and Rubio Set to Meet at ASEAN Summit to Discuss Ukraine Peace Talks

U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio said he would also discuss broader bilateral issues with Russia’s foreign minister on Thursday.

FBI Director Kash Patel Plans Trip to Russia in October – Politico

The Kremlin declined to confirm or deny the trip, telling reporters that “these kinds of visits usually happen behind closed doors.”

Kremlin Rejects Trump’s Election Interference Claim

“Russia has never interfered in the domestic affairs of other countries,” top spokesman Dmitry Peskov told reporters.

Russia Defeats U.S. in Moscow Ice Hockey Match Aimed at Normalizing Ties

Putin first proposed holding hockey matches between Russian and American players during a phone call with Trump in March 2025.

The Trump Administration Deported a Military Deserter Back to Russia. Then He Escaped Again.

In interviews with The Moscow Times, Artyom Vovchenko recounted his improbable and highly risky flight from Russia earlier this year.

Rubio Denies Russian Claims of Ukraine Peace Agreement at Alaska Summit

“There was a proposal in Alaska, but there was no agreement. If there had been an agreement, we would have had an end of the war,” Rubio said.

American Pastor Faces Deportation From Russia After Calling on Churchgoers to Pray for Donald Trump

A court in Kamchatka ruled to hold Paul Guione in a detention center for foreigners awaiting deportation until Aug. 27.

White House Allows Russian Oil Sanctions Waiver to Expire for Third Time

Trump said this week that his administration would “soon” be able to reimpose sanctions on Russian crude “because the oil is now flowing” through...

Telegram Founder Durov Slams Russia’s Internet Censorship as a Boon for U.S. Spying

“The Russian official who broke the internet and threw the country back by decades under the guise of ‘digital sovereignty’ deserves a national security...

Andrew Tate Is in Russia — and Almost Everyone Hates It

The face of the manosphere has achieved the seemingly impossible: he has united voices from across Russia's political spectrum.

Russian Post Resumes U.S. Mail and Package Deliveries

The company said deliveries from the U.S. were restored in late May, with the first batch having already arrived in Russia.

Moscow to Host U.S.-Russia Hockey Match Next Month

The president of AmCham Russia said the inaugural match will take place at the Kristall ice palace within Moscow’s Luzhniki Olympic Complex on July 1...

Trump’s White House Ballroom Commissioner to Attend Putin’s Speech at St. Petersburg Economic Forum

Rodney Mims Cook Jr. told Russian media that the State Department cleared his participation at SPIEF, which is scheduled to take place from June 3 to June...

Kremlin Vows ‘Total Solidarity’ With Cuba and Condemns U.S. Threats Against Island

The Foreign Ministry criticized the Trump administration’s actions against Cuba as “a cynical embodiment of a revived Monroe Doctrine.”

U.S. Extends Russian Oil Waiver for a Second Time

The temporary general license, which had been allowed to lapse over the weekend, is now effective until June 17.

U.S. Allows Russian Oil Waiver to Expire Again

Sanctions experts said they expect the U.S. to either issue a short-term extension or grant specific exemptions to major Asian refineries.

Sacked Russian Deputy Minister Flees to U.S. Amid Fraud Probe, Sources Say

Denis Butsayev was dismissed from the Natural Resources and Environment Ministry shortly after he reportedly slipped out of the country.

White House to Invite Putin to G20 Summit in Miami, Though Trump Doubts He’ll Attend

The Kremlin leader last attended a G20 summit in person in 2019, the year before the Covid-19 pandemic.

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