In his new book, The New Yorker's Joshua Yaffa is as much an ethicist as he is a reporter, presenting a portrait of the Russian state through those who have decided to compromise with it.
Andrei Soldatov and Irina Borogan, revered experts on the Russian secret service, give the book a credibility most others on Russian clandestine operations lack — and they also change the optics.
The two leaders spoke by phone Wednesday. The Kremlin said Putin "regards the US President's offer as a sign that it is possible that full-scale bilateral relations will be restored in the future."
The U.S. said last week it would stop abiding by the Cold War treaty banning intermediate-range nuclear missiles. "Our response will be symmetrical," Russian President Vladimir Putin said.
The president cited Russian aggression against Ukraine in his tweet about the change. He still has a series of meetings planned on the sidelines of the summit, including with China's Xi Jinping.
The U.S. imposed sanctions after China's military bought new fighter jets and a surface-to-air missile system. Trade and military ties are increasing between Russia and China.
Russia's president said the men whom U.K. police recently accused of poisoning former spy Sergei Skripal are private citizens, not Russian agents, and urged them to speak out.
Pennsylvania Congressman Fitzpatrick served in the FBI and says he has full confidence in the US intelligence community. Days ago, GOP Rep. Will Hurd of Texas came to the same conclusion.
Trump repeatedly offered support to Russian leader Vladimir Putin and refused to endorse the U.S. intelligence community's finding that Russia interfered in the 2016 election to help Trump.
The Russian leader jumped behind the wheel of an orange dump truck, leading the charge across the 12-mile bridge connecting the two regions for the first time in history.
Vladimir Putin wanted a mandate to govern, and got it, with 76 percent of the vote. He will use the next six years to advance his mission: cementing Russia's role as a major player on the world stage.
James Clapper and John Brennan appeared on CNN on Sunday, criticizing the president's comments that he believed Putin sincerely "feels" his country didn't interfere with the 2016 U.S. Election.
Bill Browder, who has been trying to expose corruption in Russia, says he does not feel safe knowing the Kremlin has issued an international arrest warrant for him via Interpol.
Speaking at a news conference in China, the Russian leader also said the "military hysteria" whipped up between Washington and Pyongyang "could cause a global catastrophe."
Allegations of murder, blackmail and hundreds of millions of dollars worth of corruption. William Browder's story has it all — and he shared it Thursday with a Senate panel investigating Russia.
After revelations about Donald Trump Jr.'s meeting with a Kremlin-connected Russian lawyer and a Russian-American lobbyist, investigators want to know more about the Trump Sr.'s Moscow sojourn.
U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson said President Trump "pressed" Vladimir Putin about election meddling, but the two leaders agreed on the need to move on in the U.S.-Russia relationship.
Oleg Deripaska sued over a report that he paid former Trump campaign manager Paul Manafort to further the Russian government's interests. The story brought new focus to the billionaire and his career.
