Strasbourg tribunal fails to give ruling over 1940 Katyn massacre
The European Court of Human Rights in Strasbourg said on October 22 2013 that it has no competence to judge
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Russia
Sentence suspended for Russian opposition leader
A Russian appeals court has suspended the five-year prison sentence of anti-corruption blogger and opposition leader Alexei Navalny. The ruling
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Russia Watch: Kremlin to US government workers: We welcome your secrets
In the Cold War days, Soviet spies in the United States faced tough tasks – identifying high value targets, and
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Moscow police detain migrants following ethnic unrest
Police in Moscow detained 1,200 migrants from Central Asia and the Caucasus in a raid Monday on a produce warehouse,
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Ukraine’s future path may hinge on one bitter political rivalry
To hear Russian President Vladimir Putin say it, Russia and its biggest neighbor, Ukraine, are “one people.” “We have common
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Greenpeace activists arrested in Russia may face additional charges
Russian investigators say they are considering additional charges against several of the 30 Greenpeace activists arrested after a protest at
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Russia Watch: Greenpeace pirates? Russia loses another international PR war
After Pussy Riot and “Gay propaganda,” the Kremlin now marches resolutely towards another international public relations defeat — this time
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Russia charges Greenpeace activists with piracy
Russian authorities have formally charged 13Greenpeace activists and one freelance videographer with piracy after they were seized during a protest against
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Is crackdown on Greenpeace part of Russia’s new Cold War in the Arctic?
SALEKHARD, RUSSIA — Icy blasts of water greeted Greenpeace protesters climbing Russia’s lone offshore oil platform in the Arctic. Russia’s Coast
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