Russia

A Proton-M rocket shown in 2013. The same type of rocket malfunctioned in mid-flight on Saturday and crashed over Siberia carrying a Mexican communications satellite.

Unmanned Russian Rocket Burns Up Carrying Mexican Satellite

1:56pm May 16, 2015

by Scott Neuman

The launch is the latest in a string of failures for the Proton-M rocket, a workhorse for the International Launch Services, a joint Russia-American satellite carrier business.

Russian Army T-14 Armata tanks drive towards Red Square to participate in the annual Victory Day Parade.

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Russia Celebrates WWII Victory Over Germany

6:26pm May 09, 2015

by Scott Neuman

Casualties for Soviet Russia far exceeded other allies arrayed against the Nazis. An estimated 24 million soldiers and civilians were killed.

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Actors dressed as World War II Soviet Red Army soldiers take a break during rehearsals Thursday at Red Square ahead of Saturday's celebrations.

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At Russia's Huge WWII Remembrance, An Absence Of Western Leaders

10:38pm May 08, 2015

by Corey Flintoff

A decade ago, President George W. Bush was among those who visited Moscow for the occasion. Today, the event highlights the friction between Russia and the West.

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Helicopter belonging to the Netherlands participates in NATO's Dynamic Mongoose anti-submarine exercise in the North Sea, off the coast of Norway, on May 4, 2015.

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NATO Forces Launch Largest Anti-Submarine Exercises Ever Off Norway Coast

6:38pm May 04, 2015

by Jackie Northam

The two-week naval exercise, dubbed Dynamic Mongoose, brings dozens of vessels together, and comes amid concern about Russia's increasing aggression.

Bill Browder crosses Red Square in 2004, at the height of Hermitage Capital Management's success.

In 'Red Notice,' Success Draws Treachery, Tragedy In Putin's Russia

3:01pm May 01, 2015

by NPR Staff

Robert Siegel talks to Bill Browder, an American financier who was expelled from post-Soviet Russia and saw an attempt to claim his company devolve into a deadly bureaucratic and legal farce.

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Report: To Aid Combat, Russia Wages Cyberwar Against Ukraine

6:41pm April 30, 2015

by Aarti Shahani

Cyberwarfare is a hidden world with few documented examples. In a new report, security researchers detail digital attacks against Ukraine's military and charge the Russian military as the hacker.

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A Russian launch vehicle carrying the Progress M-27M cargo ship lifts off from the Baikonur cosmodrome in Kazakhstan on Tuesday. Fears mounted Wednesday that the unmanned cargo capsule was lost and may plunge back to Earth as ground control failed to gain

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Russia Tries To Regain Control Of Space Capsule

11:49am April 29, 2015

by Krishnadev Calamur

The cargo ship was launched Tuesday and scheduled to dock at the International Space Station to deliver 2.5 tons of supplies. Ground control lost contact after the ship reached its first orbit.

Russian President Vladimir Putin speaks at a celebration to mark the first anniversary of Crimea's incorporation into Russia, in Moscow, on March 18.

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Putin: 'No Regrets' Over Crimea Annexation

3:21pm April 26, 2015

by Scott Neuman

In a new documentary titled The President, the Russian leader says seizing Crimea from Ukraine righted a historical wrong.

Russian President Vladimir Putin listens during an annual call-in show on Russian television in Moscow on Thursday.

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Putin Defends Missile Deal With Iran, Says No Russian Troops In Ukraine

5:50pm April 16, 2015

by Krishnadev Calamur

The Russian president's comments were part of a four-hour call-in TV show that has become an annual tradition. He also criticized the West for its treatment of Moscow.

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Pro-Russia Journalist Shot Dead In Ukraine

12:34pm April 16, 2015

by Jackie Northam

Oles Buzyna was gunned down in broad daylight in Kiev, one day after a former pro-Russia lawmaker was found dead there. The Ukrainian government is calling for a quick and transparent investigation.