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FACT CHECK: Is Russia Really Sending Medical Supplies To The United States?

9:04pm March 31, 2020

by Barbara Sprunt

President Trump told reporters Russia sent a cargo plane with medical aid to the United States to combat the coronavirus pandemic. It followed a phone call with Russia's President Vladimir Putin.

Russian President Vladimir Putin speaks during the State Council's meeting at Grand Kremlin Palace on Dec. 26 in Moscow.

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Putin's Rule Turns 20: Many Russians Find Stability; A New Generation Sees Stagnation

9:44am January 06, 2020

by Lucian Kim

Even after two decades in power, Russia's leader enjoys approval ratings around 70%. Supporters say he has returned the country to greatness. But a poll says over half of young adults want to leave.

Russian President Vladimir Putin speaks Thursday during his annual news conference in Moscow. During the four-hour session, the longtime Russian leader called the U.S. impeachment process "far-fetched," making the prediction that Donald Trump will be acqu

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Vladimir Putin Backs Trump, Calling Impeachment Charges 'Completely Made Up'

12:09pm December 19, 2019

by Colin Dwyer

The Russian president said so Thursday during his annual marathon news conference in Moscow. During the year-end event, Putin also suggested that Russia's presidential term limits "could be removed."

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy, French President Emmanuel Macron and Russian President Vladimir Putin arrive for a meeting on Ukraine with German Chancellor at the Elysee Palace on Monday in Paris.

With Paris Peace Talks, Putin And Zelenskiy Meet For First Time

3:07pm December 09, 2019

by Laurel Wamsley

More than 13,000 people have been killed in the Russian insurgency since it began five years ago. The Ukrainian president entered the talks in a tricky position, wanting peace but lacking leverage.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy visits a military unit in Ukraine's Donetsk region on Friday.

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The Stakes For Ukraine Are High In Monday's Summit Between Putin And Zelenskiy

2:32pm December 06, 2019

by Lucian Kim

Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskiy will have his first meeting with Russian leader Vladimir Putin in Paris, in an effort to end a five-year conflict in eastern Ukraine that has cost 13,000 lives.

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Russian President Vladimir Putin has signed a law giving the government the right to register individual journalists and bloggers as foreign agents. Putin is seen here in Budapest in October.

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Putin Approves Law Labeling Journalists 'Foreign Agents' In Russia

5:33pm December 02, 2019

by Laurel Wamsley

The rule extends a 2017 law pertaining to outlets like Voice of America. That law was drafted after the Justice Department compelled Russia-backed RT America to register as a foreign agent in the U.S.

From Russia with Blood: The Kremlin's Ruthless Assassination Program and Vladimir Putin's Secret War on the West, by Heidi Blake

'From Russia With Blood' Doesn't Capture The Messy Nature Of Russian Politics

11:10am November 19, 2019

by Leonid Ragozin

Buzzfeed's Heidi Blake fails to support a dubious argument, but the book is worth reading for its recap of more than a dozen murder and suspicious death stories during a two-decade period.

Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny speaks during a Moscow rally in September to support political prisoners.

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Russian Opposition Leader Navalny Links Moscow Prosecutor To Luxury Properties Abroad

1:56pm November 15, 2019

by Lucian Kim

Alexei Navalny, a prominent critic of President Vladimir Putin, runs an anti-corruption organization that Russian authorities accuse of being a "foreign agent." This week, he hit back.

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Russian President Vladimir Putin, shown here at the Kremlin in Moscow on Thursday, said on Friday that Russia should respond in kind to the testing of a new U.S. cruise missile.

Putin To Russian Military: 'Prepare A Symmetrical Response' To U.S. Missile Test

2:07pm August 23, 2019

by Sasha Ingber

His remarks come after a U.S. Defense Department test of a modified Navy Tomahawk cruise missile, and the demise of the Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces Treaty between Washington and Moscow.

President Trump speaks to reporters in the Oval Office on Tuesday. He said that Russia should be allowed back into the G-7.

Trump Says Russia Should Be Allowed Into G-7; Moscow Wants Talks To Continue

2:19pm August 21, 2019

by Sasha Ingber

"I think it's much more appropriate to have Russia in," President Trump told reporters. In Russia, the Foreign Ministry spokeswoman said discussions should move from the media "to the expert level."