Russia has said its forces helped to repel Saturday's attempted coup in Niger. Explosions and gunfire rang out across capital, Niamey, early in the morning, including at a key military airbase and the presidential palace. Hours later, Niger's authorities said the rebellion had been contained.

Russia is grinding deeper into the Donbas, where Ukrainian troops are preparing for a costly fight over the region's last major defensive bastions.

The spy boss of Estonia, a country that borders Russia and was once occupied by the Soviet Union, warned that strongman Vladimir Putin’s grip on power could be in danger as the Kremlin ramps

Democratic Sen. Richard Blumenthal of Connecticut, who recently returned from a trip to the Ukraine region, told "Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan" that the House must forward on the Russia sanctions bill that has already passed the Senate.

The visit to Moscow is the latest instance in which Trump has turned to his CIA director to help navigate tense diplomatic negotiations with a major U.S. adversary. Ratcliffe also traveled secretly to Cuba this May to warn the country’s communist regime to make fundamental reforms or risk a U.S. pressure campaign.

President Donald Trump’s central intelligence chief traveled to Moscow this week with a warning to Russia not to stage an attack in NATO territory, among other issues, according to two people familiar with the matter.

Oscar Jenkins has given his first interview since he was sentenced to 13 years' imprisonment by Russian authorities for participating as "a mercenary in an armed conflict".

"At the moment, Russia's options for escalation are quite limited. The only thing Russia can still escalate with is mobilization. And I believe mobilization would have domestic political

Russia is the largest destination for stolen Canadian cars. Smugglers are meeting the demand of a booming black market.

The shifting power status of the two leaders will be front and center on Monday, when they are set to meet in Kyrgyzstan.