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FSB security service officers detain Ivan Safronov (R), Head of Roscosmos Dmitry Rogozin's adviser, suspected of treason against the state. Public Relations Centre of Federal Security Service/TASS on July 7, 2020.

Russian Space Agency Official Accused of Relaying Information to Spy Agency Charged With Treason

(MOSCOW) — An adviser to the director of Russia's state space corporation h...

(MOSCOW) — An adviser to the director of Russia's state space corporation has been detained on treason charges, the nation's top security agency said Tuesday. Ivan Safronov, a former journalist who served as an adviser...

Father Sergiy, a Russian monk who has defied the Russian Orthodox Church's leadership, right, speaks to journalists in Russian Ural's Sredneuralsk, Russia on June 17, 2020.

Russian Orthodox Church Defrocks Coronavirus-Denying Monk

Monk Father Sergiy didn't show up at the session and dismissed the verdict,...

Monk Father Sergiy didn't show up at the session and dismissed the verdict, urging his backers to defend the monastery

Russian President Vladimir Putin gives a televised address to the nation in Moscow on June 23, 2020

Vladimir Putin Orders Constitutional Amendments That Would Allow Him to Remain in Power Until 2036

The changes allow Putin to run for two more six-year terms after his curren...

The changes allow Putin to run for two more six-year terms after his current one expires in 2024

Russia's President Vladimir Putin pictured on June 30, 2020.

Russians Voters Agree to Extend President Putin's Rule Until 2036

A majority of Russians approved amendments to the country's constitution, a...

A majority of Russians approved amendments to the country's constitution, although balloting was tarnished by widespread reports of voting irregularities

President Donald Trump arrives for an event on June 16, 2020 in the Rose Garden of the White House in Washington, D.C.

Reports of Russian Bounties for Taliban Fighters Further Strain Trump's Bond With Veterans

Trump's relationship with the military community has often been tested

In this file photo taken on Wednesday, June 24, 2020, Russian President Vladimir Putin, center, watches the Victory Day military parade marking the 75th anniversary of the Nazi defeat in Moscow. Russian authorities seem to be pulling out all the stops to get people to vote on a series of constitutional amendments that would enable President Vladimir Putin to stay in office until 2036 by resetting the clock on his term limits.

Russians Begin to Vote on Whether to Allow Putin to Remain in Power Until 2036

(MOSCOW) — Polls opened in Russia on Thursday for a week-long vote on const...

(MOSCOW) — Polls opened in Russia on Thursday for a week-long vote on constitutional changes that would allow President Vladimir Putin to stay in power until 2036. The vote on a slew of constitutional amendments,...

Marshal Billingslea, U.S. President Donald Trump's special envoy for arms control on talks with Russia's Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov on nuclear arms control, informs the press in Vienna, Austria, June 23, 2020.

U.S. and Russia Start New Nuclear Arms Control Talks Without China

The current arms treaty, signed in 2010, imposes limits on the number of lo...

The current arms treaty, signed in 2010, imposes limits on the number of long-range nuclear warheads and launchers