Russia hosted the BRICs games back in June, and they didn't hold a candle to the Paris games.

The renaming of a Moscow square is the latest sign of Russia's break with the West.

The remarkable prisoner swap this past week is only the tip of the iceberg.

Russian flags are nowhere to be seen in the Paris Olympics, but its athletes are competing. How is that possible?

A Latvian pro-Kremlin activist and his five-year-old illegally crossed the border with Russia on a small recreational watercraft.

American journalist Evan Gershkovich has been sentenced to 16 years in a penal colony. 

Russian president Vladimir Putin says that the armed forces need to shore up in case of some explosive international developments.

Russia hosts a "rival" game this month in Kazan. 

The two remaining Russian visa centers in the US have been closed. 

Putin's recent trip to North Korea signifies a continued, but not surprising, turn from the West.

Russian state media outlet Izvestia is celebrating ten years since the Crimean annexation with a special feature that's pure propaganda.

The Russian Chess Federation has been banned from international competition until 2026.