An expert warns Iran's IRGC leadership may flee to Russia amid regime instability after high-stakes U.S. negotiations collapsed and military fractures deepen.

Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov ​said on Wednesday that many positive things ‌were being said about the enormous potential of U.S.-Russia relations, but that in reality "nothing is happening".

This came shortly after Ukraine and Russia agreed to a three-day ceasefire brokered by America, though by May 10th both sides were accusing the other of having violated it. Vladimir Putin, Russia’s president,

A commuter train on the Razumnoye–Tomarovka route derailed in the Yakovlevsky district of Russia’s Belgorod region, regional Governor Vyacheslav Gladkov said.

Russia is now roiled by rumors of organized unrest with months to go before parliamentary elections, while Putin himself faces allegations of extreme isolation and a weakening grip on power. There is a sense of “mounting unease within the Kremlin” as it grapples with domestic and economic problems plus “increasing signs of dissent and setbacks on the battlefield in Ukraine,

After years of insisting Russia would fight until all objectives were achieved, Vladimir Putin has unexpectedly suggested the Ukraine conflict may be nearing an end — a shift some analysts believe reflects growing military,

Denis Butsaev, Russia’s former deputy natural resources minister, faces charges of large-scale fraud, the Russian state news agency TASS reported on May 13, citing law enforcement.

TOKYO, May 12 (Reuters) - Japan plans to send several officials to Russia in late May to facilitate communication and help protect assets owned by Japanese companies operating there, the Minister of Economy,