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The Federation Council of Russia voted unanimously on Friday in favor of a measure that would suspend the nation's responsibilities under the 1990 Conventional Forces in Europe Treaty . The Russian upper house's vote follows a unanimous vote...

An official with Russia's Union of Right Forces (SPS) told a news conference Thursday that the opposition political party had filed a lawsuit with the country's Supreme Court requesting that Russian...

The Russian State Duma voted unanimously Wednesday in favor of a measure that would suspend the nation's responsibilities under the 1990 Conventional Forces in Europe Treaty . The Russian government first threatened to temporarily withdraw from...

Russian prosecutors will push for a nine-year prison sentence for exiled business tycoon Boris Berezovsky in connection with charges that he embezzled millions from the Russian national airline Aeroflot , a lawyer appointed...

Russia will create an organization to track and monitor human rights abuses in Europe and the US, according to Anatoly Kucherena, a lawyer on Russia's new Public Chamber , an ombudsman-like body established two years ago...

US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice met with Russian human rights activists at the US ambassador's residence in Moscow Saturday to address growing concerns regarding freedom of speech, independence of the judiciary and conditions in the Caucasus region. Alexander...

Russian President Vladimir Putin threatened to withdraw Russia from the Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces (INF) Treaty Friday unless the treaty is expanded to include neighboring countries such as China, India and Pakistan. The treaty, signed...

Russian prosecutors know the identity of the person who shot Russian journalist Anna Politkovskaya , but have yet to arrest or bring charges against the suspect, lead investigator Petros Garibyan said in an interview ...

A Russian court began hearings against a renowned political commentator Tuesday, with prosecutors using expanded anti-extremism laws originally designed to combat racism and xenophobia but broadened in July to include activities taken for "political or ideological hatred."...

Russian prosecutors have charged a suspect as an accomplice in the murder of Russian journalist Anna Politkovskaya , Russian news agency Interfax reported Friday. Shamil Burayev, a one-time district head in the southern Russian republic of Chechnya...