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Carter Page, a former foreign policy adviser to then-presidential candidate Donald Trump, speaks at a news conference at the RIA Novosti news agency in Moscow in December. Page said he was in Moscow to meet with businessmen and politicians.

FBI Reportedly Got Court Order To Monitor Trump Adviser's Communications

7:14pm April 12, 2017

by Camila Domonoske

To acquire the FISA warrant to surveil Carter Page, the FBI had to "show probable cause that he was effectively acting as an agent of Russia," says Washington Post reporter Adam Entous.

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Secretary of State Rex Tillerson shakes hands with Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov at the start of their meeting in Moscow. Russia has accused the U.S. of breaking international law with its missile strike on Syria last week.

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Putin, Tillerson Meet At Kremlin, Discuss Tensions Between Russia And U.S.

5:55pm April 12, 2017

by Bill Chappell

"The world's two foremost nuclear powers cannot cannot have this kind of relationship," Secretary of State Rex Tillerson said after meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin on Wednesday.

Russian President Vladimir Putin meets President George W. Bush at the G-8 economic summit in Genoa, Italy on July 22, 2001. The leaders initially had a good relationship. But shortly before Bush left office, he told Putin, "Vladimir, you're cold-blooded.

Russia, The Place Where U.S. Presidents Get Their Hopes Dashed

12:26pm April 11, 2017

by Greg Myre

U.S. presidents have a tradition of entering office and expressing hope for improved relations with Russia. This is matched by a tradition of presidents leaving office amid friction with Moscow.

Secretary of State Rex Tillerson sits at a table surrounded by foreign ministers from G-7 countries on Tuesday, the second day of a meeting in Lucca, Italy. Tillerson headed to Moscow later that day for the start of a series of what promise to be some tou

Before Their Tete-A-Tete, Tillerson And Russians Trade Verbal Tit-For-Tat On Syria

12:00pm April 11, 2017

by Colin Dwyer

Before the secretary of state even touched down in Moscow, heated words were already flying between the two sides over Syrian President Bashar Assad and the U.S. missile strike last week.

U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson waits for the start of a meeting last month at NATO headquarters in Brussels. Tillerson is scheduled to travel to Russia on Tuesday, in what promises to be a difficult round of talks after the U.S. missile strike in S

Syria Casts Long Shadow Across Rex Tillerson's Big Trip To Italy And Russia

6:21pm April 10, 2017

by Colin Dwyer

The secretary of state is meeting with G-7 diplomats, then heading to Moscow on Tuesday for some rather tough discussions. All the while, the U.S. strike on Syria is likely to be Item 1 on the agenda.

Russia's deputy U.N. ambassador Vladimir Safronkov speaks during a Security Council meeting on the situation in Syria, Friday, at United Nations headquarters.

After U.S. Strikes On Syria, The Gloves Come Off In Moscow

4:58pm April 07, 2017

by Lucian Kim

Russia had been giving President Trump the soft touch. But following the U.S. missile strike on Syria, hopes for friendlier relations are fizzling and the Kremlin's rhetorical cease-fire is over.

A picture taken Friday shows the damaged Shayrat airfield at the Syrian military base targeted overnight by U.S. Tomahawk cruise missiles, southeast of the central Syrian city of Homs.

Russia Says U.S. Broke International Law In Striking Syria, Citing 'Pretext'

3:59pm April 07, 2017

by Bill Chappell

Russia blamed the strike on "speculations on children's photos." At the U.N., Ambassador Nikki Haley said, "The moral stain of the Assad regime could no longer go unanswered."

People lay flowers at the Technology Institute subway station in St. Petersburg, Russia, on Tuesday. Federal investigators say they found remains of a man they believe carried out Monday's attack in a subway train.

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St. Petersburg Bombing Suspect Identified; Death Toll Is At 14

9:58am April 04, 2017

by Bill Chappell

Russian investigators say a device was set off by a man "whose remains were found in the third car of the train." The 22-year-old from Kyrgyzstan is said to have planted a second device elsewhere.

Former FBI agent Clint Watts testifies before the Senate Intelligence Committee on Thursday in Washington, D.C.

How Russian Twitter Bots Pumped Out Fake News During The 2016 Election

5:55pm April 03, 2017

Clint Watts, a former FBI agent, describes a diffuse network of Russian hackers and propagandists conducting a misinformation campaign that didn't stop with the election of President Trump.

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A damaged train carriage sits at the Technological Institute metro station in St. Petersburg, Russia. At least 10 people were killed and dozens more were injured Monday afternoon after an explosion went off in between metro stations in Russia's second-lar

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Investigators Say 'Explosive Device' Caused St. Petersburg Metro Train Blast

4:58pm April 03, 2017

by Merrit Kennedy

At least 10 people were killed in the blast, according to Health Minister Veronika Skvortsova. The explosion hit while the train was between two stations in the center of Russia's second-largest city.