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Putin Speaks: Trump Is 'Absolute Leader' In Race; U.S. An Ally Against ISIS

11:07am December 17, 2015

by Bill Chappell

ISIS "is posing a threat to everyone," Russian President Vladimir Putin says. At his year-end news conference, Putin also said FIFA's Sepp Blatter should win the Nobel Peace Prize.

Secretary of State John Kerry shakes hands with Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov in Moscow on Tuesday.

In Russia, Secretary Kerry Looks For 'Real Progress' Over Syria

7:49am December 15, 2015

by Eyder Peralta

Ahead of planned peace talks, Secretary of State John Kerry was trying to put the U.S. and Russia on the same page with regards to the future of President Bashar Assad.

Tushenka, canned stewed meat, was both a portable army ration and a prized home ingredient.

From Russia, With Mayonnaise: Cookbook Revisits Soviet Classics

5:48pm December 14, 2015

by Deena Prichep

The dishes that marked the Soviet era still have a strong pull on Russian sentiment (if not stomachs). A new book revisits these recipes, born, in part, of food shortages and ingenuity.

Tsar Nicholas II is shown with his family in the 1910s. All were executed shortly after the 1917 Russian Revolution. Remains of the tsar, his wife Alexandra, top right, and their children — Olga, far left, Maria, top left, Anastasia, with arm around Ale

Will DNA Tests Finally Settle Controversy Surrounding Russia's Final Tsars?

1:39pm December 13, 2015

by Corey Flintoff

Tsar Alexander III's remains have been exhumed for DNA tests to confirm the identity of two grandchildren. Historians say the Russian Orthodox Church wants to reaffirm its ties to the imperial family.

A Turkish boat (in the foreground) escorts the Russian naval destroyer Smetlivy, in the Bosphorus in Istanbul, in July 2012.

Russian Destroyer Fires Warning Shots At Turkish Ship In Aegean Sea

11:45am December 13, 2015

by Eyder Peralta

The Russian Defense Ministry said it used small arms fire after the Turkish ship failed to change course despite visual signals and flares. Russia summoned Turkey's military attaché over the incident.

Russian President Vladimir Putin addresses the audience Friday during an annual meeting at the Defense Ministry in Moscow.

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Putin Says Russia Is Backing Some Syrian Opposition Forces

5:17pm December 11, 2015

by Camila Domonoske

Russia opposes the Islamic State, but supports Syria's Bashar Assad. Now Moscow says its military is providing weapons and supplies to Western-backed, anti-Assad forces on the frontlines against ISIS.

When Russia began its bombing campaign in Syria, Russian officials said it would be a short-term air operation. Since then, things have gotten messier. In his state of the nation speech Thursday, President Putin reminded Russians that it took nearly a dec

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With Few Signs Of Progress, Russia's Putin Warns Of Long Fight In Syria

7:04pm December 04, 2015

by Corey Flintoff

"Terrorists in Syria pose a special threat," Putin says. "Many people there are from Russia, and if they win in Syria, sooner or later they will come to Russia as well."

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Russian Defence Ministry officials sit under a display showing the Turkish-Syrian border during a news conference Wednesday in Moscow.

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Russia Accuses Turkey's President Of Profiting Off Trade With ISIS

11:16am December 02, 2015

by Camila Domonoske

Russia has previously alleged Turkish involvement in illegal oil trade with Islamist militants. Now Russian military officials are claiming that President Recep Tayyip Erdogan is personally involved.

Standing beside his country's flag, Foreign Minister Igor Luksic of Montenegro attends a news conference after Wednesday's meeting at NATO headquarters in Brussels.

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Russia Bristles As NATO Invites Montenegro To Join Military Alliance

9:32am December 02, 2015

by Camila Domonoske

Russian officials responded by announcing plans to halt joint projects with the small Balkan nation. The last countries to join NATO were Balkan states Albania and Croatia, in 2009.

President Obama listens to Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan during a bilateral meeting in Tuesday in Paris.

Obama On Climate Change: 'I Actually Think We're Going To Solve This Thing'

5:24pm December 01, 2015

by Eyder Peralta

In a press conference in Paris, Obama said that climate change is probably the hardest kind of problem for politicians to solve, yet despite the hurdles, he's optimistic.