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A U.S. Student Who Went Missing In Russia Is Found Dead

12:27pm June 19, 2021

by Lucian Kim

Catherine Serou, a 34-year-old U.S. citizen, is found dead a few days after she was feared abducted. A suspect in her killing, a man in his early 40s with past convictions, has been arrested.

President Biden is set to leave Brussels on Tuesday for Geneva, the last leg of a trip where he sought to mend fences with allies and take a tougher stance on Moscow and Beijing.

Biden And The EU Call A Truce In A 17-Year Trade Fight To Focus On Threats From China

1:38pm June 15, 2021

by Franco Ordoñez

Biden tried to repair ties with European allies and convinced them to take a tougher stance on China. Next he'll confront Russia. But selling this at home remains the hardest part.

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In this 2011 photo, Joe Biden, then vice president, shakes hands with Vladimir Putin, then Russia's prime minister, in Moscow. President Biden will hold a summit with Putin this week in Geneva, a face-to-face meeting between the two leaders that comes ami

5 Things To Watch At The Biden-Putin Summit

12:05pm June 14, 2021

The June 16 Geneva summit between President Biden and Russian President Vladimir Putin is a chance for the two leaders to map out how they will manage a difficult relationship. Here's what to know.

Joe Biden met with Vladimir Putin in Moscow in 2011, when Biden was U.S. vice president and Putin was Russia's prime minister. A decade later, the two will meet as presidents in Geneva on June 16.

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Biden And Putin Won't Hold A Joint News Conference After Their Geneva Meeting

10:53am June 12, 2021

by Rachel Treisman

Biden will instead hold a solo press conference, which a White House official called "the appropriate format to clearly communicate with the free press the topics that were raised in the meeting."

Belarus police detain journalist Roman Protasevich center, in Minsk, Belarus March 26, 2017. Protasevich was arrested after an airliner in which he was riding was diverted to Belarus.

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3 Reasons Why The Arrest Of A Journalist By Belarus Is Troubling

8:39am May 25, 2021

The arrest of journalist Roman Protasevich, who was seized from a flight that was forced down by Belarusian authorities, is being called an act of state terrorism and air piracy.

President Biden has slapped new sanctions on Russia over hacking and election interference but is aiming for a more predictable relationship. He plans to meet his counterpart next month.

Biden Wants A 'Stable, Predictable' Relationship With Russia. That's Complicated

8:14am May 22, 2021

by Franco Ordoñez

President Biden is getting ready for a summit with Russian President Vladimir Putin next month. Domestic politics are making Biden's approach to the talks even tougher.

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U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken (left) greets Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov as they arrive for a meeting at the Harpa Concert Hall in Reykjavik, Iceland, on Wednesday.

Top U.S., Russian Diplomats Met For First Time After New Sanctions Increased Tensions

1:18pm May 20, 2021

by Jaclyn Diaz

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken and Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov huddled on the sidelines of Arctic Council meetings in Reykjavik, Iceland.

Journalist Masha Borzunova during a taping of the show Fake News in TV Rain's Moscow studios.

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Russian Show 'Fake News' Wages Lone Battle Against The Kremlin's TV Propaganda

11:03am May 15, 2021

by Lucian Kim

There is almost no news alternative to government propaganda on Russian television — save for one channel known as TV Rain. But it only streams on the Web after cable dropped.

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Relatives of students who attend a school in the Russian city of Kazan, where a gunman opened fire on Tuesday, killing several students and at least one teacher and injuring more than 20 others.

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At Least 9 Dead In School Shooting In Russia

12:51pm May 11, 2021

Officials say a 19-year-old former student at a school in the Russian city of Kazan opened fire there Tuesday, killing at least seven students, a teacher and a school worker.

In this photo taken from a video provided by the Babushkinsky District Court in Moscow on Thursday, Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny is seen during a hearing on charges of defamation.

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In Court Hearing, Navalny Calls Putin A 'Naked, Thieving King'

12:45pm April 29, 2021

by Scott Neuman

The Kremlin critic looked gaunt after a weeks-long prison hunger strike. He appeared as the head of his political network said it was being forced to shut down amid government pressure.