In emails revealing Moscow’s efforts to groom incompetent aspiring leaders of the oil-rich war-torn country, the cynicism would be almost laughable, but the carnage is continuous.

On Sept. 7, Nadya Tolokonnikova and 15 other members of the Russian punk rock/art collective Pussy Riot were detained by Moscow police. Here is their side of the story.

What do you find when you visit the home of a possible Russian defector? Hypervigilant security men in an SUV, two very large dogs, and confused neighbors.

“People were looking for other jobs,” said one source familiar with the discussions. “And people on the project thought it was going to end.”

The Senate majority leader worked to keep money out of Kentucky coal miners’ hands—even as he maneuvered to steer federal cash to an aluminum plant connected to a Putin ally.

National security experts believe it could be a gut punch to U.S. diplomatic and security interests in a part of the world that’s been a sore spot for the president: Europe.

The two politicians, one a former KGB officer, another a former comedian, managed to keep their promises to each other and swap 70 prisoners.