The Russian leader's press secretary added that the presidents "did not have any initial contacts to discuss whether they should meet or not" ...

Rights groups, activists and independent media in Russia and Belarus endured increased government scrutiny, repressive laws and even were shut down and forced to operate from exile abroad.

The Kremlin said on Thursday that it had named a new head of Russia's space agency to ensure its ability to develop "dymanically" but rejected the suggestion that his fired predecessor had done ...

Dmitry Peskov indicated that Russia and the United States were engaged in discussions involving specific agencies and noted that these contacts had intensified ...