
The Russians have been saying they would not jump to conclusions about the nature of the Metrojet crash in Egypt until a lengthy investigation was concluded but, on Tuesday, Russian security officials suddenly declared the plane was indeed destroyed by a terrorist attack. There have also been reports of police detaining or arresting airport workers, although the Egyptian government has disputed those accounts.
by John Hayward17 Nov 2015, 2:58 PM PST0

Russia has suspended all flights to Egypt, with President Vladimir Putin accepting a security recommendation from his Federal Security Bureau (FSB).
by John Hayward6 Nov 2015, 9:38 AM PST0

An Associated Press report describes a joint project between Eastern European authorities and the FBI to expose a nuclear smuggling ring, which tried to sell “a huge cache of deadly cesium – enough to contaminate several city blocks”– to ISIS.
by John Hayward7 Oct 2015, 8:44 AM PST0

Analysts following what appears to be a developing political crisis in Russia suspect the growing tensions engulfing the Kremlin may be a product of the workings of Chechen President Ramzan Kadyrov, once a loyal ally to President Vladimir Putin.
by Mary Chastain24 Mar 2015, 7:09 AM PST0

Russian authorities have reported that the cameras on Bolshoi Moskvoretsky are broken, which prevents them from identifying the person who shot opposition leader Boris Nemtsov on the streets of the Kremlin.
by Mary Chastain3 Mar 2015, 1:38 PM PST0

Ex-KGB agent Alexander Litvinenko accused Russian President Vladimir Putin of being a pedophile a few months before he was poisoned in 2006. He gave Putin the nickname “The Kremlin Pedophile” after he kissed a young boy’s stomach in public.
by Mary Chastain4 Feb 2015, 8:39 AM PST0