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Russia Reckons With Loss of Regional Influence as Armenia Eyes Exit from Moscow-Led Military Bloc

Officials privately admit that Russia's chances of preventing an Armenian exit from the CSTO alliance are slim, sources told MT.

Bulletproof Vests on Red Square: Kremlin Secretly Beefs Up Putin’s Personal Security

The special services control practically every aspect of Putin’s life, down to testing his meals for poison, a source close to the Kremlin said.

Putin Arrives in Belarus to Talk Security, Tactical Nuclear Weapons Drills

Russian Defense Minister Andrei Belousov also traveled to Minsk, arriving early Friday to meet with his Belarusian counterpart Viktor Khrenin.

Car Bomb Reportedly Injures Former Ukrainian Agent in Moscow

Vasily Prozorov was injured after an explosive device detonated under his Toyota Land Cruiser, according to state media.

Public Records Reveal Russia’s Secret Military, Intelligence Sites – Dossier Center

The locations of the high-security sites were posted online by the authorities as part of lists of energy consumers whose power supplies cannot be cut...

opinion Samuel Ramani

With Allies Scarce, Russia Paints Itself as the Enemy of ‘Western Colonialism’

The Moscow Conference on International Security showed how Russia tries to appeal to the Global South despite its own neo-imperialist actions.

Belarus Introduces Border Controls for Travelers From Russia

Border authorities said the increased security measures would be in place “until further notice.”

Member of Kremlin Guard Flees Russia, Details Putin’s Secret Life

Gleb Karakulov is the highest-ranking member of Russia’s special services known to have defected in the country’s modern history.

Russia Adopts New Global Strategy to Curtail Western 'Dominance'

The new strategy appears to view the deterioration of Moscow's relations with the West as a long-term geopolitical reality.

Law Punishing Acts of Sabotage With Life Sentences Wins Duma Support

New legislation that punishes organization, financing and recruitment for acts of sabotage with stiff sentences of up to life imprisonment was approved...

Kremlin Discusses 'Domestic Security' After Ukraine Drone Attacks

President Vladimir Putin on Tuesday met with top officials on Russia's "domestic security" as the Kremlin said the latest Ukrainian drone attacks presented...

U.S. and Russian Spy Chiefs Hold Talks in Ankara

The heads of Russian and U.S. intelligence held an unannounced meeting in the Turkish capital Ankara on Monday, the Russian Kommersant newspaper reported...

opinion Andrei Soldatov and Irina Borogan

How the Kremlin Quietly Built Russia's Surveillance State

While Russia's mobilization of reservists to bolster its manpower on the frontline of the war with Ukraine has dominated news coverage of Russia in recent...

Russia Says U.S., NATO 'Main Threats' to National Security

Putin’s naval doctrine said Moscow will seek to strengthen its leading position in exploring the Arctic and its mineral resources.

6 Russian Border Regions Raise ‘Terror’ Threat Level

Local authorities elevated threat levels after residents reported a series of explosions.

CIA Head Meets Russian Security Council Chief in Moscow

The meeting comes with Russia's ties with the West at their lowest levels in years.

opinion Mark Galeotti

New National Security Strategy Is a Paranoid’s Charter

Russia's new National Strategy regards not just foreign countries as a threat, but the very processes reshaping the modern world.

Russia Urges Gulf Nations to Consider a Joint Security Mechanism

Tensions in the Gulf have risen following the U.S. killing of Iranian military commander General Qassem Soleimani.

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