The Russian military has deployed state-of-the art anti-shipping missiles in the country’s westernmost Baltic region, the Interfax news agency has reported, a move that comes amid rising tensions in Russia-west ties.
A pro-Kremlin lawmaker came under fire Monday after saying the ancestors of local Jewish opposition figures in Saint-Petersburg “boiled Christians in cauldrons”, sparking indignation from Russia’s Jewish community.
DetailsThe Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS) disclosed Friday that it is under investigation by the UK’s Financial Conduct Authority for suspicions of money laundering “in relation to certain customers.”
A prominent Russian journalist known for articles criticizing Russia’s government and President Vladimir Putin has died at a hospital in St. Petersburg after being severely beaten by unknown assailants.
Russian reporter Alexander Shchetinin was found dead in his flat in Kiev the night to Aug. 27, the 112 Ukraine television channel reported on Aug. 28.
Despite widespread speculation in the US that Russian President Vladimir Putin influenced the outcome of the presidential election in favor of President- elect Donald J. Trump, well-educated Russian citizens contend that Russia had no involvement whatsoever.
A group of wealthy Russian-speaking Jews have donated money to Denmark’s Jewish community after an attack on a Copenhagen synagogue left a man dead.
The Jewish student organization Hillel Russia mourned a former program director who died aboard a Russian airliner that crashed in Egypt.
Musical sensations Elton John and Mariah Carey were allegedly paid millions to perform at the extravagant, star-studded wedding bash for the granddaughter of a Russian-Jewish oligarch.
Russian government hackers penetrated the Democratic National Committee’s database and stole its opposition research on Donald Trump, according to a report published by the Washington Post.
