Tag: Russia

MOSCOW (Reuters) - Former U.S. intelligence contractor Edward Snowden has asked Moscow to extend his asylum in Russia, his lawyer said on Wednesday. Russia granted Snowden a one-year visa in ...

MOSCOW - Syrian ally Russia on Thursday in Moscow said observers had found the presidential election in which Bashar al-Assad retained power to have been fair, free and transparent. Foreign ...

BRUSSELS - The Group of seven (G7) leaders on Thursday urged Russia to complete its troop withdrawal from the Ukrainian border, saying they stood ready to intensify targeted sanctions against ...

MOSCOW - Russian search engine Yandex has nominated state-run Sberbank CEO German Gref as a new non-executive board member, the company said on Tuesday, suggesting he could help protect its ...