Russia

A meeting of Russian and Ukrainian businessmen at the Cibolo Nature Center led to the planting of two red oaks there to symbolize friendship and peace. The trees have grown but the friendship hasn't.

The decision effectively sends Griner to serve out her nine-year term in a Russian prison colony, even as the U.S. and Russia appear set to reengage in talks for a possible prisoner swap.

A gunman killed 13 people, including seven children, and wounded 21 other people in a school in central Russia on Monday, authorities said.

Men are fleeing Russia by land or air days after President Vladimir Putin said he was mobilizing more forces into Ukraine. NPR met Russians arriving in Turkey, where they don't need visas to enter.

The mobilization of thousands more troops to bolster the military campaign in Ukraine is rippling across Russia, as the military swiftly drafts new recruits and signs of discontent appear to spread.

Russia threatens to leave ISS, then walks the threat back

In 1990, the Big Mac's arrival in Moscow signaled a new era. Now McDonald's is tearing down the golden arches and writing off its investment in Russia.

Reed landed at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland early Thursday morning after being exchanged for a convicted Russian drug smuggler.

Reed had been held in Russia since 2019. He was exchanged for pilot Konstantin Yaroshenko, who was serving a 20-year sentence for conspiring to import cocaine into the U.S.

First performed in Moscow in 1901, "Piano Concerto No. 2 in C Minor" was the first major success for the composer and piano prodigy.