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Russian Conman Builds Fake Border in the Middle of the Woods
The five men were arrested on November 28 in a forest near Vyborg, by Russia's border with Finland.
Russia Spy Chief Warns 5,000 ISIS Foreign Fighters on Former Soviet Border
Alexander Bortnikov, head of the Federal Security Service, warned that 5,000 fighters from ISIS had been deployed in northern Afghanistan.
U.S. to Demand Russia Release American 'Spy'
Paul Whelan, 48, was arrested last week on suspicion of spying.
Russia Releases Videos of Seized Ukrainian Sailors
The men were captured during a violent confrontation with Russian navy ships on Sunday.
Russia and Ukraine: Protests Rage as Warships Captured
Angry anti-Russian demonstrators set fires and threw smoke bombs and flares outside the compound.
17-Year-Old Blows Himself Up in Russia's Intel Agency
The bomber died and three employees were injured by the blast, which investigators are treating as an act of terrorism.
Russian FSB in Ukraine Blame Kiev for Rebel Death
Donetsk rebel chief Alexander Zakharchenko was killed in a bomb attack on Friday.
Russian Arrested for Leaking Secret Missile Data
The 74-year-old space scientist is in custody as the investigation continues.
New U.S. Sanctions Won't Have Any Impact, Russia Says
Meanwhile, Russia's Ministry of Economic Development has put forward amendments to federal law that would allow companies to hide information about some public contracts.
U.S. Reveals New Russia Sanctions to Curb Cyberattacks
The U.S. government added three Russians and five companies said to be linked to Moscow's security forces.
Gulag Museum Says Prisoner Records Are Being Destroyed
The lobby group Victims of Communism says it was an attempt to promote a "revisionist history of the Soviet Union."
Snowden Clashes With Kremlin and Backs Telegram App
The app must share encryption keys to read users' messages or face a nationwide ban, Russian authorities said.
Sixty Foreigners Arrested in Moscow for ISIS Recruiting
The police found three laboratories producing forged documents, seals and stamps to help people cross borders illegally.
Has Vladimir Putin Lost Control of Russia's Assassins?
The Kremlin may have ordered a hit on an ex-Russian spy in the U.K. But some point to a scarier prospect—that Moscow's death squads did it on their own.
Russian Convicted of Spying for UK Found Passed Out
Convicted Russian spy Sergei Skripal's "substance exposure" is drawing comparisons to the 2006 death of Russian intelligence agent Alexander Litvinenko's acute radiation poisoning.
Putin Says Russian Forces Busted More Than 400 Spies
The president also thanked his security services for keeping Russia's new generation of weapons secret.
Under Putin, Parents Want Kids to Join Spy Agencies
A new poll shows an increase in popularity across the board for state security careers, but it may not all be down to the job itself.
Radiation Nation
Why Russia is having a meltdown over activists protesting its state nuclear agency.
Soviet Secret Police Was Full of 'Patriots,' Says Putin
Whatever the historical context, most of the Kremlin's agents "have always been true servants of the state and patriots," the former KGB officer said.
In Secret Trial, Russia Charges 'CIA Spy' With Treason
Authorities reportedly suspect the Russian national of handing state secrets about the country's Navy to the West.
Russia Arrests ISIS Trio Over New Year's Attack Plot
Russia's security service posted images and video of an apartment they said served as a "laboratory" of arms for the detained extremists.
Russia Prepares for Terror Attack Drill on Kremlin
The drill will help authorities practice their response to a terrorist threat in the middle of Moscow.
Putin Wants New Powers For His Elite National Guard
The Russian leader wants the newly-established force to protect his regional allies too.
Next ISIS Is Already in the Works, Says Russia
Federal Security Service chief says the militant group hopes to survive losses in Iraq and Syria and become a "new global terrorist network."
Russia Trolls CIA for Trying to Hire Moscow Experts
Russia's foreign ministry and its embassy in the U.K. went after Langley after an ad for new Russian-language officers went online.
Punitive Psychiatry Returns to Ex-Soviet States
From Crimea to Uzbekistan, human rights groups say dissidents are being subject to "treatment" at psychiatric facilities for opposing the government.
Mike Pompeo in Moscow: What CIA Head May Have Discussed
The agency's director reportedly visited the Russian capital in May.
Russian Agents Say Ukraine Ruining Summer in Crimea
Russia annexed Crimea in 2014 with lofty tourism targets, but bookings for 2017 are reportedly down 30 percent.
Trump Jr.'s Russia Lawyer's Security Agency Connections
Natalia Veselnitskaya has denied she represented the Kremlin but court files obtained by Reuters say she once represented the interests of the security services.
Russian Spy Jailed for President Bugging Plot
Lithuania's security services say the case is the first of its kind involving a Russian federal agent.