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Sergey Lavrov accused Washington and its allies of trying to establish a new world order "based on rules they created themselves."

The New START treaty expires in 2021, and the Trump administration is yet to announce whether it intends to renew.

Russia's entire government—including prime minister Dmitry Medvedev—resigned abruptly on Wednesday, after Putin addressed the nation.

Doctors said the child's parents had taken him to the hospital just in time.

"If Trump arrives along this road, he will be a good man," Assad said, to which Putin laughed before replying, "He will change for the better."

Medvedev has served as president or prime minister for more than a decade, while Putin has presided over Russia in either of these roles since the turn of the 21st century.

The toxic mix of illicit financing and information warfare will continue to define elections—and that's a threat to the entire democratic world, not just Taiwan

Burisma Holdings, the Ukrainian gas company for whom Hunter Biden once worked, has been hacked by the same Russian intelligence agency that stole emails regarding Hillary Clinton's 2016 presidential campaign, according to a report in The New York Times.

Iraq is considering buying Russia's S-300 surface-to-air missile defense system as the U.S.-Iran rivalry creates new unrest and a need for new defenses.

On Friday, Russia used its veto threat to force the United Nations Security Council to adopt a resolution that reduces the delivery of humanitarian aid and access to medical assistance.

Russia Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu said that "an in-depth analysis of potential military threats was required" along with "measures to improve the armed forces."

As President Donald Trump called on other nations to play an increased role in the Middle East after Iranian attacks on Iraqi bases housing U.S. personnel, Russia and Turkey discussed Libya and Syria.

Sixty-four percent of respondents said they had "no confidence" in Trump to "do the right thing."

Butina's years-long efforts included attempts to infiltrate the National Rifle Association (NRA) and ingratiate herself with influential conservatives.

Less than a week after the U.S. assassinated Iranian Major General Qassem Soleimani, Russian President Vladimir Putin made a rare visit to his Middle Eastern ally, Syrian President Bashar al-Assad.

"This is very difficult news, a harbinger of new clashes between the Americans and radical Shiites in Iraq," Russian Senator Konstantin Kosachev said Friday.

Senior Iranian commander Qassem Soleimani was killed in an American drone strike outside Baghdad International Airport on Thursday.

Kim threatened to return to longer-range missile and nuclear tests as the United States refuses to budge on sanctions relief.

Andrew Napolitano, a former judge, also predicted President Donald Trump would "give up building the [Mexican border] wall because the land on which he wants to build is owned by Republicans who won't sell to the government."

Gabbard campaign volunteers reported that a number of signs were vandalized to include a hammer-and-sickle symbol.

China and Russia want stability in the Persian Gulf and the Korean Peninsula and they increasingly feel they have what it takes to work toward it, even if the United States has its own plans.

On December 18, Moscow recorded a temperature of 5.4 degrees celsius or 41.72 degrees fahrenheit, breaking a high tempearture record from 1886.

Rear Admiral Hossein Khanzadi said American military presence is undermining, rather than providing, regional security.

"Where's the Republican leadership in Congress to say 'no'?" Senator Ben Cardin asked in an interview with Fox News Sunday.

The Russian Avangard hypersonic missile system can reportedly travel at 20 times the speed of sound.

Ex-Alpha unit members charged with 2008 and 2012 murders in Moscow.

"The danger to our country cannot be overstated," according to Glenn Kirschner.

A reporter for The Washington Post said in an opinion article on Thursday that MSNBC host Rachel Maddow "rooted" for the now mostly-debunked Steele dossier to be true during her coverage of Donald Trump's alleged collusion with Russia during the 2016 presidential election.

"Essentially they colluded with Hitler. This is clear from documents, archival documents," Putin told Russian defense leaders at a meeting earlier this week.

"Russia, Syria, and Iran are killing, or on their way to killing, thousands of innocent civilians in Idlib Province. Don't do it!" the president wrote on Twitter.