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Moscow, Russia – Russians began voting on Friday in a three-day presidential election that is expected to give Vladimir Putin another six-year term, as fresh attacks further escalate the ongoing conflict in…

“Russia’s presidential election is not so important as what will come after,” a Cornell professor said.

Mitch McConnell, the Republican leader in the Senate, once again urged Speaker Mike Johnson to consider the national security spending package passed by the Senate. This package includes $60 billion for Ukraine. However, Johnson has indicated to GOP senators that he is pursuing a different course. McConnell showed little interest in waiting for weeks or possibly months.

A Republican group advocating for more U.S. assistance to Ukraine has started a new commercial to boost lawmakers' backing for a rare attempt to bring a vote on Ukraine aid to the House floor. Republicans for Ukraine announced Thursday it launched a $260,000 ad campaign to pressure House Republicans to sign a discharge petition for the Senate’s…

House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.) set a deadline for the chamber to pass Ukraine aid, urging GOP leaders to send a Senate-passed foreign aid package to President Biden’s desk by the end of next week. “The clock is ticking, and we have to get the bipartisan national security bill over the finish…

Yulia Navalnaya, the widow of the late Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny, called for the rejection of results for the upcoming elections in her home country in an opinion piece Wednesday.  “I’m not promising that refusing to recognize the results of the Russian presidential elections this weekend would lead to the instant collapse of the…

Russian President Vladimir Putin signaled Wednesday that his country is prepared to use nuclear weapons to combat any threat to its sovereignty. Questioned by Russian state media on whether he would use Russia’s nuclear stockpile in its war with Ukraine, Putin said thus far there has been no need. He also explained that President Biden…

'We are, of course, ready.'

Outgoing climate czar John Kerry has stirred controversy with his tactless comment on Russia.

The U.S. embassy in Russia issued a security alert warning that “extremists” are planning an attack in Moscow, just after the Kremlin’s intelligence agency said it prevented a potential hit on a synagogue in the capitol.  “The Embassy is monitoring reports that extremists have imminent plans to target large gatherings in Moscow, to include concerts,…