Donald Trump decided not to invite representatives of Russia to his presidential inauguration. This was confirmed by an assistant to the Russian president. Trump's inauguration is planned for January 20.

According to Ushakov, Moscow will not have a presence at the inauguration because Russia's possible candidate for Russian ambassador to the U.S.—Alexander Darchiev, the head of the North American Department of the Russian Foreign Ministry—has still not received an agrément from Washington.

U.S.-Russian relations have reached a nadir not seen since the darkest days of the Cold War. Russian President Vladimir Putin believes his country is engaged in a historic confrontation with the United States,

The hotline between the two capitals has averted war in the past, but cool heads will be needed in Trump's White House and Putin's Kremlin

The White House cautioned Vladimir Putin last year after U.S. intelligence found that Russia was preparing to send explosive packages on cargo planes.

U_S_ Treasury nominee Scott Bessent plans to say at his confirmation hearing that President-elect Donald Trump has an opportunity to unleash “a new economic golden age.”

The United States on Wednesday imposed hundreds of sanctions targeting Russia, seeking to increase pressure on Moscow in the Biden administration's final days and protect some sanctions previously imposed.

A former Army first lieutenant is going to prison for unlawfully deleting training materials and lying to investigators about a call he made to the Russian diplomatic mission in Washington. Manfredo Martin-Michael Madrigal,

The presidents of Russia and Iran have signed a broad cooperation pact to deepen their partnership amid stinging Western sanctions

The agreement is focused more on trade than military issues, but it will bring two countries with a shared desire to challenge the West closer together.

The U.S. Treasury Department is expanding the web of sanctions on companies and institutions supporting Russia’s war efforts in Ukraine.

The treasury secretary nominee said he has no qualms about tightening sanctions against Russia and Russian energy products if Trump is in favor of doing so.