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Freed 'Washington Post' reporter Evan Gershkovich recounts FSB plot behind Russia arrest

US reporter Evan Gershkovich was arrested in Russia in 2023 and now believes he was a victim of an elaborate sting operation by Russia's federal security service.

FILE PHOTO: One year since Gershkovich's arrest, a billboard seen in Times Square, New York City
US President Donald Trump meets with Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskiy during the 81st United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) in New York City, US, September 22, 2026.

Trump expresses optimism on Ukraine peace deal at UN summit with Zelensky, says Putin will meet

Russian presidential envoy Kirill Dmitriev, US President Donald Trump's special envoy Steve Witkoff and son-in-law Jared Kushner attend a meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin at the Kremlin in Moscow, Russia, December 2, 2025.

Witkoff, Kushner heading abroad to discuss Ukraine peace, Trump says

An illustration of silhouettes of US President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin over a background of their countries flags.

Russia, US see grounds for financial ties, Russian finance minister says following G20 meeting


Russian court hearing of jailed US reporter Gershkovich brought forward to July 18

President Vladimir Putin has said Russia is open to a prisoner exchange involving Gershkovich and that contacts with the United States have taken place but must remain secret.

 Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich, who stands trial on spying charges, is seen inside an enclosure for defendants before a court hearing in Yekaterinburg, Russia June 26, 2024.

US intelligence official indicates Russia prefers Trump as election victor

The official, briefing reporters on US election security, did not name the former president and presumptive Republican nominee when asked who Moscow wants as the next US president.

 FORMER US president and current presidential candidate Donald Trump returns to the podium after a commercial break at the debate with incumbent President Joe Biden in Atlanta last week. Biden was in need of a helping hand, and Trump should have extended it, says the writer.

International spending on nuclear weapons up 13% amid Russia-Ukraine, Israel-Hamas wars

The increase of $10.7 billion is largely attributed to an increase in the United States’s defense budget. 

 Russia's new nuclear-powered submarine Imperator Alexander III test launches the Bulava ballistic missile, designed to carry nuclear warheads, from the White Sea, in this screengrab taken from a video released on November 5, 2023

Russia detains two US nationals, including a serving soldier

"We are aware of reports of US citizens being arrested inside of Russia," a spokesman said. "Consular officers from the embassy always seek to aid citizens with appropriate assistance."

 A newly installed direction sign "Donetsk People's Republic Square" is seen in front of the U.S. embassy in Moscow, Russia June 22, 2022.

WSJ reporter Evan Gershkovich has detention extended to June

Gershkovich, his paper, and the US government all strongly deny the charges against him, which carry a sentence of up to 20 years in jail.

 Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich, who is in custody on espionage charges, stands behind a glass wall of an enclosure for defendants as he attends a court hearing to consider extending his detention in Moscow, Russia, March 26, 2024.

US: Russia, China 'refuse to condemn Hamas for burning people'

US Ambassador to the UN Linda Thomas Greenfield claimed that Russia and China vetoed the UNSC condemnation of Hamas for Oct. 7 because it was authored by the US

U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Linda Thomas-Greenfield speaks during a meeting of the United Nations Security Council on the conflict between Israel and the Palestinian Islamist group Hamas, at U.N. headquarters in New York, U.S., March 11, 2024.

The US, Iran, and Russia cooperate in a joint naval exercise in India

The three countries, known for their strained relationships, were able to put aside their differences to work together effectively at a joint drill hosted by India.

 Warships attend a joint naval exercise of the Iranian, Chinese and Russian navies in the northern Indian Ocean January 19, 2022

Trump compares his legal troubles to Navalny's death in Russian prison

Trump's comparison statement comes following the $354.9 million penalty fine that he was ruled to pay last week by a New York judge.

 Former U.S. President and Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump addresses the 2024 National Religious Broadcasters Association International Christian Media Convention, as part of the NRB Presidential Forum in Nashville, Tennessee, U.S., February 22, 2024.

Russia: US should wait for forensic tests before accusations on Navalny's death

"Let us be clear, Russia is responsible," US VP Harris said, adding that it would be "a further sign of Putin's brutality" of the death is confirmed.

 Flowers and a portrait of Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny are seen near the Russian embassy in Paris, France, February 16, 2024

Russia seen as highly unlikely to put a nuclear warhead in space - analysis

Washington announced Tuesday they had discovered new intelligence related to Russian nuclear capabilities and attempts to develop a space-based weapon.

 Russia's President Vladimir Putin, accompanied by head of the Roscosmos space corporation Yuri Borisov, visits the centre of the Rocket and Space Corporation "Energia" in Korolyov outside Moscow, Russia, October 26, 2023.