Dan Peleschuk

Russia confirmed Monday that it was moving the 30 activists arrested during a Greenpeace demonstration against an Arctic offshore oil rig in September from Murmansk to St. Petersburg to stand trial.

Two decades after independence, young Moldovans continue leaving home for a brighter future.

Can a world heavyweight boxing champion save Ukraine?

New England Patriots owner Robert Kraft’s apparent Super Bowl ring theft allegation against Russia’s Putin was a joke. He’s actually a fan.

Once-feared tsarist horsemen have a new role as the country’s most controversial civil servants.

The suspected Boston bombers' saga has cast fresh light on Islamic fundamentalism in Russia’s troubled North Caucasus region.

Moscow appears to be trying to distance itself from the Boston bombing and the Tsarnaev brothers, but the country's role in the investigation is unclear.

The Russian president claims to have brought stability to the North Caucasus. But the news Chechens carried out the Boston marathon bombings will draw attention to the ongoing violence there.

Some believe it’s remarkable Alexei Navalny remains free. The anti-corruption blogger has played a pivotal role guiding the protest movement that erupted in Moscow in December 2011, and has almost single-handedly cast fresh light on Russia’s pervasive culture of official graft. But his luck may be running out.

As the opposition flounders, protesters in Russia are seeking new ways to take a stand against the authorities.

After years of deal-making brinksmanship with European rivals, Russian energy giant Gazprom takes the lead by launching a major new pipeline it hopes will secure dominance in the European market.

Russia's president is seeking to secure a loyal base of supporters by polarizing society. Will it help, or does he risks losing control of a destabilizing country?