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A voter leaves a polling booth after casting a vote during the parliamentary election in Podolsk, Moscow region, Russia, Saturday, Sept. 19, 2026. (AP Photo/Pavel Bednyakov)

Russian election observer loses consciousness during arrest by police, opposition party says

By The Associated Press - Associated Press

Russian politician Boris Nadezhdin, accused of displaying "extremist symbols," attends a court session in the town of Dolgoprudny outside Moscow, Russia, Friday, July 17, 2026. (AP Photo/Pavel Bednyakov)

A Putin critic is convicted on charges that will keep him from campaigning for Russia’s parliament

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In this handout photo released by The State Duma, Russian lawmakers attend a session at the State Duma, the Lower House of the Russian Parliament in Moscow, Russia, Tuesday, May 16, 2023. Russian lawmakers on Tuesday voted unanimously to formally pull out of a Cold War-era security deal, more than eight years after Moscow halted its participation. (The State Duma, the Lower House of the Russian Parliament via AP)

Russian Duma votes to scrap Cold War armed forces deal

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The Capitol building in Washington, D.C. (Associated Press)

Russia’s sanctions target hundreds of U.S. lawmakers

By Joseph Clark - The Washington Times

People walk past an election poster in St. Petersburg, Russia, on Saturday, Sept. 11, 2021, ahead of the upcoming election for the State Duma, the lower house of the Russian parliament. The poster, from left, shows Denis Protsenko, head of the educational foundation "Talent and Success"; Yelena Shmeleva; Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu; children's rights ombudsman Anna Kuznetsova; and Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov, candidates of the pro-Kremlin United Russia Party during the campaign. (AP Photo/Dmitri Lovetsky)

Russia votes in parliament election without main opposition

By Jim Heintz - Associated Press

Russian President Vladimir Putin listens to Stanislav ZAS, Secretary General of the Collective Security Treaty Organization during their meeting at the Novo-Ogaryovo residence outside Moscow, Russia, Wednesday, March 11, 2020. (Mikhail Klimentyev, Sputnik, Kremlin Pool Photo via AP)

Russia passes bill allowing Putin to stay in power past 2024

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Russian lawmaker proposes banning Mattel’s gender-inclusive ‘freak dolls’

By Andrew Blake - The Washington Times

In this video grab taken from Rosguardia official website, National Guard chief Viktor Zolotov speaks as he records an emotional speech, posted on the National Guard's YouTube channel in Moscow, Russia, Tuesday, Sept. 11, 2018. President Vladimir Putin's former bodyguard and chief of the National Guard has challenged opposition leader Alexei Navalny to a duel. (Rosguardia Press Service via AP)

Russian lawmakers to weigh new regulations on dueling

By David R. Sands - The Washington Times

White supremacists once again can easily access Stormfront.org, the internet's oldest-operating hate site, after its sudden disappearance last month. (Associated Press/File)

Bill regulating online anonymizers unanimously passes first ruling in Russian Duma

By Andrew Blake - The Washington Times

In this Saturday, June 9, 2007 file photo Russian President Vladimir Putin, with then head of his bodyguard service Viktor Zolotov in the back, watches the presentation of Sochi's bid for the 2014 Winter Olympics at the Economic Forum in St. Petersburg, Russia. (AP Photo/Dmitry Lovetsky, File)

Russia considers allowing National Guard to shoot at crowds

By Andrew Blake - The Washington Times

Nataliya Magnitskaya, mother of Russian lawyer Sergei Magnitsky, who died in jail, holds his portrait during an interview with the AP in Moscow in 2009. (AP Photo/Alexander Zemlianichenko)

Russia gives initial OK to ban on adoptions by Americans

By Jim Heintz

Russian opposition lawmaker Gennady Gudkov, left, and his son Dmitry react while listing during a plenary session of the State Duma, the lower parliament chamber, in Moscow, Russia, Friday, Sept. 14, 2012. Russia's lower house of parliament is voting Friday, Sept. 14, 2012, to expel Gudkov, who has angered the Kremlin with his scathing criticism and participation in opposition rallies. (AP Photo/Mikhail Metzel)

Russia expels anti-Putin lawmaker; who’s next?

By Nataliya Vasilyeva - Associated Press

Russian police detain protesters outside the parliament building in Moscow on Tuesday, June 5, 2012, during a demonstration against a proposed law that would increase fines for participating in unsanctioned rallies. (AP Photo/Misha Japaridze)

More than 20 detained in Moscow over rally protest

By Maria Rybakova - Associated Press

Russian parliament’s lower house ratifies nuclear pact with U.S.

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Russian parliament tentatively approves New START nuke pact

By Vladimir Isachenkov - Associated Press

Kremlin hails Senate’s approval of nuclear treaty

By Vladimir Isachenkov - Associated Press