Former Trump campaign chairman Paul Manafort facing 20 year sentence
Former Trump campaign chairman Paul Manafort could spend nearly two decades in prison on tax and bank fraud charges, prosecutors have said.
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Russian intelligence officer ‘in UK during Salisbury Novichok attack’ named
A high-ranking Russian military intelligence service officer who was reportedly in Britain during the Salisbury Novichok attack has been named as Denis Sergeev.
Judge finds Manafort lied to investigators in Russia probe
Paul Manafort intentionally lied to investigators and a federal grand jury in the Russia probe, a judge has ruled.
Mixed reaction from Russian islanders whose town has been invaded by polar bears
Russian wildlife specialists are heading for an Arctic archipelago to try to resolve a situation that has both terrified and delighted the locals who have seen polar bears move into a populated area.
Skripal house undergoes decontamination work
Decontamination work is continuing at the home of a former Russian spy who was poisoned by deadly nerve agent Novichok.
Russia withdrawing from nuclear arms treaty following US move
President Vladimir Putin has said Russia will follow in the footsteps of the United States and abandon a centrepiece nuclear arms treaty.
Trump blames Russia as US abandons key arms control treaty
The Trump administration says it is withdrawing from a treaty that has been a centrepiece of superpower arms control since the Cold War, in a move some analysts claim could fuel a new arms race.
Ukraine president puts EU and Nato at heart of his re-election campaign
Ukraine’s President Petro Poroshenko has launched his campaign for re-election in March’s vote, which promises to be a bitter contest between him and a former prime minister.
UK will be ‘less safe’ with no-deal Brexit, warns ex-MI5 chief
Britain will be “less safe” if it leaves the EU without a deal with Brussels, a former head of MI5 has warned.
Russian police recover painting stolen in broad daylight
Police have found a painting that was stolen from Moscow’s famed museum of Russian art in broad daylight.
Trump confidant Stone charged with lying to Congress in Russia investigation
The FBI has arrested Roger Stone, a confidant of Donald Trump, in a pre-dawn raid in a criminal case that revealed that senior members of the Trump campaign sought to benefit from the release of hacked emails damaging to Hillary Clinton.
Trump associate Roger Stone charged with lying to Congress in Russia probe
Roger Stone, a confidant of Donald Trump, has been arrested in special counsel Robert Mueller’s Russia investigation and charged with lying to Congress and obstructing the probe.
Trump associate Roger Stone arrested in witness tampering probe
Roger Stone, a confidant of Donald Trump, has been arrested on several criminal charges stemming from special counsel Robert Mueller’s Russia investigation.
Russia shows off new missile
The Russian military has rolled out its new missile and spelled out its specifications, seeking to dispel the US claim that the weapon violates a key nuclear arms pact.
North-east air crews head to Las Vegas for world’s most challenging warfighting exercise
Top gun pilots from the north-east are preparing to touchdown in Las Vegas for the most challenging warfighting exercise of the year.
Former US Marine held in Russia on suspicion of spying is denied bail
A former US Marine being held in Russia on suspicion of spying has been denied bail, according to his brother.
‘Spy’ does not know how state secrets ended up on device, Russian court told
An American man being held in Moscow on suspicion of spying was given a flash drive containing Russian “state secrets” before he was arrested, but did not know he had them and had not looked at them, his lawyer has said.
Sailors killed as ships catch fire in Black Sea
Two commercial vessels have caught fire in the Black Sea, leaving at least 14 sailors dead and five missing, Russian officials said.
EU imposes sanctions on Russians accused of Salisbury Novichok attack
The European Union has imposed sanctions on Russians blamed for the Novichok nerve agent attack in Salisbury as the bloc steps up its action against the use of chemical weapons.
Model who claimed to have US-Russia collusion tape arrested in Moscow
A Belarusian model who claimed she had evidence of Russian interference in the election of Donald Trump has been arrested on her arrival in Moscow following deportation from Thailand.
Democrats to probe whether Trump told lawyer to lie to Congress
Senior Democrats have pledged to investigate a report that Donald Trump directed his personal lawyer to lie to Congress about negotiations over a real estate project in Moscow during the 2016 election.
I never said there was no collusion with Russia, says Giuliani
US President Donald Trump’s lawyer has said he has “never said there was no collusion” between Russia and members of Mr Trump’s 2016 presidential campaign.
Peterhead man banned from keeping animals for life after leaving dog to die in squalid caravan
A north-east man, who left a dog to starve in a squalid caravan and caused it “unimaginable suffering” has been banned from keeping animals for life.
Trump’s attorney general nominee defends memo criticising Mueller probe
US President Donald Trump’s nominee for attorney general has defended his decision to send a memo to the Justice Department criticising the special counsel’s Russia investigation.
Donald Trump: I never worked for Russia
US President Donald Trump has denied he ever worked for Russia, answering a question he declined to directly address over the weekend.
Western governments urged to act after former US Marine held on spy charge
The brother of a former US Marine held in Russia on suspicion of spying has urged Western governments to act, fearing the legal system could take years to deal with his case.
Vladimir Putin marks Russian Christmas by firing cannon
Vladimir Putin has marked Christmas in Russia with a show of strength – by firing a really big gun.
Moscow denies British citizen being held as bargaining chip for jailed Russian
Moscow has denied a former US Marine is being held as a bargaining chip for a jailed Russian spy, after Jeremy Hunt warned against using Britons as pawns.
Hunt: Briton held on spying charges must not be used as pawn by Russia
Jeremy Hunt has warned Russia not to use UK citizens as pawns in “diplomatic chess games” after a former US Marine was arrested on spying charges.
Death toll from collapsed Russian apartment building reaches 39
Russian officials have ended the search of a collapsed apartment building, with rescue crews finding 39 victims and one survivor in the three-and-a-half days since part of the structure came down while residents slept.
Russian building collapse death toll rises
Search crews have pulled more bodies from a huge pile of rubble at a collapsed Russian apartment building, bringing the known death toll to 33.
Six new cruise routes set sail from Aberdeen
Cruise passengers will soon be able to travel direct from Aberdeen on six new routes, including one to Russia.