
Russia on Wednesday lifted a criminal conviction for opposition politician Alexei Navalny after a European Court of Human Rights ruling — but said he must now face a fresh trial. The ruling concerns the 2013 conviction of the high-profile anti-corruption whistleblower and Kremlin critic and co-accused businessman Pyotr Ofitserov for ...

Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov and US Secretary of State John Kerry could meet on the sidelines of the November 19-20 Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) summit in Peru, a Russian Foreign Ministry source told RIA Novosti on Tuesday. The last meeting between Lavrov and Kerry was held on October 15 ...