Russia’s Security Council has accused the United States of plotting to oust President Vladimir Putin by aiding opposition groups. Nikolai Patrushev, the council’s chief, said on Wednesday that Washington is financing the opposition and encouraging mass demonstrations against Putin. Patrushev added that the US funds Russian political groups under the guise of promoting civil society, just as in... 

A column of BMD-2 airborne combat vehicles move towards the assembly area of combined forces of the Central Military District and airborne troops at the Chebarkul firing range as part of a sudden operational readiness test. Moscow is to review its military doctrine, a move that is caused by expansion of NATO in Eastern Europe, problems of missile defense and the crisis situation in neighboring Ukraine,...