The Russian Security Service, or FSB, said Eugene Spector collected information in the interests of the Pentagon, a Russian news agency reported on Friday.

Eugene Spector, a US citizen jailed for a total of 15 years this week after a Moscow court convicted him of espionage, was found guilty of passing

MOSCOW - Eugene Spector, a US citizen jailed for a total of 15 years on Dec 24 after a Moscow court convicted him of espionage, was found guilty of passing biotechnology secrets to the US, Russia’s FSB security service said on Dec 27.

Shootdown of Azeri passenger plane reflects Russian jumpiness. This image from video released by Kazakhstan Emergency Ministry Press Service on December 27, 2024, shows the crash landing of the Azerbaijan Airlines' Embraer 190 near the airport of Aktau, Kazakhstan. Kazakhstan Emergency Ministry Press Service via AP

Russian missile defense systems were depicted shooting down Santa as he flew through the sky on a sleigh in a new viral short.

Santa Claus is shot out of the sky by a Russian air defence missile in a Christmas video published on pro-Kremlin Telegram channels.

China's President Xi Jinping will visit Russia in 2025, Russia's state-run RIA news agency quoted Moscow's ambassador to Beijing as saying early on Friday.

Speaking to Russian media, Ambassador Igor Morgulov said plans for several bilateral events were being "drawn up" but that Xi’s trip was a priority.

Chinese President Xi Jinping will visit Russia in 2025. He has met with Vladimir Putin multiple times since Russia's invasion of Ukraine, according to Reuters. "What can be said that is no secret, in terms of priority,