Russian soldiers call the practice a sacrifice to Baba Yaga, a fearsome witch from Slavic folklore who feasts on her victims.

A look at Russia's nuclear capabilities, the challenges Putin faces in Ukraine, and potential impacts of the conflict.

Retired CIA official Susan Miller, who headed up the intelligence assessment about Russia's role in the 2016 election, told the "Spy Talk" podcast with Michael Isokoff and Jeff Stein, in an interview last month,

President Trump has shortened his deadline for Putin to end the war in Ukraine, now demanding action within 10-12 days and threatening severe tariffs. Medvedev responded sharply, calling Trump's ultimatum a dangerous escalation towards war,

Newt Gingrich said on Fox Business Tuesday that the West can effectively cripple Russia’s economy by implementing secondary boycotts and using sophisticated weapons to dismantle Russia’s military infrastructure.

Russian heavy metal and goth music fans in Russia could face prison after Vladimir Putin banned "satanists". The Kremlin's top court has outlawed the "international satanism movement" as an extremist and terrorist group - despite no such group existing.

Russian activists are demanding the removal of Vladimir Medinsky from his position as head of the Russian delegation at the negotiations in Istanbul, according to the press service of the Russian movement Nash Vykhod.

The sighting of what appears to be a Yolka interceptor in Putin's security detail comes as drone threats have evolved to become more mainstream.