A lawyer attending the "Return of the Names" event said it was a rare occasion to express discontent with Russia's present government.

Many Latvians believe they need to protect themselves against cultural and political assimilation by their giant neighbor. But the country's Russian speakers say the new law is discriminatory.

Russian President Vladimir Putin says if the U.S. withdraws from the INF Treaty and deploys missiles in Europe, Russia will have to respond by targeting the countries hosting those weapons.

In Russia's restrictive political climate it's almost impossible to get permission for a protest. Instead, people are using their right to the "solitary picket," one of the last forms of protest available.

The 1987 Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces Treaty marked the end of the Cold War. The Kremlin may want to leave the agreement, too.

The synagogue is "very important," says an archaeologist, "not only for Jews but all people living in Lithuania." Just 3,000 Jews are left in the capital, compared to some 70,000 before World War II.

The U.S. Air Force is holding exercises with allies in Ukraine for the first time since Russia's military intervened in eastern Ukraine four years ago. The conflict there continues.

A century after it first became an independent country, Latvia is still grappling with identity issues surrounding it's decades of Soviet rule.

The Anglo-American School in St. Petersburg, a beloved institution in part of the expat community, had to shut following the closure of the U.S. and British consulates.

Archaeologists unearthed the central prayer platform of the main synagogue in Vilnius, Lithuania, which was destroyed by the Nazis in World War II.

Russia blamed Israel after Syria downed a Russian reconnaissance plane, killing 15 people. Israel expressed condolences for those killed but in turn blamed Iran and Hezbollah guerrillas.

The Russian government's plan to raise the national pension age for men and women has sparked protests across the country.

The exercise, called "Peace Mission 2018," included 3,000 troops from China, India, Pakistan and other countries. Next week's war games are billed as the biggest Russian exercises since the Cold War.

Russia is preparing for massive war games in September that will include China. The message to the West: we have friends too, including China's burgeoning military

A once-secret underground naval base in Crimea designed to preserve Soviet submarines in case of a nuclear attack is now a museum with an anti-American message.

President Trump has someone new coming to his defense: Vladimir Putin. Speaking to a conference of Russia's diplomats in Moscow on Thursday, Putin described Helsinki summit as "successful overall."

Some Russian commentators and politicians rejoiced after Monday's meeting between the two leaders, with one columnist even calling it "another small miracle."

Some commentators say Monday's summit was a foreign policy victory for Russian President Vladimir Putin, but that might not play out well in Russia itself. There, some people want him to concentrate more on domestic matters.

Richard Fontaine of the Center For A New American Security offers his insights into the meeting between President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin in Helsinki.

NPR's David Greene speaks to Richard Fontaine of the Center For A New American Security about the summit between President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin.