The president hasn't yet signed up but 2.2 million Russians have been vaccinated, countries are signing up for doses — and our Moscow reporter rolled up his sleeve.

Like many Russians, NPR's Moscow Correspondent Lucian Kim thought long and hard about whether he should get the Sputnik V COVID-19 vaccine. He finally decided to go ahead on Wednesday.

Recent protests in Russia demanding the release of opposition leader Alexei Navalny spread well beyond Moscow, and revealed a wider dissatisfaction with the Kremlin.

Alexei Navalny was arrested when he returned to Russia after recovering from poisoning, which he blames on Russia's president. He says the accusations against him are politically motivated.

Protests gripped Russia for a second weekend in a row as thousands ignored warnings of a mass crackdown and took to the streets to demand the released of jailed opposition leader Navalny.

More protests are expected across Russia on Sunday by supporters of detained opposition leader Alexei Navalny, who could be facing years in prison after a court hearing on Tuesday.

here are fears of more violence, arrests, and repression in Russia as supporters of Alexei Navalny hold a second wave of protests calling for his release from prison.

The gap is widening between President Vladimir Putin and young Russians who weren't born when he took power. That split is most visible on social media, which Putin famously shuns.

The different statements issued by Moscow and Washington after Tuesday's call between Presidents Biden and Vladimir Putin showed where the two can cooperate and where they will likely clash.

Demonstrators in Russia braved extreme cold, police brutality and mass arrests, calling for the release of the opposition leader, who was detained last week shortly after returning to the country.

Protestors marched in cities all over Russia in support of jailed opposition leader Alexei Navalny.

Protests are sweeping across Russia and hundreds have been detained. Demonstrators calling for opposition leader Alexei Navalny to be released. He was arrested last week, upon his return to Moscow.

Putin oversaw efforts to develop a vaccine, and now he's rushing to get it to his fellow citizens. It's also being used to increase Russia's influence in eastern Europe, the Balkans and elsewhere.

Alexei Navalny was arrested Sunday after arriving back in Russia from Germany, where he had been recovering from nerve agent poisoning. A judge ordered that he remain in custody for 30 days.

Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny was detained upon arrival in Moscow on Sunday — five months after he had been poisoned. He had been recuperating in Germany since the summer.

Kremlin critic and opposition leader Alexei Navalny was detained shortly after landing in Moscow on Sunday, months after he was poisoned by a rare nerve agent.

The Russian leader has touted Sputnik V, as the vaccine is known, but more than half of Russians say they don't want to take it.

Russian President Vladimir Putin is touting the effectiveness of his country's COVID-19 vaccine, but most ordinary Russians seem reluctant to take it.

U.S. officials believe Russia is behind the massive hack of government agencies. NPR discusses what Russia is trying to achieve with this hacking effort and how it has perfected its cybercapabilities.

As the president-elect vows to get tough on Moscow, analysts say Russia's leader wants to show he'll take the fight to Washington — and his congratulations delay was just the latest sign.