Russia goes its own way on Afghanistan;

Amnesty: Russia guilty of "

war crimes"

in Syria  

Russian NGOs under fire yet again;

Moscow expands Mediterranean presence  

Did Kamaev get his comeuppance?;

Western NGO activists feel the heat 

A looming rupture in Russo-Turkish ties;

Russians increasingly see country in throes of economic crisis  

Russian truckers protest... and organize;

A booming illicit economy