Ahead of nuclear parlay, Putin and Ahmadinejad find common cause;

Battle lines drawn between Kremlin, opposition forces

Russian Orthodox Church backs the Syrian status quo;

The Duma take a stand against new assembly law - albeit briefly

NATO, Moscow up the ante in missile defense row;

Who's in charge of United Russia?

Hizb ut-Tahrir rising in Tatarstan;

New law raises the cost of protest

Caucasus Emirate sets its sights on Sochi;

Putin takes a more distant approach to the U.S.