Russia's Federation Council is creating a special commission on preventing "foreign meddling" as nervousness in the Kremlin grows about the upcoming elections.

The Soviet Union built research institutes in Siberia as innovation centers during the Cold War. Since then, there's been a brain drain. Tech innovators remain, but some have faced legal challenges.

Research institutes in Novosibirsk were built as innovation centers in the USSR. Despite the brain drain, scientists and techies remain, but life for successful entrepreneurs can be unpredictable.

Days after his riot police rounded upanti-government protesters, Russian President Vladimir Putin made a show of his firm grip on power, fielding friendly questions in his annual call-in.

Novosibirsk is a key center of support for opposition leader Alexei Navalny. "I believed that Putin would make things better," a protester said. But "he made things better only for a few people."

Many Russian towns have had a hard time transitioning from communism to capitalism. In a single-industry town 200 miles north of Moscow, the population and job opportunities are dwindling.

Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny is doing something no Russian politician has tried recently: running a national campaign based on grassroots enthusiasm rather than backroom Kremlin deals.

Anti-corruption campaigner Alexei Navalny is calling for nationwide protests and wants to be president. The Kremlin is scrambling to respond to the freewheeling weekly show he's started on YouTube.

The Kremlin controls all the national TV stations in Russia. So opposition leader Alexei Navalny has started his own channel on YouTube to get his message out to the Russian people.

The Kremlin never hid its preference for Donald Trump and celebrated his election victory. But there seem to be mixed feelings in Moscow at what has happened since Trump took office.

Russian President Vladimir Putin says President Trump didn't reveal any secrets during last week's meeting with the Russian foreign minister and ambassador, and Putin said he could provide a record of the conversation to prove it.

One of the enduring legacies of communist rule is a housing stock that was often hastily built and now is in various stages of dilapidation. But a "renovation program" is being met with skepticism.

President Trump says he would have fired James Comey regardless of the recommendations of the attorney general. Russians react to a meeting between their Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov and Trump.

Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov will meet with President Trump and Secretary of State Tillerson on Wednesday in Washington. Lavrov is the highest-ranking Russian official to meet with Trump.

Vladimir Putin on Tuesday meets with Germany's chancellor for the first time in two years. Their relationship was strained after Russia's intervention in Ukraine. Putin then speaks to President Trump.

GOP pressured to pass bill to repeal and replace Obamacare. Trump to talk to Putin by phone. South Korea's first female president is on trial for corruption, a week before an election to replace her.

Startups and boutique designers make up a small part of Ukraine's economy. But they're making everything from socks to streetwear — and are gaining skills essential for the country's development.

Ukrainian investigators are seeking to understand the former Trump campaign manager's ties, if any, to former President Viktor Yanukovych at the time when anti-government protesters were shot in 2014.

Donald Trump's one-time campaign manager, Paul Manafort, continues to make waves in Ukraine, where he was once a close adviser to the the country's pro-Moscow former president.

Secretary of State Rex Tillerson arrives in Moscow Tuesday. Will he take a tough line with Russia during his visit? And Democrats are feeling optimistic about a special election in Kansas on Tuesday.