MOSCOW— Moscow proposed Wednesday that both Ukraine and the pro-Russian rebels pull heavy weapons back to a previously agreed-upon division line to help reduce hostilities, but said nothing about the rebels surrendering any territory they gained by v...

Russia’s Foreign Ministry says Syrian peace talks have tentatively been set to take place in Moscow next month.

With inflation showing clear signs of picking up, Russia’s central bank said Wednesday it will look to help companies with their foreign debts.

Russian President Vladimir Putin insisted the West was trying to destroy Russia, but admitted oil and gas prices were also a factor in its economic crisis.

Police waged hours-long gunbattles with Islamic militants who attacked Chechnya’s capital Thursday, leaving at least 20 people dead and underscoring Russia’s vulnerability just as President Vladimir Putin used patriotic and religious imagery in his state-of-the-nation address to defend his standoff with the West.

In a show of military muscle amid tensions with the West, Russia will send long-range strategic bombers on regular patrol missions across the globe, from the Arctic Ocean to the Gulf of Mexico, a top official said Wednesday.