Russia
Comey a 'nut job' - Trump
US President Donald Trump told Russian officials that firing FBI director James Comey eased "great pressure" on him, US media reports.
Trump "There is no collusion" with Russia
President Trump has once again said he did not ask FBI director James Comey to end the Michael Flynn investigation. Simon Marks updates us on Donald Trump's latest press conference where he insisted… Audio
Putin offers records of Trump-Russia meeting
Vladimir Putin has joked with media, saying his Foreign Minister "did not share these secrets with us" after a meeting in which Donald Trump is claimed to have revealed sensitive information.
Trump secrets leak: 'The most serious charge ever made against a sitting president'
Claims that Donald Trump shared official secrets with Russia are the most serious ever levelled against a sitting president, a Harvard law professor says. Audio
Reporters behind Trump-Russia exclusive 'perplexed'
A reporter from the Washington Post, which broke the story that Donald Trump shared classified information with Russia, says it simply doesn't make sense. Video, Audio
Trump gave crucial info to Russia - Washington Post reports
US President Donald Trump has revealed "highly classified information" to Russia's foreign minister, according to the Washington Post. The paper's assistant editor David Swerdlick joins Checkpoint. Audio
Blogger convicted for playing Pokemon Go in a church
A Russian blogger has been given a three-and-a-half year suspended sentence after he posted a video of himself playing Pokemon Go in a church.
White House says Trump lost confidence in Comey
The White House says the US president Donald Trump had been considering firing the FBI director, James Comey, since he was elected. "He wasn't doing a good job," is the only comment Mr Trump's made so… Audio
Vladimir Putin and Angela Merkel meet in Sochi overnight
Relations between Germany and Russia show some improvement but, as Angela Merkel and Vladimir Putin talked overnight in Sochi, tensions remain over issues such as Ukraine and Syria. Audio
Pentagon probes Trump's ex-adviser Flynn over foreign payments
President Donald Trump's former national security adviser Michael Flynn is the subject of a new investigation. It comes after documents obtained by a Congressional committee show General Flynn was… Audio
Coe still unhappy with Russia progress on anti-doping
IAAF chief Sebastian Coe is disappointed by the lack of progress being made by Russia in cleaning up its anti-doping regime.
US/Russia relations 'at a new low'
Russia and the United States have been confronting the low level of trust between them, during talks in Moscow. Kathryn Ryan talks to Ambassador Dan Fried, America's longest-serving diplomat, a former… Audio
US says relations with Russia at a new low
US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson and the Russian president Vladimir Putin has held a surprise meeting. After the meeting the US's top diplomat said relations between his country and Russia are at a… Audio
Syrian tensions mount ahead of US Russian talks in Moscow
Vladimir Putin's call for an investigation into last week's Syrian poison gas attacks has ramped up tension ahead of US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson's talks with his Russian counterpart Sergey… Audio
Trump administration talks tough on Russia in wake of Syria
The US President Donald Trump has won some rare positive media coverage for his missile strike on a Syrian Government airbase last Friday. Comments by his aides suggesting President Trump now wants… Audio
Chairman steps down from Russian hacking probe
The Republican head of a key US congressional investigation into alleged Russian hacking has temporarily stepped down and an ethics inquiry launched.
Second undetonated bomb found in St Petersburg train blast
Investigators have found a second undetonated bomb on the train where 11 people died and more than 50 were injured this morning in Russia. Video, Audio
Train bomb blast in St Petersburg was a terror attack
A Moscow-based journalist says all eyes are on Vladimir Putin and how he responds to the terrorist attack in St Petersburg that claimed ten lives and has wounded up to 50 others. Audio
Bomb rips through St Petersburg train; kills at least 10 and injures 40
The entire metro system in St Petersburg has been shut down after a bomb exploded, killing 10 people and injuring 40 others. Audio
Senate hearing on Russia's 'meddling' in US elections
Russia tried to hijack the US election through "propaganda on steroids", says a Democratic senator investigating alleged Kremlin political meddling. His comments come as the Senate Intelligence… Audio
