Writer Boris Akunin (real name — Grigory Chkhartishvili) was tried in absentia in Russia. He was accused of "justifying ...

A United States citizen currently jailed in Russia on bribery charges has received an additional 15-year sentence for espionage, according to Russian media reports on Tuesday.

There are at least eight US citizens still behind bars in Russia.

A Moscow court has on Tuesday sentenced a US citizen to 15 years in prison for espionage, according to state-run news agency RIA Novosti.

The former consulate worker, identified as Robert Shonov, was sentenced by a court in the Russian city of Vladivostok on Friday.

Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich was convicted Friday of espionage and sentenced to 16 years on charges that his employer and the U.S. have rejected as fabricated.

Arrests of Americans are increasingly common in Russia, with nine U.S. citizens known to be detained there as tensions between the two countries have escalated over fighting in Ukraine.

A Russian court has convicted a former deputy defense minister on corruption charges and sentenced him to 13 years in prison ...

Russian-American woman Ksenia Karelina, who was serving a 12-year prison sentence for treason in Russia, has arrived in the United States after being released as part of a prisoner exchange.

A U.S. citizen arrested in Russia earlier this month on drug smuggling charges was released ahead of talks in Saudi Arabia between Moscow and Washington.