I know what some people say — like, I go back to Russia and play for my home team. But I never say it, you know? I retire with Pittsburgh. The Penguins are my team. I love this team. When I ...

While men’s and women’s players are permitted to play on the ATP and WTA tours and Grand Slam events, they can only do so as neutral athletes and not under the flags of Russia or Belarus.

Russia, or the Russian Federation, is the world’s biggest country in terms of land mass. On a map, Russia sits above Kazakhstan, Mongolia and China. Russia dwarfs China in geographic coverage ...

The Russian ambassador called Zelensky “the self-proclaimed Ukrainian president” and referred to his government as “the Zelensky cabal,” saying that neither had “a role to play in the ...

Tennis Australia made it clear that they respect their government's recommendations and therefore advised its players against taking part in any tournaments taking place on Russian soil.

Zelensky, who was not invited to the talks, postponed a trip to Saudi Arabia planned for Wednesday. He has criticized the U.S.-Russia talks, pushing Europe to demand a seat at the table and ...

US President Donald Trump pushed back Tuesday against Kyiv's objections to being excluded from talks between the US and Russia in Saudi Arabia aimed at ending the war in eastern Ukraine.

He played a role in early contacts between Moscow and Trump’s team when Trump was first elected president in 2016, as well as in building Russia's relationship with Saudi Arabia, which led to an ...

It appears that part of this interest in building closer links to Russia, including by disdaining Ukraine, blaming the war on Ukraine (Russia invaded Ukraine), and Trump himself lavishly praising ...

as it is of Russian opportunity. The wider deal between Washington and Moscow is also likely to play more in the latter’s favor. It satisfies the Russians’ fictional narrative that they are in ...

In addition to Ukraine, business ties were on the table. By Anton Troianovski and Ismaeel Naar Many people in Russia expressed relief that an end to the conflict in Ukraine seemed nearer and ...