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Not everyone in Moscow welcomes the crowds and spectacle 2018 World Cup will bring.

Russia Welcomes 2018 World Cup, Clamping Down On Dissent And Hooligans

Russian law enforcement has taken "preventative measures" and will work to prevent "bad ideas" from being put into action, officials say.

H. B. Emmez, a YMCA employee who took part in the U.S. intervention a century ago, is the only American buried in Vladivostok's Naval Cemetery.

In Russia, Scant Traces And Negative Memories Of A Century-Old U.S. Intervention

As Americans accuse the Kremlin of interfering in their elections, and Russians fiercely deny it, there's no debating that the U.S. once intervened militarily in Russia — with few, if any, results.

Protesters hold a poster with the image of Ukrainian prisoner Oleg Sentsov during an opposition rally organized by Free Russia in Moscow, on June 10.

Ukrainian Film Director Stages Hunger Strike In Russian Jail During World Cup

Prisoner Oleg Sentsov's lawyer says his client's health is worsening on a weeks-long hunger strike to win the release of more than 60 people Sentsov says are political prisoners in Russia.

During his annual news conference in Moscow, Russian President Vladimir Putin said he agreed with U.S. President-elect Donald Trump that even someone lying on their sofa could have hacked the Democratic National Committee.

Putin Shrugs Off Trump's Tweet On Expanding U.S. Nuclear Capability

During his annual news conference, Russia's leader also addressed accusations of Kremlin meddling in the U.S. election by saying Democrats "are trying to blame all their failures on external factors."

Former Rep. Jack Kingston, R-Ga., was spotted in Moscow speaking to business leaders. The former Trump surrogate probably will not be the last Trump supporter building ties in Russia.

Trump's Men In Moscow: Trump Disciples Suddenly Showing Up In Russia

Former Rep. Jack Kingston, traveling as a private individual, was briefing businesspeople in Russia — and it's no secret to Russians that he has ties to Trump.

Vladimir Putin, then Russia's prime minister, toasts with ExxonMobil's Rex Tillerson (left foreground) and Igor Sechin (right foreground) outside Moscow in April 2012. Sechin, a close Putin ally, was then deputy prime minister and now serves as CEO of Russian oil giant Rosneft.

In ExxonMobil's Rex Tillerson, Moscow Sees Trusted, Highly Regarded Figure

"The choice of Tillerson is sensational. Trump continues to amaze," a Russian senator tweeted. The Kremlin was more circumspect, but it's clear the ExxonMobil chief has high-level fans.

Buses with U.S. diplomats and their families who have been expelled from Russia leave the U.S. Embassy compound in Moscow on April 5. They were the first of a group of 60 U.S. diplomats who have been expelled from Russia, after the United States kicked out the same number of Russian diplomats.

Diplomatic Corps In Moscow Shrinks Just When U.S.-Russia Tensions Are At A High

"Throwing out 60 diplomats is a big blow to the ability of people simply to have discussions on subjects that need to be discussed," said James Collins, a former U.S. ambassador to Moscow.

Vladivostock is a port city in Russia's Far East, one of the areas whose economy has partly depended on North Korean migrant laborers. Russia agreed to follow international sanctions that include deporting thousands of workers back to North Korea.

Sanctions Targeting North Korea Ripple Into Russia

Sanctions require Russia to expel about 30,000 North Korean migrant workers. In this city in Russia's Far East, some business owners say they will be sorely missed.

Russian President Vladimir Putin, left, and Crimean leader Sergei Aksyonov meet face to face in the Kremlin in Moscow in February 2016.

Putin's Man In Crimea: We've 'Returned To Russia Forever'

As the U.S. issues more sanctions over the Ukraine conflict and Russia's annexation of Crimea, Crimean leader Sergei Aksyonov speaks with NPR in Simferopol and lays out his vision for the region.

Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny, center, heads to a meeting of the Russia's Central Election commission in December. Officials formally barred him Alexei Navalny from running for president in the March 18 election, which he says is a predetermined sham.

Banned From Election, Putin Foe Navalny Pursues Politics By Other Means

The popular 41-year-old lawyer is calling for a boycott of the March 18 presidential election, which he says is rigged. He says Putin's regime is built on making Russians believe nothing can change.

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