Austrian minister’s gesture to Putin sparks furore
Austria’s foreign minister was at the centre of a storm of criticism on Tuesday after making a deep curtsey to Russian leader Vladimir Putin at...
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Russia’s Putin tells Trump: ‘Be my guest in Moscow’
Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Friday he had invited Donald Trump to Moscow and that both he and the US president want further summits,...
Russia’s Putin sworn in for another six years in office
Vladimir Putin was sworn in for another six years as Russian president on Monday, buoyed by popular support but weighed down too by a costly confrontation...
Trump, Putin had previously undisclosed visit at G20 dinner
U.S. President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin had a previously undisclosed conversation during a dinner for G20 leaders at a summit earlier this...
The real reason Washington calls Putin a thug
By Peter van Buren There is a near-certainty in American political speech, going back to the 1980s: When a senior United States official labels you...
UEFA opens disciplinary proceedings over Putin tribute
UEFA has opened disciplinary proceedings against Lokomotiv Moscow midfielder Dmitri Tarasov for wearing a T-shirt praising Russian President Vladimir Putin after a Europa League match...
Russia’s Putin probably approved London murder of ex-KGB agent Litvinenko – UK inquiry (Update 4)
By Michael Holden President Vladimir Putin probably approved a 2006 Russian intelligence operation to murder ex-KGB agent Alexander Litvinenko with radioactive polonium-210 in London, a...
Planned Putin-Erdogan summit in Russia cancelled, says Kremlin
A bilateral summit between Russian President Vladimir Putin and his Turkish counterpart Tayyip Erdogan planned for Dec. 15 in St. Petersburg will not now happen,...
G20-Obama, Putin agree on need for political transition, ceasefire in Syria (Update)
By Matt Spetalnick and Lidia Kelly U.S. President Barack Obama and Russian President Vladimir Putin agreed on the need for a Syria-led political transition, including...
West ponders response to Paris attacks as G20 seeks common Syria strategy
By Matt Spetalnick and Jan Strupczewski U.S. President Barack Obama vowed on Sunday to step up efforts to eliminate Islamic State in Syria and prevent...
U.S. support for Syria rebels illegal, Putin says ahead of Obama meeting
By Jack Stubbs and Denis Dyomkin Russian President Vladimir Putin on Sunday branded U.S. support for rebel forces in Syria as illegal and ineffective, saying...
Ukraine: Peace at last?
By Gwynne Dyer THE current ceasefire in the war in eastern Ukraine, the so-called Minsk-2 agreement, was signed last February, but they never actually ceased...
Putin says calls for UN tribunal on downing of airliner premature
Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Thursday calls for a UN tribunal to be set up to prosecute suspects in the downing of a Malaysian...
Putin backs Blatter, says FIFA arrests shows U.S. meddling abroad
By Darya Korsunskaya and Dmitriy Rogovitskiy Russian President Vladimir Putin defended Russia’s right to host the 2018 soccer World Cup on Thursday and accused the United States of meddling outside its jurisdiction in the arrest...
High-level meetings in Moscow for Anastasiades
President Nicos Anastasiades is expected to hold high-level meetings with Russian President Vladimir Putin and China President Xi Jinping during his visit to Moscow this...
Ukrainian journalist with pro-Russian views shot dead in Kiev
By Alessandra Prentice A prominent Ukrainian journalist known for his pro-Russian views was shot dead on Thursday in Kiev by two masked gunmen, the interior...
Ukraine expects to sign gas memorandum with Russia by April 14
By Alessandra Prentice Ukraine, locked in a longstanding pricing row with Russia over gas, hopes to sign a memorandum with Moscow on supplies that will...
Kremlin says Putin healthy, dismisses illness rumours
By Maria Tsvetkova Russian President Vladimir Putin is in good health, the Kremlin said on Thursday, dismissing rumours that the leader was suffering from an...
Nemtsov friend says Islamist motive for Moscow killing is nonsensical
By Christian Lowe A colleague of Boris Nemtsov, the Russian opposition figure shot dead near Moscow’s Red Square, said suggestions he was killed by Islamists...
Russia’s Putin calls Nemtsov’s murder political
By Denis Pinchuk Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Wednesday that the murder of Kremlin critic Boris Nemtsov was a shameful tragedy that carried a...