FBME: Assad’s WMD front company implicated in Magnitsky case
A report drafted by the accounting firm Ernst & Young (EY) on FBME Bank (Cyprus) in 2014 appears to implicate Balec Ventures Inc, a front company linked...
Vladimir Putin
Putin says Snowden was wrong to leak secrets, but is no traitor
Russian President Vladimir Putin has said he believes former US National Security Agency contractor Edward Snowden was wrong to leak US spy secrets, but is...
Putin says US trust erodes, Moscow icily receives Tillerson
Vladimir Putin said on Wednesday trust had eroded between the United States and Russia under President Donald Trump, as Moscow delivered an unusually hostile reception...
Kremlin, angry at Syria missile strike, says Putin won’t meet Tillerson
The Kremlin said on Monday that US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson will not meet President Vladimir Putin when he visits Moscow on Wednesday, a...
Russia’s Putin meets French presidential contender Le Pen in Kremlin
President Vladimir Putin met French far-right party leader Marine Le Pen in the Kremlin on Friday, handing her a potential boost to her campaign to...
Democratic Senators ask about Ross’s ties to Russian BOC shareholders
U.S. billionaire Wilbur Ross, who together with a group of investors participated in Bank of Cyprus’s August 2014 capital increase, is facing questions following his...
Putin and Trump likely to discuss Ukraine sanctions – White House aide (Update)
Russian President Vladimir Putin and US President Donald Trump are likely to discuss the sanctions that Washington imposed on Russia over the conflict in Ukraine...
Russia announces ceasefire in Syria from midnight
Russian President Vladimir Putin announced a ceasefire between Syrian opposition groups and the Syrian government starting at midnight on Thursday. The parties were also prepared...
Putin turned Russia election hacks in Trump’s favour – US officials
Russian President Vladimir Putin supervised his intelligence agencies’ hacking of the US presidential election and turned it from a general attempt to discredit American democracy...
Russia’s $30m centre for acrobatic rock’n’roll, sport of Putin’s daughter
Russia is building a $30m complex for acrobatic rock’n’roll, a niche sport in which President Vladimir Putin‘s daughter is a leading dancer and has a...
Putin’s breakout year
By William Pommeranz 2016 saw a major step toward Vladimir Putin’s vision of the world – it remains to be seen if the United States...
Christofias says Putin was wrong to reject request for second loan of up to €7bn
Former president Demetris Christofias said that Russian president Vladimir Putin ignored his “persistent and repeated” requests for an additional, up €7bn loan that would have...
EU court upholds sanctions on Putin’s businessman friend over Crimea
An EU court on Wednesday upheld sanctions imposed on Arkady Rotenberg, a close ally and former judo partner of Russian President Vladimir Putin whose company won...
Putin ratifies deal for Russia to use Syria base indefinitely
Russian President Vladimir Putin has ratified an agreement with the Syrian government that allows Russia to use the Hmeimim air base in Syria indefinitely, the...
Putin rejects accusations of meddling in US election
Even as WikiLeaks released another trove of internal documents from Hillary Clinton’s campaign on Wednesday, Russian President Vladimir Putin insisted his country was not involved...
Putin shuns Paris visit after France offers talks only on Syria
Russian President Vladimir Putin has cancelled a visit to Paris next week after President Francois Hollande said he would see him only for talks on...
Russia well and truly back on the world stage
By Farid Mirbagheri The Russian Federation is gradually but surely reclaiming some of its lost influence in the world particularly in west Asia and north...
Czechs detain Voina artist wanted in Russia – reports
Czech police have detained Oleg Vorotnikov, a founding member of the Russian underground art collective Voina, wanted in Russia over a series of high-profile stunts...
Putin firms control with big win for Russia’s ruling party
Vladimir Putin won even greater supremacy over Russia’s political system after the ruling United Russia party took three quarters of the seats in parliament in...
Russia and rebels cast doubt over Syria ceasefire
Russia and Syrian rebels cast doubt over the prospects for an increasingly shaky five-day-old ceasefire on Saturday, with Moscow saying the situation was worsening and...
