Politics of Russia
Governor Quits Over Deadly Russia Fire
The long-serving governor of the Russian region where a shopping mall fire left dozens of people dead has resigned....
Russia Election: Vladimir Putin Wins By Big Margin
Vladimir Putin will lead Russia for another six years, after securing an expected victory in Sunday’s presidential...
Russia Defends Slashing US Mission As Hope Fades of Better Ties
Moscow on Monday sought to justify its decision to purge US diplomatic personnel in the country, as the Kremlin...
Russia Orders US To Cut Diplomats In Response To Sanctions
Russia's foreign ministry on Friday announced counter measures in response to tough new sanctions proposed by the...
Trump, Putin In First Handshake At G20 Summit
US President Donald Trump and his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin exchanged a handshake for the first time on Friday...
Russia’s Putin, China’s Xi Talk Trade, North Korea At Kremlin
Russian President Vladimir Putin and Chinese leader Xi Jinping met Tuesday against a backdrop of mounting tensions over...
Putin Says US Sanctions Will ‘complicate Relations’
New US sanctions on Russia approved by the Senate will complicate the countries' relations, Russian President Vladimir...
Oscar-Winner Stone Brings Putin To US Television
Oliver Stone, the Hollywood director and triple Oscar winner, puts Russian President Vladimir Putin in US living rooms...
Putin Says Snowden No ‘traitor’ In Oliver Stone Interviews
In US director Oliver Stone's edgy new interview series, Russian leader Vladimir Putin says he believes intelligence...
Putin Hosts Modi At Russia’s Economic Showcase
Russian President Vladimir Putin hosts Indian premier Narendra Modi on Thursday on the sidelines of the Kremlin's...
Macron Hosts Putin In Latest Diplomatic Test
French President Emmanuel Macron hosts Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin on Monday in their first meeting since he...
St Petersburg Metro Bombing Suspect ‘from Kyrgyzstan’
The man suspected of killing 11 people by bombing a St Petersburg train is a native of Kyrgyzstan who obtained Russian...
St Petersburg Metro Explosions Kill Ten
At least 10 people have been killed in explosions at underground stations in St Petersburg, Russian media report. The...
About 2 Dozen Anti-Corruption Protesters Arrested In Moscow
Russian police arrested about two dozen protesters Sunday in Moscow, a week after more than 1,000 others were detained...
Russia Protests Leader Alexei Navalny Jailed For 15 Days
Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny has been jailed for 15 days for resisting police orders during mass protests...
Kremlin Condemns ‘provocation’
The Kremlin has responded to mass protests on Sunday by accusing the opposition of encouraging lawbreaking and...
Russia Protests: EU Demands Release of Detainees
The European Union has demanded the release “without delay” of hundreds of people detained in protests across...
Russia Opposition Leader Navalny Arrested
Russia's main opposition leader, Alexei Navalny, has been arrested at an anti-corruption protest he organised in the...
Russia Opposition Leader Arrested
Russia’s main opposition leader, Alexei Navalny, has been arrested at an anti-corruption protest he organised in the...