U.S. student Otto Warmbier died six days after being released.

Russian President Vladimir Putin welcomed North Korean leader Kim Jong Un at the Far East Federal University campus on Russky Island, in the city of Vladivostok on Thursday.

The North Korean leader, Kim Jong Un, arrived in Russia on Wednesday in an armoured train to seek the support of President Putin, while the talks with Washington are frozen.

The North Korean leader is to meet with Russian president Vladimir Putin as he seeks to build his reputation on the global stage.

Euronews correspondent Galina Polonskaya reports that some Russian politicians are hailing the comedian's victory as a rejection by the Ukrainian voters of Poroshenko's anti-Russian stance.

"Turkey must choose," American Vice-President Mike Pence, warned last week.

What is life like on the peninsula five years since Russia announced its accession?

President Vladimir Putin arrived in Crimea on the fifth anniversary of the annexation and inaugurated two power stations.

Positive recommendations by penitentiary authorities following their participation in the festival can count favourably towards the inmates being paroled.

If you want to drive like Putin this could be the car for you.

People who spread what Russian authorities consider to be fake news or who show "disrespect" to the state will face tough new fines.

Russian President Vladimir Putin has been heavily criticised over a "whale prison" in the far east of the country, which is run by companies involved in trafficking.

Officials estimate that a quarter of Moldovans have left in search of a better life in European Union nations or in Russia.

In his annual address, Russian President Vladimir Putin said Russia would retaliate if US deploys missiles in Europe.