Russia

United Russia Party's victory clears way for Putin's 4th term

Putin’s, United Russia party’s landslide victory in this weekend’s parliamentary elections, where they were on track to increase their majority to 76 percent, gives Vladimir Putin a clear run at a fou

19 September 2016

Russia

United Russia set to win 343 of 450 seats in lower house of parliament

With 93 percent of the votes counted in Russia’s parliamentary elections, the country’s Central Election Commission announced the governing United Russia party is on track to win 343 seats in the 450-

19 September 2016

Russia

Russia elections: Putin's United Russia continues domination

Russia’s ruling United Russia party has won the country’s general election.

19 September 2016

Russia

Russia's political also-rans lament United Russia's power

Against all odds could be how the leader of Russia’s Liberal Democrats might describe his party’s performance.

18 September 2016

Russia

First results confirm big election lead for Putin-backed United Russia

The governing United Russia party is well on course to consolidate power in Russia's lower house after a parliamentary election on Sunday.

18 September 2016

Russia

Russians go to polls in parliamentary election

Russians are going to the polls in a parliamentary election, expected to give the ruling United Russia party even greater dominance of the lower house.

18 September 2016

Ukraine

Ukraine's Poroshenko calls for a "sustainable and comprehensive ceasefire"

Russia ‘‘has to provide a sustainable and comprehensive cease-fire’‘ in eastern Ukraine before steps towards peace can be taken, Petro Poroshenko has warned.

16 September 2016

Russia

United Russia set to rule the Duma after Sunday's election

Russia goes to the polls on Sunday to elect the Duma, the lower house of the federal parliament.

15 September 2016

World News

Putin offers support and comfort in Samarkand

Russian President Vladimir Putin has arrived in Uzbekistan for his first visit since the death of longtime President Islam Karimov.

6 September 2016

China

Stalemate on Syria: Putin and Obama fail to find deal to end bloodshed

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5 September 2016

China

US and Russia fail to reach Syria deal at G20

US President Barack Obama and Russian President Vladimir Putin have been unable to reach an agreement on ending the violence in Syria.

5 September 2016

World News

Putin attacks 'immoral, inhumane' ban on Russia from Paralympics

The Russian president has strongly attacked the ban on the country’s Paralympic team from competing in Rio next month.

25 August 2016

Russia

Putin says he is not planning to downgrade relations with Ukraine

Russian president Vladimir Putin has said he is not planning to reduce ties with Ukraine despite accused Kyiv of attempting to stage acts of sabotage in Crimea.

19 August 2016

Ukraine

Russia deploys missile system to Crimea

It comes two days after President Vladimir Putin promised counter-measures after what he said were clashes between Russian forces and Ukrainian saboteurs in northern Crimea.

12 August 2016

Ukraine

International concern grows over rising Russia-Ukraine tension

Sharply escalating tensions between Russia and Ukraine are raising concerns in the international community.

11 August 2016

Ukraine

Crimea: the disputed region fueling tensions between Moscow and Kyiv

Russia's 2014 annexation of the strategic peninsula of Crimea is at the centre of renewed tensions between Moscow and Kyiv.

11 August 2016

Ukraine

Ukraine puts border troops on full alert

Tension is high in the region as Kyiv dismisses Moscow's claims of armed incursions into the contested Crimean peninsula.

11 August 2016

Ukraine

Russia says it has thwarted armed Ukrainian raids on Crimea

Ukraine has denied Russia's claim of attempted armed incursion into peninsula, annexed by Moscow in 2014.

10 August 2016

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Vladimir is waiting for Tayyip

Russian President Vladimir Putin and his Turkish counterpart Tayyip Erdogan met in St.

10 August 2016

Russia

Turkey / Russia : Relations on the mend

A meeting between the Russian and Turkish Presidents seems to have gone some way towards mending their bilateral relations.

9 August 2016