Russia

Netanyahu and Putin meet in Moscow to counter risk of air clashes over Syria

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, following a visit to Mosow for talks with Vladimir Putin, says they have come to an agreement to ensure

21 September 2015

World News

Sir Elton and Putin discussed gay rights on the telephone. Or did they?

The Kremlin has denied claims on Sir Elton John’s Instagram account that Vladimir Putin ‘reached out’ by telephone to the singer – who had said he

15 September 2015

Russia

Russia gives Assad firepower, spurring US strategy adjustment

Russian President Vladimir Putin has strongly reiterated his commitment to helping President Bashar al-Assad’s regime in Syria, along with a claim

15 September 2015

Russia

Berlusconi meets Putin in Crimea

Former Italian prime minister Silvio Berlusconi has visited Russian-occupied Crimea to lay flowers with President Putin at a memorial to Sardinian

11 September 2015

Syria

Syria's Assad may share power with 'healthy' opposition - Putin

Russia – Syria’s closest ally along with Iran during the four-and-a-half year war – is now raising the possibility of President al-Assad sharing

4 September 2015

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Putin and Medvedev flex their muscle

31 August 2015

Europe News

Ukraine asks Europe for more help to support Minsk accords

With no sign improvement of the security situation in eastern Ukraine, President Petro Poroshenko is continuing his diplomatic tour of Europe to call

27 August 2015

Russia

Russia to increase wheat supplies to Egypt, says Putin

Russian President Vladimir Putin says his country is to increase wheat supplies to Egypt. The announcement was made during a visit to Moscow by

26 August 2015

Russia

Crimea: Putin blames Kyiv for Ukraine violence, warns Tatars not to expect special status

Russian President Vladimir Putin has blamed Kyiv for the latest burst of fighting in Ukraine’s restive east. Putin made the accusation on the second

18 August 2015

Russia

Bringing the trolls out of the dark: Russian 'troll' awarded 1 rouble damages

Lyudmila Savchuk, received one rouble in damages after suing an alleged online 'propaganda' factory in order to 'bring them out of the shadows'.

18 August 2015

Russia

Father of Kremlin critic Khodorkovsky quizzed in murder probe

The father of ex-oil tycoon and Kremlin critic Mikhail Khodorkovsky has been questioned by Russian investigators probing the 1998 murder of a

6 August 2015

Russia

Kremlin spokesman in post‐wedding fuss over uber luxury watch

3 August 2015

United Kingdom

'Despot' Vladimir Putin 'ordered' Litvinenko murder, inquiry hears

The British inquiry into the killing of former Russian spy Alexander Litvinenko has heard claims that Vladimir Putin personally ordered his murder

31 July 2015

World

Putin: Sepp Blatter deserves a Nobel prize

27 July 2015

Belarus

The scything tale of the French actor and Belarusian president

French actor Gerard Depardieu, despite being branded a ‘threat to national security’ in Ukraine, still has friends in high places in Belarus. The

23 July 2015

Italy

Berlusconi linked with a shock return to government – in Russia!

Italy’s controversial former prime minister Silvio Berlusconi has been offered a return to power in Russia, according to Italian media. Vladimir

23 July 2015

Russia

BRICS group of emerging economies launch development bank

Countries attending a two-day summit in Russia for the world’s emerging economies, known as BRICS, have launched their biggest initiative to date: a

9 July 2015

Russia

Russian asset seizure: Putin doesn't recognise court ruling

Russian President Vladimir Putin has responded publicly for the first time to the seizing of Russian assets by France and Belgium. The two countries

20 June 2015

Greece

Tsipras courts Putin as pressure mounts on Greece

Under pressure Greek Prime Miniser Alexis Tsipras is in St Petersburg to take part Russia’s annual business conference. His visit, the second in two

19 June 2015

Russia

Moscow's nuclear 'sabre-rattling' is 'unjustified' and 'dangerous,' says NATO

Russia is firing off warning shots, saying that it will be forced to aim its armed forces at any countries posing a threat. President Vladimir Putin

16 June 2015