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Trump makes a new enemy as he upsets Putin with online campaign ad
Donald Trump has made a new enemy … Vladimir Putin. The outspoken presidential wannabe, whose views on immigration and religion have caused outrage...
Putin hails ‘bright and talented’ Donald Trump, says ready to improve U.S. ties
It wasn’t quite an endorsement, but Russian President Vladimir Putin has praised Donald Trump’s talents and lauded his calls for better ties...
Putin: Turkey shot down our fighter plane to ‘lick America in a certain place’
Vladimir Putin unleashed a furious tirade against Turkey on Thursday, suggesting it shot down a Russian warplane last month to curry favour with the U.S.
Putin says Turkey ‘will regret’ shooting down Russian bomber
Russian president Vladimir Putin today said Turkey’s shooting down of a Russian military jet was a war crime and that the Kremlin would punish Ankara...
Russia shows military might in Syria, eyes seizing diplomatic initiative
As Russia unleashed waves of warplanes Thursday from an air base in western Syria to pound militant targets in view of Moscow-based journalists, President...
Putin berates officials as cosmodrome work slips 4 months behind schedule
Russian President Vladimir Putin on Wednesday chided officials for a four-month delay in building a sprawling space centre in the remote Far East, which...
Putin risks wrath of the West as Russia launches air strikes ‘against Syria rebels’
Russia has carried out its first air strikes in Syria against opponents of president Bashar al-Assad in a move which opened deep divisions with western...
Russia launches air strikes against Syria rebels hours after Putin wins the all-clear
Russia has carried out its first air strikes in Syria against opponents of president Bashar al-Assad, hours after parliament cleared the way for military...
Vladimir Putin ‘given green light to use Russian military force in Syria’
Vladimir Putin has been given permission by Russian Parliament to use military abroad, widely believed to be Syria. The Kremlin did not say which...
Obama and Putin set for U.N. showdown, but differ on talks’ agenda
President Obama and Russian President Vladimir Putin will meet in New York next week at a time of high tension in Europe and the Middle East, but the Kremlin...
Pomp and pageantry for Chinese leader’s visit masks simmering tensions
President Barack Obama will host his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping for his first U.S.
Barack Obama and Vladimir Putin set for UN showdown
U.S. President Barack Obama and Russian President Vladimir Putin will meet in New York next week at a time of high tension in Europe and the Middle East,...
‘Putin’s banker’ Pugachev files $12 billion claim against Russia
A man once dubbed 'Putin’s banker’ is looking for some money, but this time it’s not for the President.
Crimea river: Ukraine fury as Putin and Berlusconi open 240-year-old bottle of sherry
Claims a 240-year-old bottle of wine was uncorked in Crimea for former Italian leader Silvio Berlusconi and Russian President Vladimir Putin have sparked...
Putin tells Obama U.S.-Russia dialogue ‘key to global stability’
Russian President Vladimir Putin on Saturday said relations between Moscow and Washington were key to ensuring global stability and called for dialogue...
Putin says MH17 tribunal would be counterproductive
Russian President Vladimir Putin said Thursday that establishing an international tribunal to prosecute those behind the downing of Malaysia Airlines flight...
Putin tells Obama U.S.-Russia dialogue ‘key to global stability’
Russian President Vladimir Putin on Saturday said relations between Moscow and Washington were key to ensuring global stability and called for dialogue...
NATO denounces ‘sabre-rattling’ as Putin builds more nuclear bombs
President Vladimir Putin said on Tuesday that Russia was concerned about an anti-missile defence system near its borders, after announcing that Russia...
NATO denounces ‘saber-rattling’ as Putin builds more nuclear bombs
President Vladimir Putin said on Tuesday that Russia was concerned about an anti-missile defense system near its borders, after announcing that Russia...
Putin says Russia beefing up nuclear arsenal, NATO denounces ‘saber-rattling’
President Vladimir Putin said on Tuesday that Russia was concerned about an anti-missile defense system near its borders, after announcing that Russia...
Pope tells Putin: ‘Sincere’ peace efforts needed for Ukraine
Pope Francis has encouraged Russian President Vladimir Putin to engage in “sincere” international efforts aimed at bringing peace to Ukraine.
Don’t be afraid of Russia, we want peace - Putin’s message to the West
Russia is not a threat to the West, President Vladimir Putin insisted in an interview published on Saturday, saying he was still committed to a Ukraine...
Don’t be afraid of Russia, Putin tells West
Russia is not a threat to the West, President Vladimir Putin insisted in an interview published on Saturday, saying he was still committed to a Ukraine...
Putin makes troop deaths in peacetime operations a ‘state secret’
Russian President Vladimir Putin on Thursday banned the release of information about troop deaths in “special operations” during peacetime,...
Putin signs Russian law to shut ‘undesirable’ organizations
President Vladimir Putin signed a bill into law Saturday giving prosecutors the power to declare foreign and international organizations “undesirable”...
Putin and Kerry set to meet in Russia for Ukraine crisis talks
John Kerry is expected to meet Russian President Vladimir Putin for crucial talks in the Russian Black Sea resort of Sochi on Tuesday amid tensions with...
Putin says Ukraine peace ‘moving forward’ despite problems
Russian President Vladimir Putin said after talks with German Chancellor Angela Merkel on Sunday that the peace process in eastern Ukraine was progressing...
Russia’s Putin says he’s ‘ready to work with United States’
Russia has key interests in common with the United States and needs to work with it on a common agenda, Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Saturday...
Putin lifts ban on sending missiles to Iran
Russia’s decision to lift a ban on the delivery of an air-defence missile system to Iran amid nuclear negotiations drew objections from the U.S.
Russia’s Putin calls for regional currency union
Russian President Vladimir Putin proposed on Friday creating a regional currency union with Belarus and Kazakhstan, Russia’s main partners in a union...
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