Vladimir Putin

Former Italian PM Silvio Berlusconi claims he ended Cold War by bringing the US and Russia together.

David Brennan Feb 15, 2018

Over Syrian 1,000 civilians, many of them children, were killed in the first week of February alone as air strikes hit hospitals, schools and markets.

David Sim Feb 15, 2018

Russian children have been invited to reimagine their leader in a drawing contest organised to coincide with forthcoming national elections.

IBT UK Contributor Feb 14, 2018

He made his fortune in strawberry farming and the millionaire's populist style has been compared to that of Donald Trump.

David Brennan Feb 08, 2018

EN+, controlled by billionaire Oleg Deripaska, has close links to Russian president and sanctioned bank but MI6 not alerted to stock exchange listing.

Jordan Bhatt Feb 07, 2018

The Kremlin list to name and shame Russians with links with Vladimir Putin was binned for a Forbes list of the country's richest people, which includes Roman Abramovich.

Brendan Cole Jan 30, 2018

President Vladimir Putin's spokesman affirms Washington's role will have no consequence on the presidential polls in March.

Vasudevan Sridharan Jan 29, 2018

Russian police raided opposition leader Alexei Navalny's office after he called for a mass protest against "thieves, bigots and perverts in power".

Vasudevan Sridharan Jan 28, 2018

Although the agenda for the meeting is not known, Syria and Iran's presence in the strife-torn region are expected to figure.

Vasudevan Sridharan Jan 25, 2018

Some Russian politicians have opposed the release of the film, which they claim is "extremist" and offensive.

Neil Murphy Jan 24, 2018

Punk art collective gained worldwide fame in 2012 when they staged an anti-Putin protest in Moscow's Cathedral.

Isabelle Gerretsen Jan 24, 2018

Three different pictures, three different results - what the hell is going on with the Russian president's ears?

Jan 23, 2018

Russian President Vladimir Putin immersed himself in a frozen lake to celebrate Epiphany, a major holiday in Orthodox Christianity marking the baptism of Jesus.

David Sim Jan 19, 2018

Kiev adopted a law labelling Moscow as an "aggressor" state in Donetsk and Luhansk provinces.

Vasudevan Sridharan Jan 19, 2018

Vladimir Putin's main opposition rival has hit out at the Russian leader and his near 20-year grip on power.

Jordan Bhatt Jan 18, 2018

President Donald Trump said Russia was helping North Korea evade sanctions and added that the US forces required more anti-missile defence measures in place.

Vasudevan Sridharan Jan 18, 2018

Russian President Vladimir Putin is viewed more favourably around the world than US President Donald Trump and UK Prime Minister Theresa May.

Staff Reporter Jan 12, 2018

Satellite images spotted ramped up tunnelling activities at Punggye-ri's West Portal, indicating Pyongyang's continued efforts to keep the site ready for further testing.

India Ashok Jan 12, 2018

The Russian president insists the only way to ease tensions in the Korean peninsula is through dialogue process.

Vasudevan Sridharan Jan 12, 2018

Orthodox Christians in Russia, Greece, Ethiopia and other countries around the world celebrated Christmas Day yesterday (Sunday 7 January).

David Sim Jan 08, 2018

Donald Trump's former chief strategist Steve Bannon slams Donald Trump Jr for 'treasonous meeting' with Russians in Michael Wolff's explosive new book.

Isabelle Gerretsen Jan 03, 2018

The president of Russia, Vladimir Putin, is considering the development of a state-run cryptocurrency that could be used to shirk international sanctions.

Jason Murdock Jan 03, 2018

Russia security services believe that a bomb was planted in a storage room in the Perekrestok market in northwest St Petersburg on Wednesday (27 December).

William Watkinson Dec 30, 2017

Russian foreign ministry says Washington's comment on opposition leader Alexei Navalny's bid is 'direct interference' in the electoral process.

Vasudevan Sridharan Dec 28, 2017

Ten Christmas shoppers were injured after a bomb with the equivalent of 200g of TNT ripped through the Perekrestok market in the north west of the city.

William Watkinson Dec 27, 2017

The HMS St Albans monitored the Russian vessel Admiral Gorshkov's "activity in areas of national interest".

Vasudevan Sridharan Dec 26, 2017

Opposition figure Alexey Navalny says he has the public support to run in Russia's presidential election against Vladimir Putin.

Brendan Cole Dec 24, 2017

"Clapper has a half-century of experience in US intelligence. His words must be heeded," one Twitter user wrote.

Hyacinth Mascarenhas Dec 20, 2017

The former foreign secretary William Hague says that Russia is not Britain's enemy, as his successor is set to hold talks in Moscow.

Brendan Cole Dec 18, 2017

"This is not even remotely normal. There's something going on here," one Twitter user said.

Hyacinth Mascarenhas Dec 18, 2017