President Vladimir Putin
Russia adds chess legend Kasparov to 'extremist' list
The Soviet-born former world chess champion Kasparov is a longtime opponent of President Vladimir Putin and has lived in the United States for almost a decade.
India seals missile deal with Russia
Russia and India's leaders yesterday announced a raft of deals worth billions of dollars including for a military defence system, as New Delhi walks a tightrope between Moscow and Washington with a wary eye on China.
Russian journalist who criticised Kremlin shot dead in Kiev
A prominent Russian journalist and critic of President Vladimir Putin is shot dead in Ukraine where he had fled into exile following threats, police say.
Putin says Russia has invincible missile
President Vladimir Putin unveils an array of new nuclear weapons, in one of his most bellicose speeches in years, saying they could hit almost any point in the world and not be intercepted.
For Trump, honeymoon with Putin may be finally over
Russian President Vladimir Putin tossed President-elect Donald Trump a bouquet in December when he chose not to retaliate for the US expulsion of Russian diplomats and seizure of Russian diplomatic compounds.
Trump says discussed forming cyber security unit with Putin
US President Donald Trump says in a tweet that he discuss forming a cyber security unit to guard against election hacking with Russian President Vladimir Putin.
MH17 victim families sue Putin, Russia in European rights court
Families of victims of Malaysia Airlines flight MH17, shot down over Ukraine in 2014, are suing President Vladimir Putin and Russia for Aus$10 million each in the European Court of Human Rights, The Sydney Morning Herald reports today.
Putin, Russia 'main target' of Panama Papers leaks: Kremlin
The Kremlin slams the leak of the "Panama Papers" tax documents as an attack aimed primarily at Russian President Vladimir Putin, claiming that former CIA officials helped analyse the papers.
Russia BBC Panorama: Kremlin demands 'Putin corruption' proof
The Kremlin calls on the US Treasury to come up with proof after it told a BBC investigation it considered President Vladimir Putin to be corrupt.
Russia to send new missiles to Baltic exclave
Russia plans to station state-of-the art missiles in its westernmost Baltic enclave and deploy nuclear-capable bombers to Crimea as part of massive war games to showcase its resurgent military power amid bitter tensions with the West over Ukraine