Russian President Vladimir Putin
PROJECT SYNDICATE / The Dark Side of Neutrality
Those who would claim neutrality forfeit their standing to complain about the horrors of colonisation anywhere.
The threat of a ‘nuclear winter’
Even though it is a chilling concept, there are credible precedents of nuclear winter.
Ukraine will never forgive Russia: Nobel Peace laureate Dmitry Muratov
Ukraine will never forgive Russia for a shameful conflict which has thrown back Russia's development by half a century to Soviet times predating Mikhail Gorbachev, journalist and Nobel Peace laureate Dmitry Muratov told Reuters.
Gorbachev denied state funeral, Putin decides not to attend
Russian President Vladimir Putin is to miss the funeral of the last Soviet leader, Mikhail Gorbachev, denying the man who failed to prevent the collapse of the Soviet empire the full state honours granted to Boris Yeltsin.
Boris Johnson says if Putin "were a woman", there'd be no Ukraine war
Russian President Vladimir Putin would not have started the war in Ukraine if he was a woman, according to British Prime Minister Boris Johnson.
NKorea’s Kim arrives for summit with Russia’s Putin
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un arrives in the Russian city of Vladivostok for a summit he is likely to use to seek support from President Vladimir Putin while Pyongyang’s nuclear talks with Washington are in limbo.
Putin calls Modi expressing solidarity in fight against terror
Russian President Vladimir Putin has called Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and conveyed solidarity of his country with India in the latter’s fight against terrorism.
A new Russian first lady
Russian President Vladimir Putin says on Thursday he would probably have to get married again, but did not say to whom.
Putin awards Russia’s chief coach with Alexander Nevsky Order
Russian President Vladimir Putin presents the Russia national football team’s coaching staff and players with state awards on Saturday according to TASS.
Trump invites Putin to Washington despite US uproar over Helsinki summit
President Donald Trump has invited Russian President Vladimir Putin to Washington this autumn, the White House says, a daring rebuttal to the torrent of criticism in the United States over Trump's failure to publicly confront Putin at their first summit for Moscow's meddling in the 2016 election.
Obama warns of 'strange and uncertain times' in Mandela tribute
Former US president Barack Obama uses a tribute to Nelson Mandela to warn of "strange and uncertain times", a day after Donald Trump refused to challenge Vladimir Putin over interference in US elections.
Trump says Putin summit ‘even better’ than NATO meeting
President Donald Trump cast his Monday meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin in a glowing light and attempts to discredit the widely held perception that the day he spent with Putin in Helsinki, Finland, is detrimental to the United States.
Putin: Mall fire was criminal negligence
Russian President Vladimir Putin visits the scene of a fire in a shopping mall that killed at least 64 people, and hit out at "criminal negligence" which he says was to blame for the high death toll.
Russia, SAARC, EU mourn plane crash deaths
Russian President Vladimir Putin,South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC) and the European Union expresses heartfelt condolences to all the victims of the plane crash of the US Bangla flight in Kathmandu, Nepal.
Russia test-fires 'ideal' hypersonic missile
Russia says it successfully launched a hypersonic missile which President Vladimir Putin called "an ideal weapon" as he unveiled a new array of next-generation arms earlier.
Putin plans to be independent candidate
Russian President Vladimir Putin kicks off an annual press conference, his first major public appearance since announcing he would seek a new six-year term in March 2018 elections.
US decision on Jerusalem will have negative impact, Erdogan, Putin say over phone
Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan and Russian President Vladimir Putin agreed in a phone call that the US decision on Jerusalem will negatively impact the region's peace and stability, sources in Erdogan's office says.
Russia honours Saber Hossain Chowdhury with ‘Order of Friendship’
Russian President Vladimir Putin honours Inter-Parliamentary Union President Saber Hossain Chowdhury with "Order of Friendship", Russia's highest state decoration.
Dog lover Putin gets top breed puppy as birthday gift
Russian President Vladimir Putin, a dog lover, receives a top breed puppy as a belated birthday gift from Turkmenistan's president who is keen to recover lost Russian markets for Turkmen gas.