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.
'Turkey gave no warning' - downed Russian pilot
The surviving pilot of a Russian plane shot down by Turkey on the Syrian border says no warning was given, and the plane was inside Syrian airspace.
Russia's former Minister of Press found dead in Washington
A wealthy Russian close to President Vladimir Putin has been found dead in a Washington hotel.
Egypt plane crash: 'External influence' caused crash
The Russian airline Kogalymavia blames "external influence" for Saturday's Sinai plane crash which killed 224 people.
Syria conflict: Putin defends Russia's air strikes
Russian President Vladimir Putin defends Russia's military operations in Syria, saying the aim is to "stabilise the legitimate authority" of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad.
Syria conflict: Turkey summons Russian ambassador a second time
Turkey again summons the Russian ambassador after a second violation of its airspace by a Russian warplane operating in Syria in two days.
Putin wins parliamentary backing for air strikes in Syria
President Vladimir Putin secures parliament's unanimous backing to launch air strikes against Islamic State militants in Syria, paving the way for imminent Russian military intervention in its closest Middle East ally.
Obama, Putin clash over Assad's fate in UN duel
Russian President Vladimir Putin and his US counterpart Barack Obama accuses each other over Syria in duelling UN speeches, as Moscow and Tehran mounted a fierce defense of Bashar al-Assad.
PM attends opening session of UN General Assembly
The General Debate in the 70th regular session of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA 70) begins at the UN headquarters.
Putin dives in mini-sub to shipwreck off Crimea (video)
Russian President Vladimir Putin burnished his action man image on Tuesday by diving down in a mini-submarine to explore a shipwreck off the coast of the Crimea peninsula that Moscow seized from Ukraine last year.