Vladimir Putin

Italy's Berlusconi says Crimea split from Ukraine was democratic

Four-time Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi said on Sunday the Crimean people had made a demo...

Sep 27, 2015 10:52 PM EDT

U.S. support for Syria rebels illegal, Putin says ahead of Obama meeting

Russian President Vladimir Putin on Sunday branded U.S. support for rebel forces in Syria as illegal...

Sep 27, 2015 08:36 AM EDT

U.S. to make new diplomatic push on Syria, talk to Iran: officials

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry will try to launch a new initiative for a political solution in S...

Sep 26, 2015 02:01 AM EDT

Netanyahu to quiz Putin on Russia's reinforcement of Syria

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu flew to Moscow on Monday to seek reassurance from President Vladim...

Sep 21, 2015 04:13 AM EDT

Russian regional governor, 18 others charged with fraud

Russia's top investigative body said on Saturday it had charged the governor of the Komi region alon...

Sep 20, 2015 09:35 PM EDT

Syrian army starts using new weapons from Russia - military source

The Syrian military has recently started using new types of air and ground weapons supplied by Russi...

Sep 17, 2015 10:04 PM EDT

Russian court hands out tough jail term for Ukrainian flag stunt

Sep 10 A Russian court on Thursday convicted a Ukrainian man of helping try to paint his country's n...

Sep 11, 2015 07:40 AM EDT

Leaders from EU, Russia, Ukraine to meet in Paris in October: Kremlin

Russian President Vladimir Putin and Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko will meet along with the F...

Sep 10, 2015 01:54 AM EDT

China holds massive military parade, to cut troop levels by 300,000

President Xi Jinping announced on Thursday he would cut troop levels by 300,000 as China held its bi...

Sep 03, 2015 02:34 AM EDT

West and Japan snub China parade but Putin, North Korean official coming

Major Western leaders will not attend a military parade in China next week to mark the end of World ...

Aug 25, 2015 03:11 AM EDT

Japan PM Abe to skip visit to China for WW2 anniversary

Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe will not attend events to mark the 70th anniversary of the end of...

Aug 24, 2015 08:19 AM EDT

Japan protests Russian PM's visit to disputed island

Japan on Saturday lodged a protest over Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev's visit to one of fou...

Aug 23, 2015 07:55 AM EDT

Ukraine and rebels trade blame for violating ceasefire

Ukraine and pro-Russian separatists accused each other on Wednesday of attempting to break a six-mon...

Aug 13, 2015 02:55 AM EDT

Russian 'food crematoria' provoke outrage amid crisis, famine memories

Russian government plans for mass destruction of banned Western food imports have provoked outrage i...

Aug 07, 2015 01:56 AM EDT

Russia won't act on dope claims before Beijing championship

Russia's Athletic Federation will not act on allegations of widespread doping among its sports stars...

Aug 04, 2015 03:55 AM EDT

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