MOSCOW: President Vladimir Putin's spokesman has dismissed rumors circulating on the Internet that the Russian leader is in poor health.Dmitry Peskov told...
MOSCOW: Thousands of mourners and dignitaries filed past the white-lined coffin of slain Kremlin critic Boris Nemtsov Tuesday, paying last respects to one of...
MOSCOW: Chairs, tables, designer chandeliers and an enormous pink lamp in the shape of a bear’s head: at The Red Fox and the Lazy Hound, an upscale restaurant...
MOSCOW: Russia's foreign minister struck a defiant note Monday after Western leaders threatened to further punish Moscow for escalated fighting in eastern...
MOSCOW: Russian President Vladimir Putin vowed Thursday to fix Russia's economic woes within two years, pledging to diversify the gas-dependent economy...
MOSCOW: The leaders of Russia and Germany squared off over Ukraine from opposite sides of the globe, with Vladimir Putin warning that Moscow will not accept a...
KIEV: Shelling killed six people and wounded 15 others in the rebel stronghold of Donetsk, the city council said Monday - the worst reported violence since a...
KIEV, Ukraine: Ukraine's president promised Wednesday to introduce a bill to parliament as early as next week that would offer greater autonomy to rebellious...
MOSCOW: Russia was counting the potential cost of Western sanctions targeting its key energy and finance sectors Wednesday, with the central bank promising to...
ST. PETERSBURG, Russia: Russia will recognize the outcome of Ukraine's presidential vote, President Vladimir Putin promised Friday, voicing hope that...
MOSCOW: Russia has pulled back its troops from the Ukrainian border, Vladimir Putin told diplomats Wednesday as he urged insurgents in southeast Ukraine to...
SIMFEROPOL, Crimea: Russia pulled back a battalion from along the Ukrainian border on Monday and sent its prime minister to shower promises on Crimea,...
SIMFEROPOL: On a surprise visit Monday to Crimea, Russia's prime minister promised to quickly pour funds into the newly annexed peninsula so residents see...
MOSCOW: A Bolshoi star dancer was sentenced to six years in prison Tuesday over an acid attack on the ballet's director that exposed vicious backstage...
MOSCOW: Moscow was holding its first mayoral election in a decade on Sunday, a potentially pivotal contest that is energizing the small opposition in ways...
MOSCOW: President Vladimir Putin proposed on Monday to send a delegation of Russian lawmakers to the United States to discuss the situation in Syria with...
MOSCOW: When famed viola player Yuri Bashmet declared that he "adored" President Vladimir Putin, he stirred little controversy in a country where classical...
PARTSA, Russia: Russia's prime minister said Friday the women in the Pussy Riot punk band serving two-year prison sentences should be set free, while a...
MOSCOW: A Moscow court Friday launched the trial of three feminist rockers who face a possible seven years in prison for performing a “punk...