Russia will develop, not use, nuclear weapons: Vladimir Putin

21 Dec 2015 9:28 AM

Vladimir Putin: Won’t abandon Russians in Ukraine

President Vladimir Putin will not abandon Russians living in southeast Ukraine to Ukrainian nationalists, the state-run RIA news agency quoted him as saying in a documentary due to be broadcast later

21 Dec 2015 3:09 AM

Damaged box of Russia jet opened

A projector screen shows the data recorder from the downed Russian warplane in Moscow on Friday. — AP

19 Dec 2015 6:54 AM

Russian experts examine black box of jet downed by Turkey

Putin said an analysis of black box would help determine downed jet's flight path.

18 Dec 2015 3:33 PM

Vladmir Putin backs US Syria plans, lashes Turkey

Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Thursday he broadly supported US plans to try to push forward the Syria peace process, but signalled in an angry attack that he was in no mood to forgive Turk

18 Dec 2015 6:42 AM

My daughters stay out of politics, business: Vladimir Putin

Russian President Vladimir Putin, who is notoriously protective of his family’s privacy, made a rare reference to his two daughters on Thu-rsday, saying they lived in Russia and stayed clear of busin

18 Dec 2015 6:39 AM

Says Trump’s call for deeper ties welcomed

Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Thursday he welcomed comments by US presidential candidate Donald Trump that he wanted deeper relations with Russia.

18 Dec 2015 6:38 AM

Vladimir Putin says Russia supports US draft resolution on cutting IS finances

Putin had discussed the draft resolution with US Secretary of State John Kerry.

17 Dec 2015 3:18 PM

Vladimir Putin, John Kerry hold talks on Syria

US secretary of state John Kerry sought in a visit to Moscow on Tuesday to make progress in narrowing differences with Russian leader Vladimir Putin over how to end the conflict in Syria.

16 Dec 2015 5:55 AM

Vladimir Putin authorises Russia to alter EU rights court ruling

President Vladimir Putin has signed a law allowing Russia’s constitutional court to decide whether or not to implement rulings of international human rights courts.

16 Dec 2015 5:53 AM

John Kerry calls for common ground with Russia on Syria, Ukraine

Kerry said world benefits when great powers agree in their approaches to major crises.

15 Dec 2015 2:48 PM

General: Moscow backs Opposition offensive in Syria

Russia’s Air Force is conducting do-zens of airstrikes in Syria daily to support the Free Syrian Army fighting alon-gside government troops against Islamic militants, the chief of Russian Arm-y’s gene

15 Dec 2015 6:10 AM

Russia accuses US intelligence of graft

Russia’s top prosecutor on Monday accused both a major Western investor who fell out with the Kremlin and the US secret services of being behind an Opposition film alleging serious corruption among hi

15 Dec 2015 6:07 AM

Planned Putin-Erdogan summit in Russia cancelled, says Kremlin

Ties between Moscow and Ankara sharply deteriorated since downing of Russian jet.

14 Dec 2015 4:59 PM

Russia says warship fired upon Turkish boat to ‘avoid collision’

Vladimir Putin on Friday delivered a thinly veiled warning to Ankara.

14 Dec 2015 9:28 AM

Russia fires to prevent Turkey boat collision

A Russian destroyer in the Aegean Sea on Sunday used small arms fire to prevent a collision with a Turkish vessel, Moscow said, adding it had summoned Ankara’s military attache over the incident.

14 Dec 2015 6:23 AM

Cheetahs left N America 100K years ago

Cheetahs disappeared from North America, when the last glacial retreat caused an abrupt extinction resulting in the loss of many large mammals from the region, including cheetahs and pumas

14 Dec 2015 4:28 AM

Vladimir Putin tells troops in Syria to act tough on threats

President Vladimir Putin on Friday ordered his forces in Syria to take tough action against any threats, speaking two weeks after Turkey shot down a Russian warplane in the war-torn country.

12 Dec 2015 6:29 AM

Russia says it is up to Syrians to discuss Bashar al-Assad's fate

Conference in Saudi Arabia agreed to set up joint body for peace talks with Assad's govt...

11 Dec 2015 5:36 PM

Putin invites British experts to analyse black box of downed warplane

Russia has been pushing for creation of broad anti-IS coalition.

09 Dec 2015 4:54 PM