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Russian President Vladimir Putin. (Photo: AP)

No desire for arms race: Putin tells West after winning elections

Putin's victory, which comes at a time when his relations with the West are on a hostile trajectory.

20 March 2018 8:53 AM IST

Russian President Vladimir Putin. (Photo: AP)

The ex-KGB spymaster who's tamed the West

Mr Putin has outlasted three American Presidents and is likely to stay on even after Mr Trump departs.

20 March 2018 5:52 AM IST

Russian President Vladimir Putin (Photo: AP)

Putin sweeps, naturally

The mandate, with 76.67 per cent of those voting for him, would be taken as overwhelming endorsement of Mr Putin's...

20 March 2018 5:27 AM IST

Putins thumping victory will extend his total time in office to nearly a quarter of a century, until 2024, by which time he will be 71. (Photo: AFP)

Putin easily wins another six-year term, firms grip on Russia

Putin has promised to use his new term to beef up Russia's defences against the West and to raise living standards.

19 March 2018 10:14 AM IST

Russian President Vladimir Putin. (Photo: AP)

Blind psychic Baba Vanga predicted Vladimir Putin would rule world

According to reports, Vanga predicted in 1979 that Russia would become 'lord of the world' after Europe became a...

19 March 2018 9:30 AM IST

Russian President Vladimir Putin. (Photo: AP)

Putin dismisses UK's accusation over ex-spy's poisoning, calls it...

Putin said, 'Russia does not possess such agents. We have destroyed all our chemical arsenals under control of...

19 March 2018 9:07 AM IST

Russian President Vladimir Putin. (Photo: AP)

Isolated but defiant, Russia set to re-elect strongman Putin

Putin is standing against 7 other candidates, including millionaire communist Pavel Grudinin, but none are polling more...

18 March 2018 8:32 AM IST

Britains foreign secretary accused Russian President Vladimir Putin of personally ordering the poisoning. Putins spokesman denounced the claim. (Photo: AP)

Spy poisoning standoff: Russian foreign ministry summons UK envoy

Russia is expected to announce the expulsion of some British diplomats in a retaliatory measure.

17 March 2018 1:15 PM IST

This photo released on May 9, 2018, by the Syrian official news agency SANA, shows flames rising after an attack in Kisweh, south of Damascus, Syria -- an area known to have numerous Syrian army military bases. (Photo: AP)

Iran targets Israeli bases across Syrian frontier

The attack on the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights, just past midnight, marked the first time Iranian forces have hit...

10 May 2018 11:22 AM IST

Mueller also wants to know if Trump discussed with any campaign staff arranging a meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin. (Photo: AP)

Mueller has dozens of questions for Trump on Russia probe: report

The Times obtained list of questions it said Mueller's team read over the telephone to Trump's legal team, which...

1 May 2018 1:51 PM IST

If there is no explanation, the Russian side will deem the actions towards our plane as illegal and also reserve the right to take similar action against British airlines, it said in a statement. (Photo: Pixabay/ Representational)

Moscow demands explanation after Britain searches Russian passenger...

Russia's Ministry of Transport said on Saturday that Moscow would demand an official explanation from Britain.

31 March 2018 5:29 PM IST

US President Donald Trump addresses the 72nd session of the United Nations General Assembly, at UN headquarters in New York (Photo: AP)

Trump targets Moscow as a diversionary tactic?

Russia had also not yet resurrected its role in West Asia to defend Syria's Bashar al-Assad regime.

29 March 2018 1:28 AM IST