Vladimir Putin

Deadly violence of final days serves as grim reminder of carnage we have endured.

Valeriia Ketrysh, Pavlo Shavopal Feb 12, 2015

None of us believes a word Putin says - they're just saying something nice to avoid telling the truth.

Valeriia Ketrysh, Pavlo Shavopal Feb 12, 2015

Ceasefire brokered by German Chancellor Merkel and French President Hollande to start Saturday.

Umberto Bacchi Feb 12, 2015

New deal will replace $17bn loan programme announced by IMF in April, of which $4.5bn has been disbursed already.

Jerin Mathew Feb 12, 2015

The UK deputy prime minister cautioned that 'we have been here before'.

Ian Silvera Feb 12, 2015

Violence has intensified since Putin agreed to attend Ukraine peace talks in Belarus this week.

Nigel Wilson Feb 11, 2015

Leaders of Russia, Germany, France and Ukraine set to meet in Minsk to ease escalating violence

Vasudevan Sridharan Feb 11, 2015

German chancellor visiting US two days ahead of Minsk talks to address Ukrainian crisis.

Vasudevan Sridharan Feb 09, 2015

German Chancellor warns diplomacy aimed at resolving the Ukraine crisis might not succeed.

Fiona Keating Feb 07, 2015

Ukrainian residents caught in the crossfire to be evacuated from embattled town where strategic battle is taking place.

Gianluca Mezzofiore Feb 06, 2015

Chechen separatist leader Akhmed Zakayev says ex-spy had leading role in committee investigating Putin

Umberto Bacchi Feb 06, 2015

Moscow has warned that Nato's latest expansion in eastern Europe could lead to "military confrontation" in the region.

Vasudevan Sridharan Feb 06, 2015

German and French leaders to push for diplomatic solution to escalating crisis in eastern Ukraine.

Vasudevan Sridharan Feb 06, 2015

Nato expands presence in Eastern Europe as world leaders arrive in Kiev for peace talks.

Nigel Wilson Feb 05, 2015

French President Hollande and German Chancellor Merkel heading to Ukraine.

Dominic Gover Feb 05, 2015

The philosopher and Kremlin insider Alexander Dugin argues that nation states will dissolve and a 'Eurasian empire' will arise to rival the West.

Tom Porter Jan 30, 2015

Until now, a veil of secrecy has been placed over the lives of the Russian president's daughters.

Tom Porter Jan 30, 2015

New hard-left Greek prime minister and Russian president have much common ground.

Shane Croucher Jan 28, 2015

Former Russian spy Alexander Litvinenko died of radioactive poisoning in London in 2006

Mark Piggott Jan 26, 2015

Aerial footage shot by a drone and posted to a social media website on Friday (January 16) shows terminal buildings and other structures at Donetsk International Airport in a state of complete destruction after months of conflict there.

Adam Justice Jan 19, 2015

Putin's call comes as Ukrainian president Petro Poroshenko vows to recapture all territories in eastern region from pro-Russian separatists.

Vasudevan Sridharan Jan 19, 2015

New Russian regulation denying transgender people the right to drive has drawn condemnation from human rights activists and LGBT community.

Adam Justice Jan 14, 2015

Refugees from Yasinovataya beaten for carving initials of Donetsk People's Republic in ice.

Valeriia Ketrysh, Pavlo Shavopal Jan 06, 2015

Several buildings destroyed in attacks as conflict continues to rage in Donetsk.

Valeriia Ketrysh, Pavlo Shavopal Jan 05, 2015

Ukraine's far-right knuckledruggers are desperate for publicity - but the only beneficiary is Putin.

Inna Shevchenko Jan 05, 2015

Investigative journalist group says that Putin has presided over fusing of state and criminal organisations in Russia.

Tom Porter Jan 03, 2015

Punk singer one of 100 people detained following pro-Navalny demonstration near Red Square.

Gareth Platt Dec 31, 2014

Former Soviet premier credit Putin with preventing the disintegration of Russia in the years following the collapse of the USSR.

Tom Porter Dec 27, 2014

Vidsich activists rise from the dead to make protest in front of presidential offices.

Valeriia Ketrysh, Pavlo Shavopal Dec 22, 2014

Carlos Ghosn described the Russian currency as a 'bloodbath'.

Sean Martin Dec 19, 2014