Vladimir Putin

Denouncing rebel polls as violation of Minsk agreement, Ukrainian president plans to withdraw law offering special status to Donetsk and Luhansk.

Jayalakshmi K Nov 04, 2014

A two-metre high iPhone had been erected in Steve Jobs' honour

Sean Martin Nov 03, 2014

Moscow to submit UN application claiming 1.2 million square kilometres of Arctic Ocean.

Umberto Bacchi Oct 31, 2014

After three years of experimenting with summer hours, Putin has backed the move to Winter Time.

Tabatha Kinder Oct 27, 2014

Georgiy Feodorov says that Halloween is culturally alien to Russia's way of life.

Tom Porter Oct 24, 2014

Russia banned fruit and veg from Ukraine to stop re-export from Europe.

Finbarr Bermingham Oct 24, 2014

Russian defence minister says the country will increase troops on its Arctic Coast.

Staff Reporter Oct 23, 2014

Temporary sanction is ostensibly to stop re-export of banned EU goods into Russia.

Finbarr Bermingham Oct 21, 2014

Christophe de Margerie was killed in a plane accident in Moscow, Russia.

Lianna Brinded Oct 21, 2014

BND's report accuses Russian-backed insurgents of the downing of Malaysia Airlines Boeing 777

Umberto Bacchi Oct 20, 2014

Economic and social development in sub-Saharan Africa relies on its ability to provide electricity

Cath Everett Oct 14, 2014

Abbott said MH17 passengers were murdered by Russian-backed rebels.

Samantha Payne Oct 13, 2014

Kremlin says President Putin has ordered 17,600 troops to pull out from Ukraine's Rostov region.

Aaron Akinyemi Oct 12, 2014

Draft law could see foreign assets being seized as a response to Western sanctions.

Nigel Wilson Oct 09, 2014

Pro-Kremlin TV headed by Putin's whispered lover Alina Kabayeva in picture propaganda controversy.

Umberto Bacchi Oct 01, 2014

Death metal band Cannibal Corpse are about to tour Russia - and Putin's reaction could create fresh turmoil.

Gareth Platt Sep 26, 2014

Italian police seizes assets of Russian businessman close to President Putin.

Umberto Bacchi Sep 23, 2014

Tartar community's executive body raided and ransacked without censure.

Valeriia Ketrysh Sep 22, 2014

Oil tycoon was sentenced to a decade in jail for fraud after funding Putin's opposition parties.

Tom Porter Sep 21, 2014

Kremlin considering measures to strengthen Moscow control over Web.

Umberto Bacchi Sep 19, 2014

'Lost Ivan' and the attack on a BBC film crew are damning for Vladimir Putin's version of events

Dominic Gover Sep 18, 2014

Olympic gold gymnast named head of powerful National Media Group

Umberto Bacchi Sep 16, 2014

Russia's currency has faced downward pressure from falling oil prices in recent months.

Nigel Wilson Sep 16, 2014

EU Parliament President Martin Schulz hails historic vote in Kiev.

Umberto Bacchi Sep 16, 2014

Russia's Finance Minister Anton Siluanov said multibillion dollar fund to be accessible in 2015.

Nigel Wilson Sep 15, 2014

Beyond the "war on Isis" there is a fierce below-radar war in cyberspace for economic and political influence

Jarno Limnell Sep 15, 2014

Russia and China signed $400bn deal in May as relations between Russia and West plummeted.

Nigel Wilson Sep 11, 2014

Ukrainian president visits embattled port city on the Sea of Azov.

Umberto Bacchi Sep 08, 2014

Russian Foreign Ministry says decisions made at Nato Summit threaten peace process

Umberto Bacchi Sep 05, 2014

A website has been set up to help Russians to find soldiers who were sent to Ukraine.

David Sim Sep 05, 2014