Vladimir Putin

Posted at 13:32 17 Sep

A communist candidate had a clear lead - but lost at the last minute to a pro-Putin politician.

Posted at 5:34 15 Sep

"Diplomatic relations" with the Patriarchate of Constantinople are severed amid Russia-Ukraine tension.

Posted at 0:03 13 Sep

Two suspects in the poisoning of a Russian ex-spy in the UK have said they were merely tourists.

Posted at 18:59 13 Sep

Some key comments from the two men named as suspects in the poisoning of a Russian ex-spy.

Posted at 18:55 13 Sep

Putin visits Russia's biggest war games and vows to boost army

The president says Russia's biggest war games since the fall of the Soviet Union are purely defensive.

Posted at 16:58 13 Sep

The UK says the interview, on Russian state TV, is full of "lies and blatant fabrications".

Posted at 15:57 12 Sep

Vladimir Putin says there's "nothing special" about the men and suggests they will tell their story soon.

Posted at 10:23 12 Sep

President Putin: 'We've found the Skripal poisoning suspects'

President Vladimir Putin says Russia has found the suspects in Skripal poisoning case, and that they are civilians.

Posted at 15:45 11 Sep

The head of Russia's National Guard says he will "make a beefsteak" out of Russia's opposition leader.

Posted at 13:22 10 Sep

Google has taken down YouTube videos by Alexei Navalny, a critic of President Vladimir Putin, ahead of elections for regional governors in Russia.

The videos showed Mr Navalny calling for Russians to take part in protests on 9 September against raising the retirement age.

One of Mr Navalny's aides said the removal of the ads amounted to "political censorship".

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