President Vladimir Putin

Putin calls for currency union with ex-Soviet allies

Russian President Vladimir Putin on Friday called for a single currency with the Kremlin's closest…

Outrage over assassination of Russia's opposition leader

Russian opposition leader Boris Nemtsov, a fierce critic of President Vladimir Putin, was gunned down…

Top Putin critic arrested with dozen others

Top Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny was detained by police on Tuesday after he violated his…

Obama tells Putin: You are 'no chess master'

* Obama shows he's a better player on global scene President Barack Obama hit back…

Outrage as Facebook shuts page of Putin's critic

Russian authorities convinced Facebook to shut off a page inviting people to attend a rally…

Russia's economy still mired in turbulence: news analysis

Deep recession, skyrocketing prices and a fragile banking system:

Russia strikes nuclear reactors deal with India

Russia will build 10 more nuclear reactors in energy-starved India, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said…

Russia bad business, US tells India as Putin visits

The United States warned Friday that now was not the right time to do business…

Moscow health workers protest job cuts, hospital closures

Thousands of poorly paid Russian medics and opposition supporters marched in central Moscow and other…

Putin's deal with Abkhazia sparks Georgia fury

MOSCOW, (AFP) - Russia cemented control over neighbouring Georgia's rebel Abkhazia region Monday with a…