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Russian President Vladimir Putin says the West will not be able to cut itself off from Russian oil and gas for several years. He added that nobody knows what might happen in that time, so Russian companies would not be "concreting over…

President Donald Trump and his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin discussed plunging oil prices and the coronavirus pandemic on Monday, as Trump said Moscow is pressing for an end to US sanctions. The two "expressed serious concern…

Russia's Constitutional Court on Monday approved a package of amendments including a "reset" of President Vladimir Putin's previous terms, giving him the possibility to rule into 2036. The approval came just two days after Putin signed…

Russia's lower house of parliament on Tuesday voted in favour of amending the constitution to enable President Vladimir Putin to run for another term. The draft amendment applies to the "current president" to enable him to run for…

Russian President Vladimir Putin laid out a path Tuesday to staying in power beyond 2024, as lawmakers approved sweeping reforms to the constitution. In a surprise address to the lower house State Duma, Putin said there could be a…

Turkey's president accused Russia of committing "massacres" in its support of the Syrian government on Wednesday, escalating a war of words as more Turkish reinforcements arrived on the ground. Recep Tayyip Erdogan threatened to strike…

Turkey does not want a conflict with Russia, President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said on Tuesday, striking a conciliatory tone after several Turkish and Syrian forces were killed in shelling in the north-western province of Idlib. In recent…

Russian President Vladimir Putin appointed a new government on Tuesday, less than a week after he announced sweeping constitutional reforms and his longtime prime minister resigned. Putin, who said there was a "demand for change" in his…

Quite why Alisa Yarovskaya is out of a job as a journalist for state TV channel Yamal-Region days after asking a question during the president's annual press conference is unclear. Some reports say authorities in the Arctic Yamal area of…

Russian President Vladimir Putin touted strengthening military ties with Africa on Thursday at a Russian-hosted summit that he said brought together representatives from every African country. Putin said this in a speech at the…