Putin rejected offer to use body doubles during Chechen war
MOSCOW (AP) — Russian President Vladimir Putin said he had rejected an offer to use body doubles for personal protection...
Ending Putin’s support of Venezuela no easy feat for US
MOSCOW (AP) — In October 2016, the head of Russia’s largest oil company traveled to the birthplace of Hugo Chávez, in th...
Carnival revelers poke fun at world leaders in Germany
MAINZ, Germany — A victorious British Prime Minister Boris Johnson with a grim looking Queen Elizabeth II standing behind him, a bare-chested Russian ...
Ideas for amending Russian Constitution aired for Putin
MOSCOW — A meeting Thursday chaired by President Vladimir Putin on amending the Russian Constitution featured proposed changes on a variety of topics,...
Putin hosts Belarus leader for talks amid economic pressure
MOSCOW — Russian President Vladimir Putin hosted the leader of Belarus on Friday for another round of difficult talks on closer integration amid Mosco...
WADA asks sports court to open Russia case to public hearing
GENEVA — The World Anti-Doping Agency wants a rare public hearing for sport’s highest court to judge a four-year slate of punishments faced by Russia ...
Israeli backpacker jailed in Russia files for pardon
MOSCOW — An Israeli woman jailed in Russia on drug charges has submitted a petition to be pardoned by President Vladimir Putin.
Leaders vow to learn from Holocaust, offer competing lessons
JERUSALEM — Speaker by speaker, world leaders on Thursday denounced the rising threat of anti-Semitism and vowed never to forget the lessons of the Ho...
Russia’s Putin remains secretive about his future role
MOSCOW — Russian President Vladimir Putin remained tight-lipped about his future role Wednesday as he fast-tracks a set of constitutional changes wide...
Putin’s moves leave Russian opposition with few options
MOSCOW — Russian President Vladimir Putin played it differently this time.
Putin’s, Xi’s ruler-for-life moves pose challenges to West
MOSCOW — Russia’s Vladimir Putin and China's Xi Jinping have established themselves as the world’s most powerful authoritarian leaders in decades. Now...
Putin engineers shake-up that could keep him in power longer
MOSCOW — President Vladimir Putin engineered a surprise shake-up of Russia's leadership Wednesday, proposing changes to the constitution that could ke...
German and Russian leaders discuss Mideast tensions
MOSCOW — German Chancellor Angela Merkel and Russian President Vladimir Putin held talks in Moscow on Saturday to discuss growing tensions in the Midd...
Erdogan, Putin launch new gas line, vow Mideast diplomacy
ISTANBUL — The presidents of Turkey and Russia inaugurated the dual natural gas line connecting their countries Wednesday, opening up a new export pat...
Russia’s Putin visits Syria to meet Assad, a key Iran ally
DAMASCUS, Syria — Russian President Vladimir Putin traveled to Damascus on Tuesday for a meeting with President Bashar Assad, a rare visit that comes ...
Merkel to meet Putin in Moscow for talks on Mideast crises
BERLIN — German Chancellor Angela Merkel will travel to Moscow on Saturday to meet with Russian President Vladimir Putin amid growing tensions in the ...
Putin weighs future options as he marks 20 years in power
MOSCOW — As Russian President Vladimir Putin marks two decades in power , he boasts about his achievements but remains coy about his political future ...
Polish PM accuses Putin of lying about outbreak of WWII
WARSAW, Poland — Poland's prime minister said Sunday that Russian President Vladimir Putin has been lying in remarks blaming Poland for the outbreak o...
Putin thanks Trump for helping foil terrorist acts in Russia
MOSCOW — Russian President Vladimir Putin spoke with President Donald Trump on Sunday to thank him for information that Putin said helped Russia foil ...
Ukraine, separatists expected to swap prisoners on Sunday
KYIV, Ukraine — Kyiv expects to swap prisoners with Russia-backed separatists in eastern Ukraine on Sunday, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy sa...
Russia commissions intercontinental hypersonic weapon
MOSCOW — Russia's defense minister reported to President Vladimir Putin that a new hypersonic weapon of intercontinental range became operational Frid...
Russian authorities raid opposition leader Navalny’s offices
MOSCOW — Security officers in Moscow raided the offices of Alexei Navalny, the most prominent foe of President Vladimir Putin and the governing United...
Putin rebuffs Western criticism of 1939 Stalin-Hitler pact
Russian President Vladimir Putin countered European criticism of a 1939 Soviet pact with Nazi Germany on Tuesday, charging that collusion with Adolf H...
Putin bristles at Western criticism of 1939 Soviet-Nazi pact
MOSCOW — Russian President Vladimir Putin on Friday strongly rejected Western criticism of a 1939 Soviet pact with Nazi Germany, arguing that Western ...
Putin says Trump was impeached for ‘far-fetched’ reasons
MOSCOW — Russian President Vladimir Putin said Thursday that U.S. President Donald Trump was impeached for “far-fetched” reasons, calling the move by ...
Germany’s Merkel criticizes US gas pipeline sanctions threat
BERLIN — German Chancellor Angela Merkel on Wednesday criticized a U.S. move to impose sanctions related to a new Russian-German gas pipeline, signali...
Leaders of Russia, Turkey discuss fighting in Libya
MOSCOW — The leaders of Russia and Turkey discussed the fighting in Libya in a phone call Tuesday, the Kremlin said.
Protests erupt as Russia seeks closer ties with Belarus
MINSK, Belarus — The leaders of Russia and Belarus spent more than five hours Saturday in sensitive talks on deepening ties between the two allies — a...
Israel to host largest event ever focused on anti-Semitism
JERUSALEM — Israeli officials announced Wednesday that dozens of world leaders will arrive in Jerusalem for the largest-ever gathering focused on comb...
Pompeo stresses allied unity, defends Trump policies
BERLIN — U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo stressed Friday the need for traditional Western allies to work together to face modern threats, while at...