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Kremlin critic Navalny’s ‘Putin palace’ film gets 100 million YouTube views
An online video made by jailed Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny alleging that President VladimirPutin is the ultimate owner of an opulent palace, ... World News -
Russia's Putin tells US President Biden he supports 'normalization' of relations
Russian President Vladimir Putin told his US counterpart Joe Biden in their first phone call Tuesday that he supports "normalisation" of relations ... World News -
EU top official Michel phones Russia’s Putin to demand Navalny’s release
A senior European Union official told Russian President Vladimir Putin by telephone on Friday to release opposition politician Alexei Navalny ... World News -
Navalny supporters accuse Russia of blocking return of anti-corruption campaigner
Supporters of Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny accused the Kremlin on Tuesday of using the threat of jail to block his return from Germany, ... World News -
In New Year’s speech, Putin urges unity as second coronavirus wave batters Russia
President Vladimir Putin in his New Year’s speech on Thursday urged Russians to unite in the face of the country’s battle with the coronavirus ... Coronavirus -
Putin critic Navalny says he pranked agent, learns of underwear poisoning murder plot
Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny said on Monday he had tricked a Russian secret agent into disclosing details of the botched plot to kill him and had ... World News -
Putin’s Navalny comments a ‘smokescreen,’ accuses German foreign minister
Germany’s Foreign Minister accused Russia of putting up smokescreens in connection with questions about the alleged poisoning of Kremlin-critic Alexei ... World News -
Russia's Putin orders mass vaccinations against COVID-19 next week
President Vladimir Putin ordered Russian authorities on Wednesday to begin mass voluntary vaccinations against COVID-19 next week as Russia recorded ... Coronavirus -
President Putin signs law raising income tax for high earners
Russian President Vladimir Putin on Monday signed a law on increasing income tax for high earners in the first move away from a flat tax system in ... Economy -
Russia hits 2 mln coronavirus cases as new infections, deaths reach record high
Russia’s total coronavirus caseload surpassed two million on Thursday as officials registered record increases in new infections and virus-related ... Coronavirus -
Bill to give Russia's President Putin lifetime criminal immunity passes first reading
Russia's lower house of parliament on Tuesday passed in its first reading a bill that would grant former presidents immunity once they leave ... World News -
US election system archaic, distorts will of people, says Russia’s Lavrov
The US system of electing presidents is archaic and distorts the will of the people, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said on Wednesday.For ... World News -
Russia’s Putin appoints new Energy Minister, replacing Alexander Novak
Russian President Vladimir Putin on Tuesday named Nikolai Shulginov, head of the hydroelectricity giant RusHydro, as the new energy minister of the ... Energy -
Ahead of US election, Putin praises Trump for role in stabilizing global oil markets
Russian President Vladimir Putin praised his US counterpart Donald Trump on Thursday for his role in stabilizing global oil markets, but criticized ... World News -
Putin proposes one-year extension New START arms control treaty with US
Russian President Vladimir Putin proposed on Friday that Russia and the United States extend their New START arms control treaty that expires in ... World News -
EU, UK impose sanctions on six Putin aides over Navalny poisoning, Libya meddling
The European Union and Britain on Thursday hit six aides to Russian President Vladimir Putin, including the man known as his chef, over the poisoning ... World News -
Russia’s Putin calls for fighting to stop in Nagorno-Karabakh
Russian President Vladimir Putin on Wednesday called for fighting to stop in the Nagorno-Karabakh region, saying the deadliest fighting in more than ... World News -
In opinion poll, poisoned Putin critic Navalny’s approval rating surges
One-fifth of Russians now approve of poisoned Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny, according to an opinion poll published on Friday, a figure more than ... World News -
Russia’s Putin tells President Trump his ‘vitality’ will help fight COVID-19
Russian President Vladimir Putin wished Donald Trump a speedy recovery in a telegram on Friday, saying he was sure the US leader's qualities would ... Coronavirus -
In interview, Russia’s Navalny accuses Putin of being behind poisoning by nerve agent
Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny, who is recovering in Germany after being poisoned in Russia by a nerve agent, accused Russian President ... World News -
After delay, Russia to let dissident Navalny in coma fly to Berlin for treatment
Russian doctors gave a dissident who is in a coma after a suspected poisoning permission to be transferred abroad for medical treatment, in a sudden ... World News -
Macron, Merkel offer help as Navalny’s aides allege poisoning of Russian leader
Germany and France offered on Thursday to provide medical care on their soil for Russian opposition leader Alexander Navalny, who is gravely ill after ... World News -
Ukraine accuses Moscow-backed separatists of breaching new ceasefire
Moscow-backed separatists on Monday breached a tense ceasefire in eastern Ukraine just hours after it began, the Ukrainian army said, but the ... World News -
Thousands protest against provincial governor’s arrest in challenge to Kremlin
Tens of thousands of people marched on Saturday across Russia’s Far East city of Khabarovsk on the border with China to protest the arrest of the ... World News -
Coronavirus: With economy badly affected, Moscow considers military spending cuts
Russia is considering cutting spending on the military as low oil prices and the coronavirus crisis have pummeled its economy, a document published by ... Coronavirus -
Russia’s Putin vows to continue building new warships while on trip to annexed Crimea
Russia's President Vladimir Putin pledged Monday to continue an ambitious program of building new warships on a trip to Crimea, which Russia has ... World News -
Constitutional changes are the ‘right thing’ for Russia, says President Putin
President Vladimir Putin said on Sunday constitutional amendments approved in a nationwide vote created the conditions for Russia’s “progressive ... World News -
President Putin raises tax for wealthy Russians ahead of vote on his rule
President Vladimir Putin raised income tax for wealthy Russians and offered new state handouts to families with children on Tuesday, days before the ... World News -
US protests show ‘deep-seated’ crises in the country, says Russia’s Putin
Russian President Vladimir Putin said Sunday that the US anti-racism protests were a sign of deep crises in the country, in his first comments on the ... World News -
Putin and Merkel discuss Syria, Libya, Ukraine in phone call, says the Kremlin
Russian President Vladimir Putin and German Chancellor Angela Merkel discussed Syria’s humanitarian aid needs in a telephone call, the Kremlin said in ... World News