Russian President Vladimir Putin has seemingly been in the "deep freeze" since the Cold War and is applying its outdated KGB mentality in Ukraine, Britain's deputy prime minister said Saturday.
Russian leader Vladimir Putin warned that Ukraine is on the verge of civil war, the Kremlin said Wednesday, after the Kiev government sent in troops against pro-Moscow separatists in the east of the country.
Russian President and Commander-in-Chief of the country's armed forces Vladimir Putin on Saturday decided to hold a surprise comprehensive inspection of combat readiness of the entire Central Military District's personnel, Russian Defense Minister Sergey Shoygu said.
Ukraine's interim leaders were set to join prayers for peace Saturday on the eve of a crucial presidential vote that Russian President Vladimir Putin has pledged to respect.
VIENNA, November 23 (Sputnik) - Russian President Vladimir Putin is planning to have a phone conversation on Monday with his Iranian counterpart Hassan Rouhani, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said on Sunday during his meeting with Iran's Foreign Minister Javad Zarif.
MOSCOW, Sept 01, 2014 (AFP) - Moscow and Kiev representatives will meet in Minsk Monday after Russian President Vladimir Putin raised the stakes in the Ukraine conflict by calling for statehood to be discussed for the restive east of the former Soviet state.
MOSCOW, Jan 27, 2015 (AFP) - The UN said Monday that a rocket attack that killed 30 people in a city in eastern Ukraine deliberately targeted civilians, as Russian President Vladimir Putin spurned Western calls to rein in a pro-Moscow insurgency.
President Vladimir Putin made a surprise stop in Nicaragua Friday after visiting Russia's Cold War ally Cuba, part of a tour to increase Moscow's influence in Latin America amid frayed ties with the West.
MOSCOW -- Russian President Vladimir Putin received North Korean leader Kim Jong Un's special envoy, a high-ranking member of the ruling Workers' Party, Choe Ryong Hae, Russian president's press secretary Dmitry Peskov said on Tuesday
Russian President Vladimir Putin's rating is at its highest in the last few years, results of a sociological survey conducted by the All-Russia Public Opinion Research Centre (VCIOM) made public on Thursday suggested.
TEHRAN, YJC. Iranian President Hassan Rouhani says cooperation between Iran and Russia will contribute to the establishment of stability and security in the region.
MOSCOW, August 26 (RIA Novosti) - Russian President Vladimir Putin and Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko together with the top leaders of the European Union and the Eurasian Customs Union are to gather in Minsk on Tuesday to discuss the Ukrainian crisis and hold a number of bilateral meetings on the sidelines of the event.
was always "troubled and alarmed" to hear that Russia have special opportunities to solve definite world conflicts and viewed such statements as attempts to pass the responsibility on to Russia.
The United States is entitled to comment on Russian President Vladimir Putin's letter addressed to European leaders because it was openly published in Moscow, US State Department spokeswoman Jen Psaki said.