Putin to ban foreign bank accounts for officials

Last Updated: Wednesday, February 13, 2013, 09:23

Russian President Vladimir Putin has submitted a bill to the State Duma prohibiting officials from holding bank accounts abroad or owning foreign-issued shares and bonds.

Putin tops Foreign Policy list of most powerful people

Last Updated: Friday, January 4, 2013, 20:32

Leading US magazine Foreign Policy has named Putin as the most powerful person in the world, but at the second place with the top spot left empty.

Putin backs ban on US adoptions of Russian children

Last Updated: Thursday, December 20, 2012, 18:18

Russian President Vladimir Putin has backed pending parliamentary legislation that would make it illegal for Americans to adopt Russian children in reprisal for a new Washington human rights law.

Putin vows to punish journalist`s killers

Last Updated: Friday, December 7, 2012, 08:54

Russian President Vladimir Putin has said that those responsible for the murder of a TV journalist in Kabardino-Balkaria region will be punished.

Putin set to visit Turkey after break in travel

Last Updated: Thursday, November 29, 2012, 00:39

The Kremlin says Vladimir Putin will visit Turkey next week, a trip that follows an unusual break in the Russian President`s travel that has fuelled speculation about his health.

Putin condoles Bangladesh factory tragedy

Last Updated: Sunday, November 25, 2012, 20:26

Russian President Vladimir Putin expressed his condolences to his Bangladeshi counterpart Zillur Rahman and Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina over a fire at a clothes factory that claimed the lives of over 100 people.

Putin in public after health rumours soar

Last Updated: Sunday, November 4, 2012, 22:15

Russian President Vladimir Putin has made his first public appearance since speculation about his health rose sharply last week.

One-fifth of Russian women want to marry Putin

Last Updated: Saturday, October 6, 2012, 09:54

Twenty percent of Russian women would jump at the chance to marry President Vladimir Putin, a poll has indicated.

NATO, a Cold War throwback: Putin

Last Updated: Saturday, October 6, 2012, 09:28

Russian President Vladimir Putin has described the NATO as a throwback to the Cold War era, and said it should be transformed into a political organisation as soon as possible.