Thousands of anti-Putin protesters march in Moscow

Last Updated: Sunday, February 2, 2014, 22:00

Several thousand protesters have marched through central Moscow to call for the release of 20 people who were arrested after clashes between police and demonstrators in May 2012.

Ukraine leader takes sick leave, no crisis solution in sight

Last Updated: Thursday, January 30, 2014, 18:09

Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovych on Thursday unexpectedly took sick leave from work, stepping aside from a crisis that still has no end in sight after lawmakers failed to find consensus on an amnesty law.

UKraine amnesty law fails to pacify protesters

Last Updated: Thursday, January 30, 2014, 14:11

Despite President Viktor Yanukovyvh offering concessions, Ukrainian protesters seem far from being placated as the even the latest conciliatory move made by the government in the form of amnesty law fell short of their demands.

Russia to await new Ukraine govt before fully implementing rescue: Putin

Last Updated: Thursday, January 30, 2014, 11:12

President Vladimir Putin raised the pressure on Ukraine on Wednesday, saying Russia would wait until it forms a new government before fully implementing a $15 billion bailout deal that Kiev urgently needs.

Russian providers drop opposition TV after WWII poll

Last Updated: Thursday, January 30, 2014, 03:32

Russia`s main opposition television channel has said that viewers across the country had their access cut after senior officials reacted furiously to a poll on World War II.

Sochi Games: Vladimir Putin`s multi-billion expenditure and some hubris

Last Updated: Wednesday, January 29, 2014, 17:25

In the third year of his third presidential term, Putin faces stringent international media scrutiny over the upcoming Sochi Games and its allied Paralympics.

Vladimir Putin rejects meddling in Ukraine

Last Updated: Tuesday, January 28, 2014, 20:15

The EU and Russia agreed to discuss their sharp differences over Ukraine and eastern Europe as President Vladimir Putin again warned against foreign meddling in former Soviet states.

Russia marks 70th anniversary of lifting of Leningrad siege

Last Updated: Monday, January 27, 2014, 18:11

Russia on Monday marked the 70th anniversary of the breaking of the Nazi siege of Leningrad during World War II that saw more than a million people starve to death.

Putin congratulates Pranab, Manmohan on Republic Day

Last Updated: Saturday, January 25, 2014, 17:36

Russian President Vladimir Putin Saturday congratulated President Pranab Mukherjee and Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on India`s Republic Day and also expressed satisfaction at the "dynamic development" of ties between the two countries.

Russia will not intervene in Ukraine protests: Putin spokesman

Last Updated: Thursday, January 23, 2014, 13:47

Russia will not intervene in the raging anti-government protests in Ukraine and believes its leadership will find a way out, President Vladimir Putin`s spokesman Dmitry Peskov said on Thursday.

Hoax threats before Games play on Sochi security fears

Last Updated: Wednesday, January 22, 2014, 19:02

At least five European countries` Olympic committees received letters in Russian on Wednesday making a "terrorist threat" before the Sochi Games, but Olympic chiefs said they posed no danger.

2014 Winter Olympics: Police hunts for suspected suicide bomber `Black Widow` in Sochi

Last Updated: Tuesday, January 21, 2014, 14:30

Russian authorities are hunting for `Black Widow`, a possible suicide bomber, whose presence in Sochi has been confirmed ahead of the 2014 Winter Olympics.