Arresting Pussy Riot rockers was ‘right’: Putin

Last Updated: Monday, October 8, 2012, 13:03

Vladimir Putin has said that the decision to arrest the punk rockers ‘was right’.

Putin regrets traffic jams caused by his motorcade

Last Updated: Monday, October 8, 2012, 10:08

Sometimes, Putin said, he hears unhappy motorists honking their horns as his motorcade speeds past.

London Olympics: Putin to cheer for Russian judokas

Last Updated: Thursday, August 2, 2012, 19:08

Russian President Vladimir Putin landed in London Thursday for informal talks with British Prime Minister David Cameron and to witness some of the Olympic judo events.

Vladimir Putin back as President: Why It Matters

Last Updated: Monday, March 5, 2012, 19:10

Vladimir Putin is heading back to the Kremlin — but for the last four years it often felt like he`d never left.

Putin `exhausted himself` as President: Gorvachev

Last Updated: Thursday, February 9, 2012, 19:18

Putin, who was president in 2000-2008, is almost certain to win the election in March despite recent opposition rallies.

Marat Safin to become Russian President?

Last Updated: Tuesday, November 1, 2011, 10:19

Russian two-time Grand Slam winner Marat Safin, who has entered politics, has all chances to become the president in the next 20 years, former world No.1 and American tennis player Pete Sampras has said.

Who will rule Russia – Putin or Medvedev?

Last Updated: Sunday, June 26, 2011, 14:58

Ask an ordinary man as to who will be the next President, the answer will be: Putin.

China, Russia ties `sealed by blood`: Medvedev

Last Updated: Sunday, September 26, 2010, 16:12

Dmitry Medvedev is visiting China with an aim to tighten ties with Beijing.

Russian President sparks Twitter rush among his officials

Last Updated: Friday, July 16, 2010, 11:53

More than 25 senior Russian officials have opened accounts on Twitter.

Russian President sacks 16 top cops

Last Updated: Friday, February 19, 2010, 09:43

Russian President Dmitry Medvedev on Thursday sacked two deputy ministers and 16 top police officers as part of sweeping reforms of the Interior Ministry following growing public resentment over a string of police crimes.

Stalin-era killings `unjustifiable`: Medvedev

Last Updated: Friday, October 30, 2009, 14:05

The killing of millions during Soviet dictator Joseph Stalin`s rule cannot be justified, Russian President Dmitry Medvedev said on his blogsite early Friday, warning against any attempt at revisionism.

Russian President defends recent elections

Last Updated: Saturday, October 24, 2009, 20:46

The Russian President on Saturday defended recent local elections that drew fraud allegations, inspired an opposition walkout of Parliament and strengthened the Kremlin`s grip on power.