VLADIMIR PUTIN

The shaman's simply expressed statements about Putin captured public attention

Opposition leader Lyubov Sobol was among the protesters outside the presidential administration

Tens of thousands took to the streets of Moscow after authorities refused to allow prominent opposition candidates to stand for the city parliament in September 8 elections

Iran and Russia have been staunch supporters of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad, while Turkey has called for his ouster and backed opposition fighters

Russian president Vladimir Putin personally commended Khabib’s “chokehold” on Dustin Poirier at UFC 242.

Russian investigators on Thursday raided dozens of regional offices of top protest leader Alexei Navalny, as well as the homes of his supporters, after mass opposition rallies this summer.Navalny said the raids were the result of Kremlin "hysteria" after allies of President Vladimir Putin suffered major losses in local elections in Moscow on Sunday.Navalny, who had instructed supporters to vote strategically to push out pro-Kremlin candidates, said on YouTube: "Putin got upset and is stomping his feet."

The CIA source reportedly had top-level access to Russian leader Vladimir Putin

India and Russia have agreed to launch a sea route that will extend from Vladivostok, a major port city in Eastern Russia, to Chennai, on the Bay of Bengal in eastern India. The agreement could present a challenge to China as the maritime route will include parts of the South China Sea where China continues to flex its muscle.

Russia's annexation of Crimea and its support for separatists in eastern Ukraine are unresolved issues

IAEA acting head Cornel Feruta held talks with Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif during his visit

Russia and Ukraine made a long-awaited swap of 70 prisoners on Saturday, a deal hailed as a first step towards ending five years of tensions and conflict.Two planes carrying 35 prisoners from each side landed simultaneously in Moscow and Kiev, where the passengers emerged under sunny skies."We have taken the first step," Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said on the tarmac after greeting and hugging former detainees. "We have to take all the steps to finish this horrible war."

On Thursday, Russian President Vladimir Putin told Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe that Japan’s military ties to the U.S. make it difficult for them to sign a World War II peace treaty. So, almost 75 years after the September 2, 1945 surrender of the Japanese to the Allied forces, it appears there are still some “loose ends” remaining to be resolved.

After the collapse of the INF treaty, Putin says he offered to sell hypersonic, intermediate range missiles to Washington to head off an arms race. The offer was spurned by Trump.

'Great friends'

Novatek has experience working in the Arctic with its LNG project on the Yamal peninsula

Trade between Russia and India amounted to $11 billion in 2019

Russian President Vladimir Putin promised to help finance new infrastructure in Mongolia, which wants to reduce its reliance on Beijing

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi says he and Russian President Vladimir Putin enjoy a 'special' relationship

A document obtained by Kyodo News indicates that Russia is planning to add some missile systems in the Kuril Islands. The missiles are aimed at increasing Russia’s defense capabilities in the Sea of Okhotsk, where a nuclear weapon stronghold is located against any U.S. aggression.

Map showing the start of the German invasion of Poland in 1939.

The marches are the biggest political crisis since the wave of protests in 2011-2012 against Vladimir Putin's return to the Kremlin