The presumptive Republican nominee has called the decades-old NATO alliance obsolete and costly for the United States.
Russia's military will hold more than 2,000 drills this summer, incorporating experience gained on the ground in Syria.
EU sanctions were put in place on Russia following the annexation of Crimea in March 2014.
After being released in a prisoner exchange, Nadiya Savchenko has assumed her role in Parliament and has taken aim at fellow lawmakers.
Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov made the announcement Tuesday. Trade between the two countries had fallen by 27.8 percent.
The British singer was performing in Moscow, where he voiced concerns about AIDS and gay rights in Russia.
“At this moment, terrorists are using anti-aircraft guns and missiles supplied by Russia,” a pro-government newspaper reported the Turkish president as saying.
With the likely Republican and Democratic nominees both suffering record low popularity, the Libertarian Party sees an opening.
The Russian ruler said the ex-Soviet satellite states could be targeted for hosting U.S. missiles. "How can that not create a threat for us?"
With Turkey and Egypt no longer options, Russian tourists are visiting Greece and bringing their money.
Germany hinted Friday that it would support the gradual lifting of sanctions on Russia ahead of a July decision to renew.
The last time the Russian president was rated so “poorly” in a poll by Levada-Center was in February 2014, just before Russia’s annexation of Crimea.
Ukrainian pilot Nadezhda Savchenko was welcomed in Kiev on Wednesday after being released in a prisoner exchange with Russia.
Russia has deployed military divisions along its western border as one part of measures to respond to NATO’s buildup.
Nearly 300 people perished when Malaysia Airlines Flight MH17 crashed in Ukraine after being shot down in July 2014.
Russia’s track and field athletes are suspended as a result of a probe into doping accusations ahead of the Rio Games.
The two countries had signed a deal for S-300 missiles in 2007 but Moscow did not deliver them following the U.N. Security Council sanctions against Tehran.
Nongovernmental organizations that address social problems like HIV are now in the Kremlin’s firing line — under a law signed by Vladimir Putin.
The British prime minister on Tuesday offered his latest defense for the U.K remaining in the European Union.
Russian posturing has left Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway and Sweden determined to maintain sanctions against the Kremlin.
Debris found on the shores of South Africa and Mauritius are said likely to have come from the missing jet.
Putin's squad won 9-5, but the story of the night was the president's unplanned meeting between his backside and the ice.
