VLADIMIR PUTIN

The documents released by the International Consortium of Investigative Journalists Sunday allegedly show close associates of Vladimir Putin channeled $2 billion through a series of shell companies.

The documents leaked from a Panama-based law firm allegedly show that some companies were being used for money laundering, arms and drug deals and tax evasion.

Officials and state-owned media were silent Monday on the money-laundering allegations against President Vladimir Putin and others contained in the Panama Papers.

Millions of documents leaked from Panamanian law firm Mossack Fonseca show schemes regarding tax shelters linked to Vladimir Putin and other world leaders.

Azerbaijan and Armenia, two former Soviet states, have reignited a decades-old feud over the Nagorno-Karabakh region.

The Kremlin says Turkey has allowed $1.9 million in explosives and chemicals to be smuggled across its border into Syria, a report said.

The GOP candidate “doesn’t know much about foreign policy ... or the world generally,” the president said after Trump suggested that Japan and South Korea should have nuclear weapons.

Dmitry Tsilikin, 54, was found late Thursday evening after friends and family said he went missing. His phone and computer were taken from his apartment.

The Russian president may or may not have a new love interest, but real estate connections reveal the women in his life.

Explosions on consecutive days in the southern Russian region of Dagestan, reportedly claimed by the Islamic State group, killed a police officer and injured several.

A state-run news service reported that authorities took about 20 people into custody Wednesday, most of them from Uzbekistan but carrying Turkish paperwork.

Russian state bank Vneshekonombank has funded many of President Vladimir Putin's expensive projects, including the 2014 Sochi Olympics.

Located in an oasis northeast of Damascus, the ancient World Heritage site has become a significant symbolic and military position in the now 5-year-old Syrian conflict.

Russia could see approximately $6 billion in arms sales after showcasing its latest equipment on the ground and in the air in Syria.

Russian Special Forces and aircraft remain heavily engaged in fighting alongside troops loyal to the government of Syrian President Bashar Assad.

Syrian troops were fighting on the outskirts of the ancient city of Palmyra hoping for a key victory against the Islamic State group.

Russian President Vladimir Putin will ultimately decide whether to participate in a prisoner exchange with Ukraine.

Amid an ongoing crisis, Russia has reportedly been struck by a new doping scandal.

Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said Washington has requested a meeting between Russian President Vladimir Putin and John Kerry during the latter’s Moscow visit this week.

More than 3 million Russians became indigent in 2015, official statistics showed Monday, as the country deals with the oil slump and Western sanctions.

Investigators have started their examination of what caused the crash of Flydubai flight FZ981, which killed all 62 people onboard.