VLADIMIR PUTIN

The German chancellor's comments come amid growing tensions in Syria and Russia’s increased military presence in the war-torn country.

Amid international sanctions, dropping oil prices, a conflict in Ukraine and deepening involvement in Syria's ongoing civil war, joblessness in Russia is soaring.

A blockade of the road from Crimea to mainland Ukraine has entered day three, despite protest from Russia.

Pro-Stalin sentiment has experienced a resurgence in Russia, and this month two regions unveiled monuments to the leader.

Sergei Pugachev alleged that Vladimir Putin and his inner circle dismantled his business empire and seized his assets.

"What's important is Putin's commitment not to get mixed up in arming Hezbollah, which should help Israel," an Israeli official says.

Israel is concerned about the risk of Russian weapons reaching militants on its borders.

The former Ukrainian prime minister accused her political opponents of running a racketeering operation that fed money into her prosecution.

For the first time since the end of the Cold War the United States is reportedly revising its strategy for how it would go to war with Russia.

With direct military talks planned between the U.S. and Russia, experts point to the challenges ahead: mainly Syrian President Bashar Assad.

The announcement comes at a moment of high tensions between Washington, D.C., and Moscow over Russia’s involvement in both the Syrian and Ukrainian conflicts.

Russia said it would consider sending troops into Syria if asked by President Bashar Assad.

A sophisticated hacking group believed to be working for the Russian Federation has been attacking Western government institutions for years, a report says.

Russia's actions in Ukraine and Syria have prompted the U.S. Air Force to call for a permanent F-22 Raptor base in Europe.

Former Hewlett-Packard CEO Carly Fiorina moved up to the main event debate on Wednesday night and was a consensus winner.

The Syrian civil war has killed more than 250,000 people since it began in the spring of 2011 and prompted more than 4 million refugees to flee the country.

German Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier said after meeting his Russian, Ukrainian and French counterparts in Berlin on Saturday that "significant progress" had been made toward a resolution of the conflict between Kiev and Moscow.

Ukrainian government forces and pro-Russian separatists by and large have observed the latest ceasefire agreement reached Sept. 1.

With Russian elections set for Sunday, political analysts say there's really only one choice on the ballot: Vladimir Putin.

The Russian Defense Ministry announced an increase in contract servicemen amid tension over Russia's role in Syria and Ukraine.

Premier Li Keqiang sought to reassure the world with a speech that paid scant attention to global unease about the implications of a slowing China.