Vladimir Putin

MOSCOW Russian President Vladimir Putin is going into self-isolation because of coronavirus cases in his inner circle, the Kremlin said Tuesday, adding that he tested negative for COVID-19. The announcement came in the Kremlin’s…

After his meeting with Joe Biden in Geneva, Vladimir Putin held a presser where he adeptly aped some of our partisan hyperbole to deflect attention from his own authoritarianism. “People are shot and killed every day ,” Putin told…

Jonathan Fenton-Harvey  US President Joe Biden has pledged to back up his threats of pressuring Russia’s Vladimir Putin, prior to their summit on June 16. The White House described the meeting between the two leaders as “vital” for…

MOSCOW Russian authorities on Monday ordered the offices of imprisoned opposition leader Alexei Navalny to suspend their activities pending a court ruling on whether they should be outlawed as an extremist group. The injunction from…

Washington US National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan warned Sunday that Russia will face "consequences" if hunger-striking Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny dies. Jailed opposition leader Navalny, President Vladimir Putin's most…

WASHINGTON US President Joe Biden on Tuesday expressed concerns about Russia's military build-up on the Ukrainian border during a telephone call with his Russian counterpart, according to the White House. "The President voiced our…

MOSCOW Russian President Vladimir Putin discussed the situation in Donbas, eastern Ukraine, with German Chancellor Angela Merkel in a phone talk on Thursday. Both Putin and Merkel voiced concern over the rising tensions in the…

Washington US President Joe Biden's administration is preparing to impose sanctions on Russia for the poisoning and imprisonment of Kremlin critic Alexey Navalny, CNN reported Monday. Citing two administration officials, CNN wrote…

Moscow The European Union's top diplomat was on Friday expected to challenge Moscow over the detention of Alexei Navalny and a fierce police crackdown, as the prominent Putin critic was due again in court on defamation charges. Josep…