Russian President Vladimir Putin has held "constructive" talks with French President Francois Hollande and German Chancellor Angela Merkel on efforts…
French President Francois Hollande and German Chancellor Angela Merkel are meeting Russia's Vladimir Putin to try to end escalating fighting…
German Chancellor Angela Merkel and French President Francois Hollande have arrived in Ukraine’s capital Kiev to present a new peace…
North Korean leader Kim Jong-un has accepted an invitation to Moscow in May, South Korea's Yonhap reports. The news agency…
Alexei Navalny and more than 100 other demonstrators have been arrested at a rally in central Moscow, activists say. The…
Vladimir Putin’s critic Alexei Navalny has avoided jail after getting a suspended sentence in a high-profile fraud case. Alexei Navalny,…
In a wide-raging interview with NPR shortly before leaving for Hawaii for his annual holiday, President Barack Obama has said…
President Barack Obama has signed an executive order banning the export of goods, technology and services to Crimea. The executive…
President Vladimir Putin has delivered his annual state of the nation address to parliament. Speaking to both chambers in the…
The Moldovan pro-EU parties have a narrow lead over those backing closer ties with Russia, the latest results from the…
People in Moldova are heading to polls to vote in parliamentary elections which are widely seen as a contest between…
Russia rejected reports that President Vladimir Putin is allegedly leaving urgently the ongoing G20 summit in Brisbane, Australia, over the…
Russia is planning to develop an alternative version of the Wikipedia, the presidential library has announced. A statement said the…
North Korea will send top Communist party official Choe Ryong-hae as special envoy to Russia, state media have said, without…
Russian military equipment and combat troops entered Ukraine this week, NATO top commander has said. "Russian tanks, Russian artillery, Russian…
Russia has announced it will recognize the results of controversial separatist elections in eastern Ukraine, which the rebels plan to…
Tonight, Russia is turning back its clocks for the last time to permanently adopt winter hours. Three months ago, President…
President Vladimir Putin has ordered thousands of Russian troops stationed near the Ukrainian border to return to their bases, Russian…
Tens of thousands of Russians have marched in Moscow to protest against the armed conflict in eastern Ukraine. People carrying…
The EU will to impose further sanctions on Russia on September 12 over its role in the Ukraine crisis, diplomats…
The European Union has formally adopted new sanctions on Russia over the Ukraine crisis. The new measures include restrictions on…
Russia has been criticized by western leaders for its "destabilizing" influence on the crisis in Ukraine, at the start of…
France has decided to stop the delivery of the first of two Mistral navy assault ships to Russia over Ukraine…
Russia has called for immediate Ukraine ceasefire talks in the Belarusian capital Minsk. Ukrainian troops "must leave positions from which…
Germany’s Foreign Minister Frank Steinmeier has warned that the crisis in eastern Ukraine is "slipping out of control" and needs…