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Vin Diesel nominates Vladimir Putin for Ice Bucket Challenge

Vin Diesel has nominated Russian President Vladimir Putin to do the ALS Ice Bucket Challenge. The star also put forward…

10 years ago

Steven Seagal plays concert in Sevastopol

Steven Seagal has played a concert in Crimea on a stage adorned with the flag of pro-Russian separatists in Ukraine.…

10 years ago

Vladimir Putin’s decree bans agricultural imports from countries imposing sanctions on Russia

Russian President Vladimir Putin has issued a new decree banning or curbing agricultural imports from countries imposing sanctions on Russia…

10 years ago

US accuses Russia of violating 1987 nuclear missile treaty

The US government accuses Russia of violating the 1987 arms control treaty by testing a nuclear cruise missile. Russia tested…

10 years ago

Maria Putina flees Dutch apartment as fury grows over Malaysia Airlines tragedy

Russian President Vladimir Putin’s daughter, Maria Putina, has fled her Dutch home as fury grows over Malaysia Airlines tragedy. Maria…

10 years ago

Maria Putina: Dutch calls for Vladimir Putin’s daughter to be expelled from Netherlands

Pieter Broertjes, the mayor of Dutch city of Hilversum, used a radio interview on July 23 to call for Vladimir…

10 years ago

Vladimir Putin denies Russian plans to reopen spy facility in Cuba

President Vladimir Putin has denied reports that Russia made a deal with Cuba to reopen an electronic listening post on…

10 years ago

Vladimir Putin meets Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner during Latin American tour

Vladimir Putin is visiting Argentina as part of his Latin American tour in an apparent bid to seek allies to…

10 years ago

Vladimir Putin begins Latin American tour in Cuba

President Vladimir Putin has begun his Latin American tour by visiting Cuba, in an apparent bid to seek allies to…

10 years ago

Edward Snowden applies for Russian visa extension

Edward Snowden has officially applied for the extension of his stay in Russia after his visa expires. His lawyer, Anatoly…

10 years ago

Ukraine army helicopter shot down by separatists near Sloviansk

Pro-Russian rebels shot down a Ukrainian military helicopter killing all nine people on board near Sloviansk. The Ukrainian army says…

10 years ago

Barack Obama urges Vladimir Putin to stop flow of weapons into Ukraine

President Barack Obama has urged Russian President Vladimir Putin to stop the flow of weapons into Ukraine and halt support…

10 years ago

Vladimir Putin supports Ukraine’s peace plan

President Vladimir Putin has announced that he supports a peace plan tabled by Ukraine - as long as it includes…

10 years ago

Ukraine: President Petro Poroshenko proposes unilateral ceasefire

Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko has proposed a unilateral ceasefire by his troops to allow pro-Russian separatists to lay down their…

10 years ago

Anna Politkovskaya’s murderers given life sentences

A Moscow court has given life sentences for two men who killed Russian journalist Anna Politkovskaya in 2006. They were…

10 years ago

D-Day 70th anniversary: World leaders join veterans for Normandy ceremony

World heads of state are joining hundreds of veterans in Normandy to mark the 70th anniversary of the D-Day landings.…

10 years ago

Vladimir Putin describes Prince Charles’ Hitler remarks as unacceptable

Russian President Vladimir Putin has described Prince Charles' alleged comparison of him with Adolf Hitler as "unacceptable". Former Polish war…

10 years ago

Vladimir Putin to respect Ukraine’s presidential election outcome

President Vladimir Putin has said he will respect the outcome of Ukraine's presidential election on May 25. Speaking in St…

10 years ago

Russia asks for talks on Prince Charles’ comments on Vladimir Putin

Russian and British diplomats are to meet and discuss comments reportedly made by Prince Charles about President Vladimir Putin. Prince…

11 years ago

Prince Charles likens Vladimir Putin to Hitler

Prince Charles likened some Nazi actions in Europe to those of Russia's Vladimir Putin, said Marienne Ferguson, a former Polish…

11 years ago

Russia and China sign huge gas supply contract

Russian President Vladimir Putin has signed a huge gas supply contract with China during his visit to the Asian country.…

11 years ago

Vladimir Putin orders Russian troops to withdraw from Ukraine border

President Vladimir Putin has ordered the withdrawal of the Russian troops from Ukraine's border, the Kremlin says. Units in the…

11 years ago

Vladimir Putin visits Crimea for first time since annexation

Vladimir Putin is making his first visit to Crimea since Russia annexed it from Ukraine. The Russian president told crowds…

11 years ago

Russia holds huge parade to mark Victory Day

Russia held a huge parade to mark 69 years since the Soviets defeated the Nazis, amid a surge of patriotism…

11 years ago

Vladimir Putin supports Ukraine’s presidential election on May 25

Vladimir Putin says Ukraine's May 25 presidential election is a step "in the right direction". However, the Russian president said…

11 years ago