Russian President Vladimir Putin

Putin: NGOs mustn't meddle in Russia's affairs

95 days ago

Russian President Vladimir Putin has warned foreign-funded organizations against "meddling" in the country's affairs.

Russia's Olympic city Sochi to host G-8 Summit

105 days ago

Russian President Vladimir Putin signed an order on Monday designating Sochi as the site of the summit and naming his chief of staff, Sergei Ivanov, to head the organizing committee.

Depardieu flies to Russia, may receive passport

135 days ago

Russian President Vladimir Putin's spokesman says French actor Gerard Depardieu has flown to Sochi, where he is likely to meet with Putin and receive a Russian passport.

Putin says he'll approve ban on U.S. adoption

143 days ago

Russian President Vladimir Putin said Thursday that he will sign a bill barring Americans from adopting Russian children, and the Kremlin children's-rights advocate recommended extending the ban...

Putin says he will sign anti-US adoptions bill

144 days ago

Russian President Vladimir Putin says he will sign a controversial bill banning Americans from adopting Russian children.

Sochi Olympic sites to be checked for quake damage

144 days ago

Russian President Vladimir Putin has ordered officials to inspect Olympic sites at the 2014 Winter Games' capital, Sochi, which was hit by an earthquake.

Economic wave may course through icy, but melting, Arctic

144 days ago

Russian President Vladimir Putin has vowed to turn it into one of the world's "key trade routes of international significance in scale," as Russia moves to export Arctic oil and gas to China and...

Syrian rebels attack strategic sites

149 days ago

Russian President Vladimir Putin told European leaders that Russia does not seek to protect Assad but that only a negotiated solution can end the conflict -- an outcome that looks unlikely as...

Russia-EU summit to focus on energy, Syria

150 days ago

Russian President Vladimir Putin is in Brussels for a summit with European Union leaders that is expected to focus on energy disputes and the Syrian crisis and could be marred by EU concerns about...

Putin defends himself in annual news conference

151 days ago

Russian President Vladimir Putin has rejected charges of authoritarianism and lashed out at the U.S. in his annual marathon news conference.

Putin heads to Turkey amid differences over Syria

168 days ago

Russian President Vladimir Putin heads to Turkey on Monday for a one-day trip focused on trade that is likely to be overshadowed by the two countries' differences over Syria.