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President Vladimir Putin. (Photo: The Kremlin)
Russian Poll Finds Public Trust in Putin at 35 Percent, Lowest Level Since 2013
February 13, 2020 | 10:51pm EST
Russian President Vladimir Putin meets with his Turkish counterpart Recep Tayyip Erdogan. (Photo: Presidency of Turkey)
Turkey-Russia Tensions Flare Over Clashes as Assad Pushes Home Idlib Offensive
February 11, 2020 | 9:31pm EST
Belarus President Alexander Lukashenko meets with Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Saturday. (Photo by Nikolay Petrov/Belta/AFP via Getty Images)
Russian Lawmakers Bristle at Pompeo’s Oil Offer to Longstanding Moscow Ally, Belarus
February 3, 2020 | 9:50pm EST
Air Force Maj. Gen. Alexus Grynkewich, Combined Joint Task Force – Operation Inherent Resolve deputy commander, speaks at the Pentagon. (Photo: DoD/Navy Petty Officer 2nd Class James Lee)
US-Russia Troop Confrontations Reported in Syria
January 28, 2020 | 6:39pm EST
A Russian S-400 system on display. (Photo by Mikhail Svetlov/Getty Images)
Iraq Looks to Russia, China, Ukraine For Air Defense Options After Soleimani Airstrike
January 20, 2020 | 6:30pm EST
President Vladimir Putin addresses the Federal Assembly. (Photo: The Kremlin)
Putin Calls For Major Constitutional Amendments, and Medvedev and Cabinet Resign
January 15, 2020 | 7:11pm EST
The Russian Navy frigate Yaroslav Mudry visited Iran’s Chabahar port before taking part in the joint maneuvers with Iran and China. (Photo: Russia Defense Ministry)
Iranian Regime Hails Joint Naval Drills With Russia and China
December 29, 2019 | 6:05pm EST
President Vladimir Putin holds his annual marathon press conference on Thursday. (Photo: The Kremlin)
Putin: ‘Far-Fetched’ Impeachment Charges Designed to Undo 2016 Election Result
December 19, 2019 | 4:11pm EST
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky and Russian President Vladimir Putin, with French President Emmanuel Macron at the Elysee Palace in Paris on Monday. (Photo: The Kremlin)
In First Encounter, Putin and Ukraine’s Zelensky Agree to Full Ceasefire in Eastern Ukraine
December 9, 2019 | 9:55pm EST
President Vladimir Putin and President Alexander Lukashenko of Belarus. (Photo: TASS/The Kremlin)
Russia and Belarus Reportedly Considering Economic and Political Union
December 2, 2019 | 8:37pm EST