Chinese President Xi Jinping vowed to promote "world peace" in a New Year's message to his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin, state media reported on Tuesday. "No matter how the international ...

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These are some of the startling images that remain with me as I think back on the year in documentary film ... and acceptance of LGBTQ identities. But Putin’s invasion of Ukraine and subsequent ...

At the turn of this century, Yeltsin anointed Vladrnir Putin as his successor. During" his first four Years in one, Putin methodically took control, shutting down sources of potential opposition as he ...

Today, Russian President Vladimir Putin spoke with Azerbaijan's leader, Ilham Aliyev, to discuss the Azerbaijan Airlines crash that took place earlier this week, killing 38 people. In a statement from ...

The aircraft had strayed hundreds of miles off course, crossing the Caspian Sea before crashing in a fireball that was captured on video by horrified onlookers. In a statement, the Kremlin said: ...

Vladimir Putin asserted that he has full confidence in Russia’s victory in its conflict with Ukraine. At the Supreme Eurasian Economic Council (SEEC) meeting in St. Petersburg, the Russian President ...

European natural gas advanced after Russian President Vladimir Putin cast further doubt on the likelihood of a deal to maintain flows to Europe via Ukraine. Benchmark futures settled 4.4% higher ...

Putin has repeatedly said that Russia is open to talks to end the conflict with Kyiv, but that it would nevertheless achieve its goals in Ukraine. Putin said on Thursday that Russia could use the ...

Russian President Vladimir Putin visited China in February 2022, declaring a "no limits" partnership days before sending tens of thousands of troops into Ukraine. He was in Beijing again last May, ...

Russian president Vladimir Putin said on Thursday that Russia is open to a Slovakian proposal to host peace talks with Ukraine to end a conflict he said Russia was determined to bring to a conclusion.

Russian President Vladimir Putin has said he would be open to peace talks with Ukraine in Slovakia "if it comes to that". Mr Putin said Slovakian Prime Minister Robert Fico, who this week visited ...