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Russia will not expel anyone in response to US sanctions, says Putin

MOSCOW: President Vladimir Putin said Moscow would not expel anyone in response to Washington's decision… Read More

US officially punishes Russia for election hack

WASHINGTON: The United States on Thursday fired back at Moscow over its alleged meddling in the… Read More

Putin says Syrian government, opposition sign ceasefire deal

MOSCOW: Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Thursday that Syrian opposition groups and the Syrian… Read More

US will ‘act in kind’ if other countries increase nuke capacity: Trump spokesman

WASHINGTON: The United States under Donald Trump's presidency will not allow other countries to increase… Read More

Russian envoy’s killer remembered as lonely boy, not angry militant

SOKE, TURKEY: Those in the small Turkish town of Soke who knew Mevlut Altintas, the… Read More

US reaffirms Russia sanctions with new financial restrictions

WASHINGTON: The Obama administration reaffirmed its commitment to maintaining sanctions on Russia over Crimea with… Read More

Putin and Erdogan push for Syria talks sans US or UN

MOSCOW/ISTANBUL: President Vladimir Putin said he and his Turkish counterpart Tayyip Erdogan are working to… Read More

Erdogan says discussed Syria with Putin, Obama

ANKARA: Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said Thursday that he discussed the situation in Syria's Aleppo… Read More

Putin says ‘clever’ Trump will soon grasp weighty role

MOSCOW: President Vladimir Putin in an interview aired Sunday called US President-elect Donald Trump intelligent… Read More

“Russia’s borders don’t end anywhere,” jokes Putin

MOSCOW: President Vladimir Putin on Thursday joked with a schoolboy that Russia's borders "don't end… Read More

Russian President says will try to repair ties with USA under Trump

MOSCOW: Russia is ready to do its part to fully restore ties with Washington following… Read More

Russia’s Putin grants Russian citizenship to US actor Seagal

MOSCOW: Russian President Vladimir Putin has signed an order to give Russian citizenship to US… Read More

Putin offers tacit support for ‘pro-Russia’ US candidate

MOSCOW: Russian President Vladimir Putin on Saturday offered what appeared to be his strongest support yet… Read More

Ice cream gift warms Russia-China ties at G20 summit

HANGZHOU: Despite warm relations between Moscow and Beijing, Vladimir Putin brought a chilly gift for his… Read More

Putin says he doesn’t know who hacked US Democratic Party

MOSCOW: Russian President Vladimir Putin said he did not know who was behind the hacking of… Read More

Turkey chides US, Europe as Erdogan meets Russia’s Putin

SAINT PETERSBURG: Turkey on Tuesday warned of rising anti-American sentiment and risks to a migrant deal… Read More

Clinton says Russian intelligence services hacked DNC

YOUNGSTOWN, OHIO: U.S. Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton said Russian intelligence services hacked into Democratic… Read More

MH17 victim families sue Putin, Russia in European rights court

SYDNEY: The families of victims of Malaysia Airlines flight MH17, which was shot down over… Read More

Putin vows to act to neutralize US missile shield threat

SOCHI: Russian President Vladimir Putin has vowed to adjust budget spending to neutralize "emerging threats" to… Read More

Russian President Putin declines invitation to visit Pakistan: reports

MOSCOW: Russian President Vladimir Putin has refused to visit Pakistan for inauguration of the North-South… Read More