Vladimir Putin and Bashar al-Assad were allegedly communicating before rebels took over the Syrian government in December.

Prime Minister Robert Fico said on Wednesday he had secured Slovakia's gas supply during a visit to meet Russian President ...

An Assad official claims Putin betrayed his ally by promising support that never came.

The Russian government has been accused of using prison inmates to swell its ranks, with some reports suggesting that more ...

The plunging Russian currency, the ruble, has added to inflationary pressures in Russia, British officials have said, as the ...

John Bolton, President-elect Trump’s former national security adviser, said Trump’s unwillingness to rule out military force ...

Russian President Vladimir Putin joined the congregation for an Orthodox Christmas service in Moscow on Monday evening.

Vladimir Putin has been accused of manufacturing an energy crisis in a breakaway region of Moldova to create instability and ...

Russia's invasion, which began in February 2022, has also been a source of religious controversy within the Eastern Orthodox ...

The year is ending with a pair of sharp messages between top advisers to Russian leader Vladimir Putin and President-elect ...

Putin called 2025 the "year of the Defender of the Motherland" in his New Year's Eve address on Tuesday.

Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. Russian President Vladimir Putin appears before the media after the ...