President Vladimir Putin has elevated at least 24 relatives to government positions or jobs in state companies, likely a ...

Did Putin lie about his past? An elderly Georgian woman once claimed to be his real mother: and her story could explain the ...

NPR's Steve Inskeep speaks with Washington Post columnist David Ignatius about what influence President Trump wields with Russian President Vladimir Putin on ending the war in Ukraine. So how is the ...

Energy revenue is the linchpin of Russia’s economy, allowing Putin to pour money into the armed forces without worsening inflation and avoiding a currency collapse. The EU measures especially target ...

President Donald Trump is amping up the economic pressure on Russia with sanctions on the nation's two largest oil companies after his talks with President Vladimir Putin failed to produce a ...

President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin won’t be meeting in Budapest after all. The White House said that the summit, which Trump announced just last Thursday, was now off ...

Damage is shown to a kindergarten classroom after a drone attack Wednesday in Kharkiv, Ukraine. Damage is shown to a kindergarten classroom after a drone attack Wednesday in Kharkiv, Ukraine.

After rebuking Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy in the Oval Office, President Donald Trump confided to reporters that Russian President Vladimir Putin “respects me.” After months of Putin’s ...