Numerous news stories have reported Merkel’s phobia of dogs stemming from a decades-old incident in which she was bitten, and Merkel herself appeared to criticize Putin for bringing the dog to ...
The grisly assault is in some ways a reminder of Vladimir Putin’s ascension to power. Putin became the incarnation of Russian “virility” as prime minister in 1999, when he launched a war against ...
Putin hailed the early results as an indication of “trust” and “hope” in him — while critics saw them as another reflection of the preordained nature of the election. “Of course, we ...
Russian President Vladimir Putin brushed off U.S. warnings of extremist attacks in Moscow, days before gunmen carried out a rampage at a Moscow concert hall that left at least 137 people dead last ...
Russian President Vladimir Putin, 71, is set to remain in power. As of 7 a.m. Moscow time on Monday, Putin had secured about 87% of the vote in the presidential election. About 99.4% of the votes ...
Putin is the longest-serving Kremlin leader since dictator Josef Stalin, who led the Soviet Union from 1924 until his death in 1953 Vladimir Putin is projected to have easily won a fifth term as ...
A week ago, President Vladimir Putin swaggered triumphantly onstage at a post-election event surrounded by young people in T-shirts reading “Putin — Russia — Victory,” and he confidently ...
MOSCOW, March 23 (Reuters) - Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Saturday that the four men who attacked a concert near Moscow were heading towards Ukraine when they were detained ...
Russian President Vladimir Putin basked in a victory early Monday that was never in doubt, as partial election results showed him easily securing a fifth term after facing only token challengers ...