The pro-Putin ruling United Russia party won a record number of seats in the national parliament, according to near-complete
September 21, 2026Russia's ruling United Russia party easily won a parliamentary election that President Vladimir Putin has cast as a test of support for the war in Ukraine, the Central
September 21, 2026Ruling pro-Putin party set to win Russia’s tightly controlled wartime parliamentary election
September 21, 2026Early results from Russia’s first wartime parliamentary election, released by the country’s election commission, show the main Kremlin party dominating the vote
September 20, 2026Russia's ruling United Russia party was on track to easily win a parliamentary election that President Vladimir Putin has cast as a
September 20, 2026Russian officials say Ukrainian forces launched over 1,000 drones at Russia, including hundreds targeting Moscow
September 20, 2026Russians living abroad cast their votes on Sunday, the final day of a parliamentary election, in what many described as a moral duty, if ultimately a futile act of
September 20, 2026Russia’s liberal opposition Yabloko party says that one of its election observers lost consciousness while being arrested by police at a St. Petersburg polling station
September 19, 2026A former Russian federal official has been elected president of South Ossetia, a Russia-backed breakaway region of Georgia, in a vote Moscow hailed on
September 19, 2026NHL top star facing backlash after supporting Putin’s party in Russian elections
September 19, 2026Russian authorities reported attacks on voting systems and communication lines across the country on Saturday, the second day of a September 18-20 parliamentary election
September 19, 2026Russia's parliamentary election has triggered a diplomatic row with Moldova over its objections to the Kremlin's plan to open 15 polling stations for Russian nationals in
September 19, 2026President Donald Trump is defending his son's wedding party being partially funded by a Russian oligarch
September 19, 2026President Donald Trump has signed a major sanctions package targeting Russian officials and key sectors of its economy
September 19, 2026Russians have begun three days of voting in the country’s first wartime parliamentary election
September 18, 2026The pro-Putin ruling United Russia party retained its decisive majority in the national parliament, near-complete election results showed on Monday, in a
September 18, 2026Russians began voting on Friday in a three-day parliamentary election which President Vladimir Putin has said will show that millions of people back his
September 18, 2026Empty podiums, prizes for e-voting, no opposition: Russians head to the polls amid intensifying war in Ukraine
September 18, 2026Voting has begun in Russia’s parliamentary election with the main Kremlin party poised to retain its overwhelming grip on the lower house
September 17, 2026Alex Ovechkin says he’s “for peace and love” after the Russian hockey star appeared in an ad for a party aligned with Vladimir Putin
September 17, 2026The House has passed a broad package of sanctions targeting Russian officials and key pillars of its economy as lawmakers look to deprive President Vladimir Putin of the financial resources needed to wage the war against Ukraine
September 16, 2026President Vladimir Putin on Wednesday framed participation in an upcoming parliamentary election as a barometer of support for Russia's war in Ukraine and urged Russians to
September 16, 2026As a digital billboard behind her displays an advert urging Russians to sign up to fight in Ukraine, Polina Lermant tries to hand out flyers to passers-by urging them to "
September 16, 2026Democrats in the U.S.
September 16, 2026After Alex Ovechkin appeared in an ad for Vladimir Putin's United Russia party, the Washington Capitals said their long-time captain was asked to participate while back in his home country this summer
September 15, 2026Russian strikes have killed eight civilians and wounded dozens in Ukraine, according to local officials
September 12, 2026The House is expected to take up a punishing Russian sanctions package next week, though prospects of passage are uncertain despite the overwhelming support the bill received in the Senate
September 12, 2026Russian President Vladimir Putin and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi have held talks before a BRICS summit in New Delhi
September 11, 2026Britain's Prime Minister Andy Burnham spoke with U.S.
September 07, 2026The Kremlin said on Monday that it did not rule out the resumption of peace talks between Russia, Ukraine and the United States, but said it was too early to say when and
September 07, 2026Witkoff confident of ‘good resolution’ after Kyiv meeting, as US pushes for trilateral talks with Russia
September 06, 2026U.S. envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner say they have held encouraging talks in Kyiv
September 06, 2026Russia's Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov said on Sunday that Moscow has not ruled out a trilateral meeting between the presidents of Russia, the U.S. and China, state
September 06, 2026Witkoff and Kushner to take US peace push to Kyiv after meeting Putin in Moscow
September 05, 2026Russian President Vladimir Putin held more than three hours of "highly useful" talks on Saturday with two U.S. envoys seeking a deal to
September 05, 2026Russian President Vladimir Putin told U.S. special representatives Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner on Saturday that contacts between Moscow and Washington were always
September 05, 2026Plans for two U.S. peace envoys to visit Russia and Ukraine this weekend have yet to be finalised because of U.S. security concerns, a source familiar with the situation
September 04, 2026The European Union’s Enlargement Commissioner Marta Kos has canceled a visit to Serbia due to what she called the “glorification” of Ratko Mladic after his death
September 04, 2026Igor Sechin, chief of Russia’s top oil producer Rosneft, said on Thursday that China, not OPEC, has stabilized global oil markets by reducing crude imports by 5.5
September 04, 2026China's Vice Premier Ding Xuexiang told Russian President Vladimir Putin that prospects were "broad and promising" to strengthen cooperation on development in the far east,
September 03, 2026Russian President Vladimir Putin has renamed the planned "Power of Siberia 2" gas pipeline to China to the "Power of Baikal" pipeline, Russia's Energy Minister
September 02, 2026Russian President Vladimir Putin's foreign policy adviser Yuri Ushakov will discuss humanitarian issues in the Ukraine conflict with papal envoy Cardinal Matteo Zuppi later this
September 02, 2026President Vladimir Putin said on Tuesday that Russia was winning the war in Ukraine and portrayed the Ukrainian leadership as "
September 02, 2026President Vladimir Putin said on Tuesday that Russian troops had captured 270 square km of Ukraine’s Donetsk region in August and a large group of Ukrainian troops were
September 02, 2026Kremlin aide Yuri Ushakov said on Tuesday that Russian President Vladimir Putin, U.S.
September 01, 2026Germany blames Russia for drone attack on Leipzig airport
September 01, 2026The Russian economy runs a risk of going "berserk" if it is run to focus entirely on the needs of the military-industrial complex, President Vladimir
September 01, 2026Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi told Russian President Vladimir Putin on Monday that the war in Ukraine needed to end for humanity's sake and that New Delhi would
August 31, 2026Chinese President Xi Jinping on Monday told Russian President Vladimir Putin that under their "strategic guidance and joint efforts", the foundations of bilateral ties will
August 31, 2026Burned out cars. Rubble from flattened buildings strewn along deserted streets.
August 31, 2026Russia sees NATO activity in the Arctic as a direct security threat, Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said in an article published on Monday, as the alliance
August 31, 2026Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said the death toll from a Russian strike on a warehouse west of Kyiv has risen to 38, with four people still missing
August 30, 2026Kremlin aide Yury Ushakov said on Friday Russia was greatly concerned about the arrests of opposition figures in Armenia, and reiterated that Yerevan would not be able to
August 28, 2026CIA chief was in Moscow to warn Russia against attacking NATO and encourage cutting off Iran
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