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Biden summit offer hailed in Moscow as win for Putin
With indications that work was already under way for a potential meeting in Finland, Russian officials were crowing that Moscow was finally being treated with the respect it deserves.
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Putin denounces 'confrontational' EU stance on Russia
Putin stressed that Russia was ready to 'resume normal depoliticised' ties with the European Union if there's a will to do so in Brussels, the Kremlin said.
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Putin invites Biden to virtual talks
Russian President Vladimir Putin on Thursday called on US President Joe Biden to hold virtual talks after the American leader described him as a 'killer'.
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Russia recalls US envoy after Biden threatens 'killer' Putin
Asked if he thought Russian President Vladimir Putin, who has been accused of ordering the poisoning of opposition leader Alexei Navalny and other political opponents, is a 'killer,' US President Joe Biden said: 'I do.'
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UN experts urge global probe of Navalny poisoning
The 44-year-old spent months recuperating from the near-fatal poisoning with the Soviet-era nerve agent Novichok that he claims was ordered by Putin - a claim the Kremlin has repeatedly denied.
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EU sends top envoy to Moscow as Navalny controversy grows
The EU's ties with Russia have been in the doldrums since Moscow seized Crimea and began fuelling the war in Ukraine in 2014 - and there are concerns about its involvement in Belarus, Syria, Libya, central Africa and the Caucasus.
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Calls abroad grow for release of Putin critic Navalny
President Vladimir Putin's most vocal critic was still waiting to see his lawyer hours after being taken away at border control following a flight from Germany where he was recovering after a near-deadly poisoning attack.
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Police detain Kremlin critic Navalny on arrival in Russia
Navalny was detained at Moscow's Sheremetyevo airport less than an hour after he flew in from Germany, where he had been recovering from the poisoning with a nerve agent he says was ordered by President Vladimir Putin.
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Putin signs bill giving presidents lifetime immunity
The bill, which was published online Tuesday, gives former presidents and their families immunity from prosecution for crimes committed during their lifetime.
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Putin says Navalny poisoning not enough for probe
Germany, France and Britain have accused Russian authorities of 'involvement and responsibility' in the poisoning of Kremlin critic Navalny with Novichok, a Soviet-designed nerve agent.
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Putin 'alarmed' by Russia's spike in COVID-19 deaths
Russia has recently registered a sharp rise in new infections but has stopped short of introducing strict measures like some European countries.
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Putin vaunts Russian coronavirus vaccine at UN
The Sputnik V vaccine was developed by Moscow's Gamaleya research center, and Russia announced in August that it was the world's first registered vaccine.
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Alexei Navalny posts photo of him walking, describes recovery
The 44-year-old Kremlin critic posted a photo of himself walking downstairs on Instagram and described how earlier symptoms had included the inability to form words.
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UN urges 'independent' Russian probe of Navalny poisoning
Michelle Bachelet stressed the need to get to the bottom of the poisoning, after German specialists said they had 'unequivocal proof' that the weapons-grade nerve agent Novichok was used in the attack.
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Nato chief urges Russia not to meddle in Belarus crisis
Russian President Vladimir Putin earlier Thursday vowed military support for close ally and Belarusian leader Alexander Lukashenko, while urging a peaceful resolution to the unrest and protests that erupted after the disputed 9 August vote.
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Battle to save life of Kremlin critic Navalny after suspected poisoning
Alexei Navalny, a 44-year-old lawyer and anti-corruption campaigner who is among President Vladimir Putin's fiercest critics, was hospitalised in the city of Omsk after he lost consciousness on a flight and his plane made an emergency landing.
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EU leaders urge Putin to push for talks in Belarus over disputed vote
EU chief Charles Michel said on Twitter he had spoken to Putin and added that 'only peaceful and truly inclusive dialogue can resolve the crisis in Belarus'.
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Russia stages grand WWII parade ahead of vote on Putin reforms
President Vladimir Putin hailed the Soviet Union's role in World War II praising the Red army for liberating Europe, ending the Holocaust and saving Germany from Nazism, adding it was 'our duty to keep this in mind'.
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Russia and Europe trade barbs over WWII narratives
As Russia's relationship with Europe has deteriorated over the wars in Syria and Ukraine and claims of political interference, accusations of historical revisionism are deepening the chasm.
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Putin makes Kremlin appearance as virus restrictions ease
The 67-year-old has worked remotely over the past few weeks from his Novo-Ogaryovo residence outside Moscow, chairing meetings with officials by video conference.
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Allies back Putin as critics denounce 'president for life' plan
A day after voting for a package of Putin-backed constitutional amendments -- including a last-minute addition to "reset" his presidential terms -- the lower house State Duma gave its final approval on Wednesday.
