July 8, 2017
7:43 pm

In this photo provided by German government, US President Donald Trump (L) shakes hand with Russian President Vladimir Putin before the first working session of the G-20 summit in Hamburg, Germany. (Steffen Kugler/Presse- und Informationsamt der Bundesregierung via AP)

Putin thinks Trump ‘satisfied’ by his denial of election meddling

Russian leader hails first meeting with his US counterpart, says president’s ‘TV persona differs sharply from the real man’

By VLADIMIR ISACHENKOV

July 7, 2017
9:39 pm

US President Donald Trump and Russia's President Vladimir Putin hold a meeting on the sidelines of the G20 Summit in Hamburg, Germany, on July 7, 2017. (AFP / SAUL LOEB)

Trump raises US election hacking in 1st meeting with Putin, who denies involvement

Russian FM says US president accepted counterpart’s assurances there was no meddling; Tillerson claims Russians asked for proof of interference

By DARLENE SUPERVILLE and VLADIMIR ISACHENKOV

June 16, 2017
10:41 am

'Caliph' Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi speaks to Muslims in a mosque in Mosul, Iraq. (YouTube screen capture)

Russia verifying whether it killed IS leader in airstrike

Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi attended a meeting of IS leaders that was struck in late May near group’s stronghold of Raqqa, military says

By Bassem Mroue and VLADIMIR ISACHENKOV

June 2, 2017
8:25 pm

Russian President Vladimir Putin speaks during a session of the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum (SPIEF) in Saint Petersburg on June 2, 2017. (AFP/Olga Maltseva)

Putin says claims he meddled in US elections ‘remind me of anti-Semitism’

Russian president says Democrats failed, won’t acknowledge their mistakes, and so are ‘taking internal US political squabbles into the international arena’

By ian phillips and VLADIMIR ISACHENKOV

June 1, 2017
5:26 pm

Russian President Vladimir Putin speaks at a meeting with heads of international news agencies at the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum in St. Petersburg, Russia, Thursday, June 1, 2017. (AP Photo/Dmitri Lovetsky, Pool)

Putin: Russian state has never been involved in hacking

‘Russo-phobic hysteria’ makes it ‘somewhat inconvenient to work’ with US but ‘we are patient, we know how to wait’

By ian phillips and VLADIMIR ISACHENKOV

April 15, 2017
4:00 am

Syrian boys ride bikes amid destroyed buildings in the rebel-held town of Douma, on the eastern outskirts of the Syrian capital Damascus, on April 13, 2017. (AFP/Sameer Al-Doumy)

Russia, Iran and Syria issue warning to US

Countries warn of ‘grave consequences’ if Washington carries out further missile strikes against Assad regime

By VLADIMIR ISACHENKOV

March 28, 2017
11:29 pm

Russian President Vladimir Putin, right, shakes hands with Iranian President Hassan Rouhani during a joint news conference at the Kremlin in Moscow, Russia, March 28, 2017. (Sergei Karpukhin/Pool photo via AP)

Russia and Iran discuss energy ties, Syrian settlement

Rouhani meets Putin, says two countries will ‘strengthen cooperation in the fight against international terrorism’

By VLADIMIR ISACHENKOV

March 10, 2017
12:24 pm

Russian President Vladimir Putin chairs a government meeting in the Kremlin in Moscow, Russia, Thursday, Jan. 19, 2017. (Alexei Druzhinin/Sputnik, Kremlin Pool Photo via AP)

Putin to host Erdogan for talks focusing on Syria

Turkish president’s visit to Moscow comes after US, Russia, Turkey meet to coordinate operations against Islamic State

By VLADIMIR ISACHENKOV

February 22, 2017
9:52 pm

The Reichstag building in Berlin on May 15, 2016. (Hadas Parush/Flash90)

Russia to build Reichstag model for kids to storm

Defense minister announces plans to encourage teenagers to attack mock German parliament at patriotic theme park

By VLADIMIR ISACHENKOV

February 17, 2017
6:52 pm

Russian President Vladimir Putin holds a meeting with his cabinet at the Novo-Ogaryovo residence outside Moscow, Russia on February 17, 2017. (Mikhail Klimentyev, Sputnik, Kremlin Pool Photo via AP)

Kremlin denies any disappointment with Trump administration

Putin spokesman says Russia ‘never had any illusions,’ rejects claims that state TV told to tone down praise for US president

By VLADIMIR ISACHENKOV

January 20, 2017
7:55 pm

Visitors arrive for a party at a nightclub in Moscow, Russia, on Thursday, Jan. 19, 2017. Twenty-four hours before Donald Trump is to be sworn in as president of the United States, people gathered at a Moscow nightclub to celebrate his inauguration.(AP Photo/Ivan Sekretarev)

Russian political elites revel in Trump’s inauguration

New president’s promises to fix relations with Moscow follow spiraling tensions over Ukraine, war in Syria, allegaged Russian meddling in US elections

By VLADIMIR ISACHENKOV

December 29, 2016
2:01 pm

In this frame grab made available by Russian Rossiya One TV Channel on Wednesday, Dec. 28, 2016, a crane carries a fragment of a plane engine lifted by divers on a ship just outside Sochi, Russia. (Rossiya One TV Channel photo via AP)

Russian plane crash probe rules out explosion

Investigators haven’t rejected possibility deliberate mechanical impact downed the Syria-bound military flight

By VLADIMIR ISACHENKOV

December 25, 2016
12:56 pm

This file photo taken on January 2, 2001 shows a Tupolev-154 (TU-154) aircraft. A Russian military Tu-154 plane crashed on December 25, 2016 in the Black Sea as it made its way to Syria with 91 people on board ( AFP PHOTO / Alexander NEMENOV)

Russia rules out terrorism in military plane crash

No sign of survivors after Tu-154 crashes into Black Sea with 92 people on board, including most of popular military band

By VLADIMIR ISACHENKOV

December 23, 2016
6:19 pm

Russian President Vladimir Putin gestures during his annual news conference in Moscow, Russia, Friday, Dec. 23, 2016. (AP Photo/Pavel Golovkin)

‘Nothing unusual’ in Trump’s nuclear comments, Putin says

On US election, Russian president says Obama’s accusations of Russian hacking are an attempt to shift blame for Clinton’s defeat

By VLADIMIR ISACHENKOV

November 17, 2016
6:56 pm

Russian President Vladimir Putin meets with Russian Transport Minister Maxim Sokolov in the Kremlin in Moscow, Russia, Tuesday, November 8, 2016. (Alexei Druzhinin/Sputnik, Kremlin Pool Photo via AP)

Kremlin accuses Obama team of trying to damage ties with Russia

Moscow says current administration ‘doing everything it can to drive bilateral ties into deadlock’ before incoming Trump government

By VLADIMIR ISACHENKOV

Writer: VLADIMIR ISACHENKOV

Putin thinks Trump ‘satisfied’ by his denial of election meddling

Russian leader hails first meeting with his US counterpart, says president’s ‘TV persona differs sharply from the real man’

Trump raises US election hacking in 1st meeting with Putin, who denies involvement

Russian FM says US president accepted counterpart’s assurances there was no meddling; Tillerson claims Russians asked for proof of interference

Russia verifying whether it killed IS leader in airstrike

Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi attended a meeting of IS leaders that was struck in late May near group’s stronghold of Raqqa, military says

Putin says claims he meddled in US elections ‘remind me of anti-Semitism’

Russian president says Democrats failed, won’t acknowledge their mistakes, and so are ‘taking internal US political squabbles into the international arena’

Putin: Russian state has never been involved in hacking

‘Russo-phobic hysteria’ makes it ‘somewhat inconvenient to work’ with US but ‘we are patient, we know how to wait’

Russia, Iran and Syria issue warning to US

Countries warn of ‘grave consequences’ if Washington carries out further missile strikes against Assad regime

Russia and Iran discuss energy ties, Syrian settlement

Rouhani meets Putin, says two countries will ‘strengthen cooperation in the fight against international terrorism’

Putin to host Erdogan for talks focusing on Syria

Turkish president’s visit to Moscow comes after US, Russia, Turkey meet to coordinate operations against Islamic State

Russia to build Reichstag model for kids to storm

Defense minister announces plans to encourage teenagers to attack mock German parliament at patriotic theme park

Kremlin denies any disappointment with Trump administration

Putin spokesman says Russia ‘never had any illusions,’ rejects claims that state TV told to tone down praise for US president

Russian political elites revel in Trump’s inauguration

New president’s promises to fix relations with Moscow follow spiraling tensions over Ukraine, war in Syria, allegaged Russian meddling in US elections

Russian plane crash probe rules out explosion

Investigators haven’t rejected possibility deliberate mechanical impact downed the Syria-bound military flight

Russia rules out terrorism in military plane crash

No sign of survivors after Tu-154 crashes into Black Sea with 92 people on board, including most of popular military band

‘Nothing unusual’ in Trump’s nuclear comments, Putin says

On US election, Russian president says Obama’s accusations of Russian hacking are an attempt to shift blame for Clinton’s defeat

Kremlin accuses Obama team of trying to damage ties with Russia

Moscow says current administration ‘doing everything it can to drive bilateral ties into deadlock’ before incoming Trump government

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