VYACHESLAV VOLODIN

Russian President Vladimir Putin has chosen to reappoint Mikhail Mishustin as the prime minister, awaiting approval from the lower house. Mishustin, who followed Russian law by submitting his Cabinet's resignation, is likely to receive confirmation ...

Russian President Vladimir Putin proposed the reappointment on Friday of Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin, a technocrat who has helped him through the war in Ukraine and the economic challenges wrought by Western sanctions over Moscow's invasion.

Vladimir Putin's re-election victory secures his sixth term in the Kremlin, marking a landslide win in an election where he faced no significant competition. As he begins another term, Putin faces key challenges, including decisions on the Ukraine w...

Russian state media said six Russian crew members and three guards were on the Ilyushin Il-76 military transport plane which was shot down near the Russian city of Belgorod near the Ukrainian border. "It was absolutely deliberate. They knew very wel...

Russia's parliament has passed a bill that revokes Russia's ratification of the Comprehensive Nuclear Test Ban Treaty, in line with President Vladimir Putin's wishes. This move comes at a time of heightened tension with the West. Russia says it will...

Russian lawmakers have been given 10 days to consider revoking Moscow's ratification of the Comprehensive Nuclear Test Ban Treaty (CTBT), following President Vladimir Putin's suggestion that Russia may resume nuclear testing. The move is seen as a r...

Yevgeny Prigozhin, the head of the Wagner mercenary group in Russia, is accused of "going off the rails" due to receiving billions in public funds. Dmitry Kiselev, a Russian propagandist, claims that Prigozhin believed he could challenge the defense...

Russia's parliament speaker, Vyacheslav Volodin, has suggested amending Russian legislation to prohibit any activity of the International Criminal Court (ICC) in Russia, and to punish anyone assisting or supporting the organisation. His proposal fol...

Vyacheslav Volodin, speaker of the Duma - Russia's lower house of parliament - warned that the United States and NATO's support of Ukraine is leading the world to a "terrible war". "If Washington and NATO countries supply weapons that will be used t...

Just before the European Union announced a price cap on Russian gas on Wednesday, President Vladimir Putin threatened to sever supplies if such limits were imposed, warning the West it would freeze like the wolf's tail in a fairy tale. Russia's fore...

Billboards proclaiming "Alaska Is Ours!" have been cited in Russia one day after a key ally of Russian President suggested that the country could reclaim the territory that was sold to the U.S. in 1867.

The list is headed by the US, with 1,983 distinct sanctions placed against Russia, according to Volodin's count. It is followed by Canada, Switzerland, Britain, the EU as a single entity, Australia and Japan.

"As far as companies based in Russian territory are concerned whose owners are citizens of hostile countries and where the decision has been taken" to seize Russian assets, "it is fair to take reciprocal measures and confiscate assets," said the spe...

YouTube, owned by Alphabet Inc's, has been under pressure from Russian communications regulator Roskomnadzor and officials were quick to respond.

Since Russian troops withdrew from towns and villages around the Ukrainian capital Kyiv last week, Ukrainian troops have been showing journalists corpses of what they say are civilians killed by Russian forces, destroyed houses and burnt-out cars.

A Meta spokesperson confirmed it had temporarily eased its rules for political speech, allowing posts such as "death to the Russian invaders", although it would not allow calls for violence against Russian civilians. Internal emails seen by Reuters ...

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on Friday (local time) has left Ukraine and is currently in Poland, said Russian State Duma Speaker Vyacheslav Volodin, reported Sputnik. "Zelensky left Ukraine. Deputies of the Verkhovna Rada said that they c...

Spreading what Russian authorities deem to be false information is punishable by up to three years in prison, or 15 years if it is deemed to have "severe consequences." The bill also bans calling for sanctions to be implemented against Russia.

Legislation due to be discussed on Wednesday foresees fines of between 500,000 rubles (USD 6,400) and two million rubles (USD 25,700) for violating a quarantine. If a quarantine dodger were found guilty of causing a person's death or intentionally i...