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Putin cements power as Russian lawmakers approve his new PM

MOSCOW (Associated Press) — Russian lawmakers on Thursday quickly approved the appointment of a new prime minister, a day after President Vladimir Putin kicked off an unexpected reshuffle of his Read More

Putin engineers shake-up that could keep him in power longer

MOSCOW (Associated Press) — President Vladimir Putin engineered a surprise shake-up of Russia’s leadership Wednesday, proposing changes to the constitution that could keep him in power well past the end Read More

Russian govt resigns

Photo credit SPUTNIK PM Medvedev Announces Resignation of Russian Gov’t Following Putin’s Address to Parliament By SPUTNIK The Russian president addressed Russian lawmakers, ministers and other high-ranking officials on Wednesday,Read More

White House officials say they feared Putin influenced the president’s views on Ukraine, 2016 campaign

FILE – In this photo taken July 7, 2017, President Donald Trump meets with Russian President Vladimir Putin at the G-20 Summit, in Hamburg, Germany. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci, File) Author:Read More

White House officials say they feared Putin influenced the president’s views on Ukraine, 2016 campaign

FILE – In this photo taken July 7, 2017, President Donald Trump meets with Russian President Vladimir Putin at the G-20 Summit, in Hamburg, Germany. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci, File) Author:Read More

White House officials say they feared Putin influenced the president’s views on Ukraine, 2016 campaign

FILE – In this photo taken July 7, 2017, President Donald Trump meets with Russian President Vladimir Putin at the G-20 Summit, in Hamburg, Germany. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci, File) Author:Read More

Russia’s scramble for Africa

Russia’s President Vladimir Putin (C) waves during a family photo with heads of countries taking part in the 2019 Russia-Africa Summit at the Sirius Park of Science and Art in Read More

RUSSIA: Navalny blogs from jail: ‘I’ve never had allergies’

Russian activist Alexei Navalny said his eyebrows had swollen to the size of “Ping-Pong balls” before he was hospitalized for an alleged allergic reaction. Writing from jail, he also commented Read More