Russian President Vladimir Putin is once again trying to seize through political backchanneling what he has failed to capture ...

Russian President Vladimir Putin on Thursday said a recent increase in Russia's poverty level to more than 13% was too high, but said that should fall to 6.5% by 2030.

Despite all the sanctions and strong words, thinking has been lamentably short-term, writes Alexei Navalny’s widow ...

President Bashar al Assad said on Monday he wanted to expand business ties with Russia to help Syria cope with new U.S. sanctions on its already crippled economy that threaten to undermine military ...