Russia raids scores of homes, offices of Putin critic’s supporters

Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny’s supporters had their homes and offices raided Thursday by Russian law enforcement just days after President Vladimir Putin's ruling United Russia Party lost a third of its seats... Read more »

Putin can’t save Erdogan from Idlib quagmire

The Russian president ultimately sees Bashar al-Assad as the solution to Turkey’s border crisis, but is playing a long game. Read more »

Putin rebukes officials over space delays

President Vladimir Putin on Thursday gave a dressing down to space officials on a visit to Russia's long-delayed and corruption-tainted cosmodrome in the Far East. The Vostochny cosmodrome was originally supposed to... Read more »

A fake interview with Vladimir Putin demonstrates how convincing deepfakes could be created in real-time in just a matter of years

An image of a chain link. It symobilizes a website link url. An envelope. It indicates the ability to send an email. A stylized bird with an open mouth, tweeting. The word... Read more »

Putin’s Star Is Fading

With the Moscow city council vote, Russia’s liberal opposition scored a major victory. Read more »

Khabib Nurmagomedov Meets with Vladimir Putin, ‘Great Victory’

Khabib Nurmagomedov sat down with Vladimir Putin on Thursday -- and the President of Russia showered him with praise for another impressive UFC victory. It all went down in Khabib's homeland of... Read more »

Is Putin coming to Armenia?

The Eurasian Union is holding a summit in Armenia on October 1. Will Vladimir Putin be there? Read more »

Is Russian President Vladimir Putin losing power?

Russian president's party takes a hit in Moscow poll amid weeks-long protests against his government. Read more »

Losses for Vladimir Putin’s United Russia in Moscow election put down a marker for the future

United Russia lost a third of its seats in the Moscow Duma – what does this mean for Vladimir Putin? Read more »

Shaman detained while walking across Russia to ‘banish’ Vladimir Putin

A self-styled "warrior-shaman" was detained by Russian police while walking across the country to Moscow, where he intended to "banish" Vladimir Putin. Authorities said they would fly him back to his home... Read more »