Russian forces intervened in Syria's civil war for the first time on Wednesday as Moscow's fighter jets struck targets near the city of Homs, U.S. government sources said.
In a government decree released Friday, Ukraine has announced the prohibition of flights from Russian airlines, specifically pointing out the companies Aeroflot and Transaero.
Syrian dictator Bashar al-Assad can continue to count on military support from Moscow, as Russian President Vladimir Putin insisted the aid was needed "to counter terrorist aggression."
In an apparent effort to boost Vladimir Putin's popularity among Russians, the Kremlin has released a video and photographs of the president working out at the gym along with Prime Minister Dmitrty Medvedev.
Russian President Vladimir Putin, known for his high profile displays of athleticism and lust for exploration, has now ridden a mini submersible down to the depths of the Black Sea.Putin, who did this during a three-day visit to recently annexed Crimea, descended into the briny deep as part of a Russian Geographical society expedition.
"Homeland" will be taking on real world topics in season 5. See the details here. Although "Homeland" has mostly featured fictitious story lines, the premium cable network Showtime series will now start taking on real-life events that take place on the global stage.
Twenty-three Russian soldiers were killed on Sunday when a section of the military barracks where they were sleeping collapsed. Nineteen servicemen were rescued, and some of them were apparently injured and flown to Moscow for medical treatment.
When tensions flared up between Venezuela and Colombia in 2008, Russian President Vladimir Putin promised the late leader Hugo Chávez his support in case the South American neighbors went to war, according to a new book.
As part of a program aimed at modernizing Russia’s military, President Vladimir Putin has announced that he will add over 40 inter-continental ballistic missiles to his nation’s defense.
Ukraine and Russia on Tuesday accused each other of having violated a ceasefire meant to halt the clashes between separatists and government forces in eastern Ukraine. At the same time, the countries' top diplomats called for a "strict implementation" of the Feb. 12 truce.
Russia-backed separatists in eastern Ukraine took the embattled town of Debaltseve on Wednesday as government forces retreated, the Associated Press reported. The rebels hoisted a flag over the town in triumph and said they had taken hundreds of Kiev's soldiers captive.
Despite the ceasefire brokered at last week's top-level Minsk summit, fighting continued on Monday in eastern Ukraine. Ukrainian government forces and Russian-backed separatists exchanged what the news service called "intense" fire around the bitterly contested town of Debaltseve.
Russian President Vladimir Putin and his Ukrainian counterpart, Petro Poroshenko, are set to meet with the leaders of Germany and France in Minsk on Wednesday.
Chancellor Angela Merkel on Monday tried to dissuade President Barack Obama from arming Ukraine in its conflict against Russian-backed separatists. The German head of government is visiting the White House following last week's top-level diplomatic efforts, in which she and French President François Hollande tried to mediate between Kiev and Moscow.
Vladimir Putin may plan to meddle in the Baltic states to "restore Russia to its former position as a great power," former NATO chief Anders Fogh Rasmussen has warned.
