Russian soldiers have gained a foothold in the strategic eastern Ukrainian town of Pokrovsk, Volodymyr Zelensky says.The Ukrainian president said Russia had devoted vast numbers of troops to capturing the town,

Vladimir Putin tightens grip on power by promoting family members and younger allies to his inner circle as economic strain and opposition threats mount in Russia.

President Vladimir Putin is voicing concern about the ongoing internal problem of “falling birth rates” in his own country and suggesting state action to address the issue.

Fear has been the invisible force holding President Putin’s Russia together for more than two decades. It kept ordinary citizens quiet, journalists self-censoring, and officials loyal. But the spell that once protected Putin is beginning to break.

A newly published memoir by former Finnish President Sauli Niinistö sheds light on his encounters with Vladimir Putin, describing moments of odd humor, puzzling gifts, and blunt political exchanges.

North Korea's top diplomat has visited the Kremlin for talks with Russian President Vladimir Putin. The meeting follows last month's meeting between Putin and Kim Jong Un in Beijing.

PMDA is a Cold War-era deal committing both nations to the disposal of 34 metric tons of weapons-grade plutonium each—enough for thousands of nuclear warheads. This agreement, signed in 2000 and amended in 2010,

Russia formally ends a landmark plutonium disposal pact with the United States while showcasing a nuclear-powered missile that Moscow claims can fly farther, lower and deadlier than anything Washington possesses.