For a quarter century, President Vladimir Putin has faced the specter of Russia's shrinking and aging population. In 1999, a year before he came to power, the number of babies born in Russia plunged to its lowest recorded level. In 2005, Putin said the demographic woes needed to be resolved by maintaining "social and economic stability.”

President Donald Trump canceled his planned meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Budapest, Hungary, due to insufficient progress toward peace negotiations, the White House said.

President Vladimir Putin on Wednesday oversaw a test of Russia's nuclear forces on land, sea and air to rehearse their readiness and command structure. The test included the launch of a land-based "Yars" intercontinental ballistic missile from a cosmodrome,

Russian President Vladimir Putin has directed drills of the country’s strategic nuclear forces that featured practice missile launches

The postponement of Donald Trump’s much-anticipated summit with Vladimir Putin in Budapest had seemed to confirm all his critics’ fears. At the White House on Tuesday, the president explained that he did not want a “wasted meeting”.

MOSCOW/WASHINGTON, Oct 24 (Reuters) - Kirill Dmitriev, Russian President Vladimir Putin 's special envoy for investment and economic cooperation, said on Friday he believes his country, the United States and Ukraine are close to a diplomatic solution to end Russia's war in Ukraine.

At least six people were killed overnight, shortly after President Donald Trump announced that he did not "want to have a waste of time" holding a summit with the Russian leader.

Russian leader Vladimir Putin needs to be made aware that any infringement or provocation against a NATO member will have unbearable consequences for him. — Ukrinform.