Putin has approved an expansion of military-patriotic educational programs as part of his "Year of the Defender of the ...

The long-time Putin ally is looking forward to a new 'Trumpian' world order, which he says promises a colorful shift in the ...

About half of Russia's military budget is off the books, according to Craig Kennedy, a former Morgan Stanley investment ...

One of Vladimir Putin's allies has made a boastful five-word prediction for the new year. The Deputy Chair of Russia's ...

A top ally of Vladimir Putin has been slapped down by the prime minister’s spokesperson after threatening staff at The Times. Dmitry Medvedev, who currently serves as the deputy chair of Russia ...

Dmitry Medvedev, Russia’s former President and a close ally of Vladimir Putin, has encouraged migrants to “commit atrocities” in an unhinged rant as he called for his country to “punish ...

Why Putin Might Finally Concede in the Ukraine War. US President-elect Donald Trump announced on Monday his intention to meet ...

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A January 2020 image of Russian President Vladimir Putin (L) and (then) Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev (R) speak before a meeting in Moscow during which Putin forced cabinet members to resign after he ...

(Antoine Gyori / Sygma via Getty Images) Then-acting Russian President Vladimir Putin ... 2008 Georgia war As Putin reached his term limit, he picked his ally Dmitry Medvedev to take over the ...