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

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

(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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

From a retired KGB agent in 1990 to becoming the Acting President of Russia in 1999, Vladimir Putin’s rise was swift with few ...

Former Russian President Dmitry Medvedev launched a scathing attack on Volodymyr Zelensky, after he called Vladimir Putin dumbass and insane for challenging the West for a missile duel in Kyiv.

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Russian President Vladimir Putin has praised the "balanced ... Chinese President Xi Jinping met former Russian president Dmitry Medvedev, now deputy chairman of Russia's Security Council, in ...