In contrast, the Russian Federation has been referred to as an “imitation democracy”. It has institutions that one would find in democratic systems of government (a parliament and a directly elected ...

He also said Moscow is ready for talks with the U.S. on a broad range of issues. In an interview Friday with Russian state TV ...

US President Donald Trump said Monday that Vladimir Putin was "destroying Russia" by not making a deal to end the war with Ukraine. "He should make a deal. I think he's destroying Russia by not ...

As we show in our new, original economic analysis, Trump has the levers to force Vladimir Putin to end the Russia-Ukraine war promptly if he dispenses with the Biden Administration’s tepid ...

President Vladimir V. Putin of Russia praised President Trump’s second inauguration, but the American leader did not return the compliment. By Anton Troianovski Reporting from Berlin President ...

File photos: This combined image from 2020 shows Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin. Getty Images Trump's comments that Moscow is likely to face further sanctions should it refuse talks to end the ...

Chinese leader Xi Jinping vowed to take his country’s ties with Russia to a new level this year in a video conference with counterpart Vladimir Putin on Tuesday, hours after the inauguration of ...

President Trump said Russian President Vladimir Putin is “destroying Russia” with its nearly three-year war in Ukraine, adding he hopes the Kremlin leader is open to making a deal to end the ...

President Vladimir Putin said Russia’s ready for talks with the US on the war in Ukraine as he offered congratulations to Donald Trump on his inauguration as president. “We congratulate the US ...

Putin makes statement on Trump hours before inauguration Welcomes Trump's comments on Russia ties Says he's willing to discuss Ukraine and nuclear arms MOSCOW, Jan 20 (Reuters) - Russian President ...

Russian President Vladimir Putin congratulated President-elect Trump ahead of his inauguration on Monday and said Moscow is open to dialogue with the new administration. Speaking during a video ...