It’s one of the most defining moments in modern Russian history. Now, almost 25 years later, discover the untold story of the Kursk submarine tragedy ...

This week, the head of Russian national rhythmic gymnastics team, Irina Viner, stepped down and was replaced by Alina Kabaeva ...

Irina Viner announced her resignation as head coach of Russia's national rhythmic gymnastics team on Wednesday without ...

Irina Viner and Putin’s rumoured girlfriend Alina Kabaeva got into a spat during the BRICS games and have been fighting since ...

Irina Viner is stepping down as head coach of Russia’s national rhythmic gymnastics team, a position she has held since 2001.

Russian President Vladimir Putin said Tuesday that his country could hold peace talks with Ukraine, but ruled out speaking directly with President Volodymyr Zelensky, whom he called "illegitimate".

David Edwards has spent over a decade reporting on social justice, human rights and politics for Raw Story. He also writes Crooks and Liars. He has a background in enterprise resource planning and ...

Putin claims Zelenskiy lacks legitimacy for talks Zelenskiy says Russian leader afraid of negotiations Ukraine cites martial law for Zelenskiy's legitimacy Putin suggests Western allies could ...

So here’s a helpful analogy: Donbas. In 2014 Vladimir Putin grabbed much of Donbas, an eastern region of Ukraine, and pretended he had not. As a figleaf he used supposedly local separatists ...

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On Jan. 22, Donald Trump — just two days after being inaugurated for his second term as U.S. president — again called on Russian President Vladimir Putin to negotiate an end to the "ridiculous ...

Mr. Putin, confident of his position on Ukraine’s battlefields despite Russia’s enormous casualties, has been trying to telegraph a wait-and-see approach to Mr. Trump.