Topic: Vladmir Putin

Russian markets fell sharply Monday, dropping 9 percent in early trading, and the ruble reached all-time lows against the dollar and the euro.

Former Mass. Gov. Mitt Romney, in an interview with "Meet the Press," criticized Russia for spending $51 billion on the 2014 Sochi Winter Olympics.

The Russian artist whose painting of Vladimir Putin and Dmitry Medvedev in women's underwear was seized by police, said Thursday he's seeking asylum in France.

Public protests by Russian Christian fundamentalists are nearing illegality despite their pro-government tone, officials said.

Upping the stake in an already highly contested contract, Russian Prime Minister Vladmir Putin has made the purchase of NATO ships from France conditional to Paris' provision of high-tech warship technology.

Russia is suspending its plans to place short-range missiles in Eastern Europe in an olive branch to new U.S. President Barack Obama, Russian media reported.

Russian filmmaker Andrei Nekrasov says he is afraid to return from Britain to his native land after receiving a threat related to his cinematic works.

German chemical giant BASF and Russian energy company Gazprom signed contracts at the Hanover Fair Monday for two major projects, Deutsche Welle reported.

Russia has offered to demonstrate to Israel the Strelets anti-aircraft missile it plans to sell Syria to prove it would not endanger the Jewish state.

Russia's economic development minister clashed with President Vladmir Putin on oil privatization policy, the Moscow Times reports.