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Putin apologizes to Azerbaijani leader for 'tragic incident' involving crashed plane

8:57am December 28, 2024

The Kremlin said air defense systems were firing near Grozny due to a Ukrainian drone strike as the airliner attempted to land, but stopped short of saying it was shot down by Russian air defenses.

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Modi's Moscow visit points to enduring friendship with Putin's Russia

7:16pm July 08, 2024

by Charles Maynes

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi is in Moscow for a two-day visit with Russian President Vladimir Putin.

Russia's Leonid Volkov, Chief of staff for the 2018 presidential election for Alexei Navalny's campaign, looks on, at the European Parliament in Strasbourg, eastern France, Dec. 15, 2021.

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The top strategist of late Russian opposition leader Navalny is attacked in Lithuania

1:37am March 13, 2024

by The Associated Press

A Navalny spokesperson said the assailant smashed a window of Leonid Volkov's car, sprayed tear gas into his eyes and started hitting him with a hammer in Lithuania's capital.

Alexei Navalny rose to fame in Russia with headline-grabbing investigations into corruption in the highest levels of President Vladimir Putin's regime. Navalny (right) is seen here at a court hearing in Moscow in March 2017.

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Navalny's legacy: His ceaseless crusade against Putin and corruption

2:12pm February 16, 2024

by Bill Chappell

In a sign of Navalny's ability to inspire the public, in 2017 his followers chanted words in Putin's hometown that are among the most dangerous to utter in their country: "Russia without Putin."

Yekaterina Duntsova looks on after submitting her documents as a presidential candidate for the upcoming election. She secured a nomination from a group of more than 500 supporters as required by Russian electoral law.

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A pro-peace Russian presidential hopeful is blocked by election commission

1:37pm December 23, 2023

by The Associated Press

Yekaterina Duntsova is a former journalist-turned-politician who opposes the Ukraine war and hopes to challenge Putin, but her efforts to run stalled after election officials rejected her nomination.

Russian President Vladimir Putin gestures during his combined call-in-show and annual press conference, on Dec. 14, in Moscow, Russia.

In a 4-hour press conference, a confident Putin vows the Ukraine war will go on

1:28pm December 14, 2023

by Charles Maynes

Russian President Vladimir Putin resumed his traditional year-end press conference, after canceling last year, when Russia was doing badly on the battlefield. He combined it with a call-in program.

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Russian President Vladimir Putin talks with awarded Russian servicemen at the Grand Kremlin Palace in Moscow on Friday.

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Putin will seek another presidential term, aiming to extend his grip on Russia

9:25am December 08, 2023

by The Associated Press

Vladimir Putin moved to prolong his repressive and unyielding presidency for at least another six years, announcing his candidacy in the election next March that he is all but certain to win.

Russia's President Vladimir Putin, center, arrives at Beijing Capital International Airport to attend the third Belt and Road Forum in Beijing, Tuesday, Oct. 17, 2023.

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Putin begins visit in China, underscoring Moscow's ties with Beijing

10:33am October 17, 2023

by The Associated Press

Russia and China have forged an informal alliance against the United States and other democratic nations that is now complicated by the Israel-Hamas war.

Russian President Vladimir Putin, left, and North Korea's leader Kim Jong Un shake hands during their meeting at the Vostochny cosmodrome outside the city of Tsiolkovsky, about 200 kilometers (125 miles) from the city of Blagoveshchensk in the far eastern Amur region, Russia, on Wednesday, Sept. 13, 2023.

North Korea's Kim vows full support for Russia's 'sacred fight' after meeting Putin

11:42am September 13, 2023

by The Associated Press

The leaders met at Russia's Vostochny Cosmodrome for a summit that underscores how their interests are aligning in the face of their countries' separate, intensifying confrontations with the U.S.

Kim Jong Un steps off his train in 2019 ahead of the U.S.-North Korea summit.

What we know about Kim Jong Un's train — a slow-moving bulletproof fortress

6:07pm September 11, 2023

On Monday, a dark green train with yellow trim was spotted at the border where Russia, China and North Korea meet. It runs with one passenger in mind: the leader of North Korea, Kim Jong Un.