President Trump’s efforts to court President Vladimir V. Putin of Russia are rife with contradictions about stability and displays of American power.

A studio official said the president's appearance in Prostokvashino would be a form of "soft power" that would help to promote Russia and its culture.

As speculation swirls of gold and weapons aboard the Marinera, here is all we know so far about the US capture of the Venezuela-linked, Russian-flagged vessel

Relations between the United States and Russia have sharply worsened after American forces took control of a Russian-flagged oil tanker in the North Atlantic. The ship, now named Marinera, was seized by the U.

President Vladimir Putin attended an early Wednesday Russian Orthodox Christmas service and hailed his troops' “holy mission” to defend Russia, pairing the ceremony with a holiday address on unity, charity and support for the armed forces.

The US has ratcheted tensions with Russia after seizing a 300-metre-long oil tanker, known as Marinera in the North Atlantic. The ship, previously known as Bella 1, is believed to be part of Russia’s

January, President Vladimir Putin’s “special military operation” in Ukraine will have dragged on longer than the war on the Eastern Front that ended with the fall of Berlin in May 1945.

The Kremlin leader kept his speech short, spoke only briefly about the fighting in Ukraine, and did not mention U.S.-mediated talks on ending the war.

The push for tax collection comes as Russia's growth has slowed to a near standstill nearly four years after its full-scale invasion of Ukraine.