Vladimir Putin

Russia's Vladimir Putin congratulates Donald Trump on his election win. But analysts say this victory could give Russia leeway to be more aggressive in Europe. Audio

The White House is accusing Russia of hacking into Democratic Party emails but Russia's President Vladimir Putin denies it. Audio

General Sir Richard Shirreff is a high ranking retired British military General. He warns that nuclear war with Russia could happen within a year, if NATO doesn't beef up its defence presence in the… Audio

The big story of the day, is the leak of more than 11 million documents, revealing New Zealand is being used as a tax haven by foreign politicians, drug traffickers, billionaires, celebrities and… Audio

The Russian President Vladimir Putin has used crude language in a furious new attack on Turkey over the shooting down of a Russian combat jet last month. Our correspondent in Moscow Julia Lyubova has… Audio

For the third year in a row the Russian President Vladimir Putin has topped Forbes' list of the world's most powerful people. Audio

Senior fellow at the Legatum Institute who spent nine years as a television producer in Russia. He writes for The Atlantic and the London Review of Books, and is the author of Nothing Is True and… Audio

The Russian President, Vladimir Putin, says he expects Russia to return to growth within two years, despite Western sanctions. Audio

The Russian President, Vladimir Putin, has admitted for the first time that he ordered the annexation of the Ukrainian province of Crimea last year. Audio

Lidia Kelly is the Reuters Macroeconomics Correspondent, based in Moscow. Audio

Ukraine has elected a new government while facing increasing economic pressures; and Vladimir Putin give state of the nation speech with anti-west rhetoric. Audio

The UK government has announced that a public inquiry will be held into the death of the Russian dissident Alexander Litvinenko in 2006. Mr Litvinenko, a former KGB officer who became a British… Audio