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Russia's President Vladimir Putin smiles at Donald Trump at a joint press conference in Helsinki in July 2018. Russian President Vladimir Putin is a small man just 5-foot-7 but Americans seem to think the ruthless Kremlin leader is some sort of goliath. Pe…

MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia is to set up a new online site for its national encyclopedia after President Vladimir Putin said Wikipedia was unreliable and should be replaced. The move will ensure people can find "reliable information that is constantly updated …

* Pipeline is major boost to ties between Moscow and Beijing * Russia is trying to forge close ties with East * Gas flows via new pipeline to rise to 38 bcm in 2025 * Talks on other gas routes to China from Russia continue (Adds details, quotes, background…

Less than six months into his tenure as the President of Ukraine, Volodymyr Zelensky has already learned to temper his expectations. He does not expect his first round of peace talks with Russia, which are scheduled to take place in Paris on Dec. 9, to end th…

Even before Donald Trump was facing impeachment over his dealings with Ukraine, his indifference toward that country’s fate was a punchline in neighboring Russia. Vladimir Putin is calling the White House, begins one joke that’s been making the rounds. “ Hell…

Image copyrightGetty ImagesImage caption An icebreaker (red) escorts Russian cargo ships on the Northern Sea Route Natural riches come in two conflicting types in Russia's Arctic north: valuable minerals and spectacular wildlife. But sadly for many threat…

A state-funded Russian propaganda agency is sowing discord in America through schmaltzy feel-good social media accounts, say researchers at Clemson University. These accounts, they claim, share clichéd heartwarming and makes you think content that sometimes g…

A prepared speech that President Richard Nixon thankfully never had to make has been brought to life in an art project that poses the question: Can a deepfake rewrite history? As Apollo 11 astronauts Neil Armstrong, Buzz Aldrin, and Michael Collins traveled…

MOSCOW, Nov 26 (Reuters) - Russia's Ministry of Defence said on Tuesday it had shown the country's new Avangard nuclear missile system to U.S. inspectors for the first time, a move Moscow said showed a key arms control treaty was still effective. Russia is d…

PARIS (Reuters) - A Ukrainian film-maker freed in a prisoner swap after four years in a Russian jail warned Europe against growing friendly with Moscow as he received an EU human rights prize on Tuesday. Oleg Sentsov, who was arrested in Crimea after Russia …