The owners of a Russian bank have filed a lawsuit against the online publication BuzzFeed for publishing an uncorroborated dossier that alleged they were part of a Russian scheme to influence the 2016 US presidential election.

President Donald Trump and Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin have signalled the prospect of increased co-operation in Syria after what the White House described as a "very good" phone discussion that included a focus on setting up safe zones in the war-torn nation.

The Kremlin has denied reports of intercepted phone calls between Russian intelligence officials and members of Donald Trump's presidential campaign.

The funeral for the murdered Russian Ambassador to Turkey will be held in Moscow later

Russia and its military has proven prowess in learning lessons from its failures, writes Geoffrey Roberts

An Irish musician who drank from the same cup as poisoned ex-Russian spy Alexander Litvinenko has said he fells lucky to be alive.

Putin implicated in assassination of Alexander Litvinenko in London

The inquiry into Alexander Litvinenko’s death found there were “powerful motives” for organisations and individuals within the Russian state to take action against him.

An apparent IS propaganda video has been posted by militants speaking in Russian issuing a direct threat to President Putin.

Jimmy Carter has been one of the most influential former US Presidents through his work promoting international peace and democracy.

Russian military jets have carried out air strikes in Syria for the first time, targeting what Moscow said were IS positions.

British singer Elton John said he was “happy to be pranked” by two Russian comedians impersonating Vladimir Putin if it helped shine a spotlight on gay discrimination.

German Chancellor Angela Merkel says it is uncertain whether a flurry of diplomacy aimed at resolving the crisis in Ukraine will succeed, and warned that there are no guarantees that any deal would stick.

Vladimir Putin’s chief political foe has been convicted along with his brother in a fraud case widely seen as retribution by the Kremlin, setting off one of Russia’s boldest anti-government demonstrations in years.

Billionaire Richard Branson said he’s seeking an audience with President Vladimir Putin as business leaders call for a peaceful end to the conflict in Ukraine.

Russia was responsible for “creating the conditions” that led to the shooting down of Malaysia Airlines Flight 17, US intelligence officials said, but they offered no evidence of direct Russian government involvement.

Friends and allies of Vladimir Putin could be targeted in a fresh wave of sanctions against Russia following the MH17 tragedy.

David Cameron has issued a fresh warning to Russia that it faces international isolation if it continues to interfere in Ukraine.

The new Ukrainian prime minister has said that embattled Crimea must remain part of Ukraine, but may be granted more local powers.

Russia’s order for 150,000 troops to test their combat readiness near Ukraine’s border has prompted a blunt warning from the United States that any military intervention in the crisis-torn nation would be a “grave mistake”.

As Ukraine’s hard-line pro-Moscow prime minister and his government resigned, Russian president Vladimir Putin says that he will still provide the country with the $15bn (€11bn) bailout as agreed.

British MPs will be recalled to Parliament in the UK for a debate and vote on Syria on Thursday, David Cameron announced today.

Radiation experts investigating the death of the Russian oligarch Boris Berezovsky have given his mansion the all clear.

British Prime Minister David Cameron will discuss trade, Syria and human rights in talks with Vladimir Putin in the latest round of Olympic Games-focused diplomacy.

David Cameron and Vladimir Putin will hold talks on the Syrian civil war in London tomorrow.

CHELSEA Football Club owner Roman Abramovich operated in a Russian state in which the “rule of law” had disappeared, police were “corrupt”, courts “open to manipulation” and businessmen needed access to a “political godfather”, a judge in London has heard.

Russian president Vladimir Putin today laughed off questions about an affair with a champion gymnast.

US President George Bush has all but abandoned hope of a major agreement on missile defences during talks this weekend with Russian President Vladimir Putin.

Dmitry Medvedev won a landslide victory in the election to replace his patron Vladimir Putin as Russia’s president, promising to continue on Mr Putin’s path and to appoint him prime minister.

Voting has begun today in Russia's presidential election that will produce a successor to Vladimir Putin.

Vladimir Putin’s party won a crushing victory in Russia’s parliamentary elections, paving the way for the leader to remain in control even after he steps down as president.

America was accused of meddling in Russia’s elections by President Putin today. He claimed Washington was advising Western observers to boycott the vote on December 2.

Russia's President Putin insisted his planned trip to Iran would go ahead today despite reports of a possible assassination attempt.

Russia’s President Putin today gave his strongest hint yet that he would step down at the end of his second term next year.

The Russian businessman whom Britain has named as a suspect in the killing of ex-KGB agent Alexander Litvinenko today said he had evidence of British special services’ involvement in the death.

Andrei Lugovoy, named as a suspect in the radiation killing of ex-KGB agent Alexander Litvinenko in London, today said Britain tried to recruit him to provide intelligence.

Several high-level participants from Russia have pulled out of a major investment conference that starts in London this weekend in what is seen as payback for Britain’s refusal to extradite tycoon Boris Berezovsky.

Two exiled Kremlin adversaries refused to answer key questions posed by Russian authorities probing the poisoning death of former security agent Alexander Litvinenko, a Russia investigator said in an interview published today.

RELATIONS between Tony Blair and Vladimir Putin came under strain yesterday when a leading British Cabinet minister criticised the Russian leader’s “huge attacks” on liberty and democracy.

The final words of poisoned Russian spy Alexander Litvinenko took on a chilling resonance today after his death last night.

A former senior figure in the Yukos oil company who was wanted by the Russian government on fraud charges will not be extradited, a judge ruled today.

The opposition candidate in Ukraine’s disputed presidential elections today urged foreign leaders to refrain from backing any candidate in the re-run of the vote.