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During his visit to Crimea Putin has held high-level meetings to discuss the region’s abysmal economic record under Moscow rule, which even led the local governor to ask the Russian president to allow Ukrainians to work in the service industry.

In her lawsuit, Savchuk sought moral damages, compensation of unpaid wages and demanded the closure of the company, Internet Research, saying its employees didn’t have proper Russian employment contracts.

Vladimir Putin makes no secret about his love of the outdoors, often seen shirtless in the wilderness while fishing or hunting. Russian President Vladimir Putin speaks to local residents and the media after plunging aboard a submersible craft into the Black Sea, in Sevastopol,...

Sentsov also quoted Russian writer Mikhail Bulgakov, saying “the greatest sin on this earth is cowardice”, and ended his speech with an address to all Russians.

Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said that the gravity of the situation in eastern Ukraine is escalating, as armed aggressions between Ukrainian forces and pro-Russian militias have intensified in the recent days.

He also drew attention to Russian leader Vladimir Putin’s visit to Russian-occupied Crimea on Monday, ostensibly, to promote tourism, as another provocation.

On the occasions referred to by Mr Lavrov, Kiev says Russian troops entered Ukraine to crush government forces at Ilovaisk and Debaltseve respectively; some 9,000 Russian troops started war games yesterday, including units stationed near Ukraine’s border.

Putin intends to bring in trusted younger people to shake up his team ahead of the 2018 presidential election as he seeks to drag Russia’s economy out of recession, an official said Tuesday, speaking on condition of anonymity because he isn’t authorized to discuss...

The video fuels Ukraine’s suspicion that Russian Federation is backing separatists in the eastern part of the country, an accusation Moscow has vehemently denied.

The port city of Mariupol is a long-term target for the separatist group known as the Donetsk People’s Republic (DNR), who have held on to large swathes of land in Ukraine’s Donetsk region and declared themselves independent of Ukraine in May, after the...

Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov on Monday accused the Ukrainian government in Kiev of derailing the recent talks on withdrawal.

The rebel mouthpiece Donetsk News Agency said five people were killed in shelling overnight while Ukrainian officials reported two civilian deaths on their side.

The debris has been passed to the Dutch Safety Board, which is carrying out the civilian investigation into the July 2014 crash.

Russia, on Wednesday, vetoed a draft United Nations Security Council resolution establishing an global tribunal that will investigate the downing of a Malaysian Airlines flight MH17 past year.

The officials said the suspected Russian hackers coordinated the cyber attack via social media accounts.