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Vladimir Putin
Vladimir Vladimirovich Putin has been serving as President of Russia since 2012.
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Gerhard Schröder: 'Enemy of the state'?
A Ukrainian website seems to have got the desired uproar by adding the German ex-chancellor to its controversial list.
Navalny's court date looms, Kremlin silent
The Russian dissident has been repeatedly jailed. Now, after a brief travel ban, he's heading to court in Strasbourg.
Russian media threatened after report on 'Putin's chef'
Russian newspaper Novaya Gazeta has been receiving threats for weeks after publishing reports on Yevgeny Prigozhin.
Navalny not allowed to leave Russia
Alexei Navalny says he was given no reason for being barred from boarding a flight from Moscow to Frankfurt.
Is the EU kowtowing to the Kremlin on Magnitsky?
Bill Browder says he won't rest until Europe joins the US in punishing the killers of Sergei Magnitsky.
Russia tactics send NATO back to basics
The military alliance is training for hybrid unknowns in the Trident Juncture exercise in Norway.
EU prize for imprisoned filmmaker puts pressure on Moscow
Bernd Johann
Oleg Sentsov's hunger strike has ended, but his health and his fate are at stake in the Russian-Ukrainian standoff.
Putin warns of post-INF 'arms race'
Putin has said Russia would mirror the US if it pulled out of the INF treaty and deployed restricted missiles in Europe.
Putin to meet Trump after nuclear treaty threat
After Washington mooted ditching the nuclear pact, Putin said he wants to meet President Trump for talks in Paris.
Crimea college rampage shocks Russia
After a teenager opened fire at a technical college on the annexed peninsula, Russians are looking for answers.
Russian president reports 700 hostages taken in Syria
President Vladimir Putin said hundreds of hostages, including US and European nationals, have been seized in Syria.
Opinion: Church rift is a defeat for Vladimir Putin
Konstantin Eggert
The imminent emergence of an independent Orthodox Church in Ukraine deals a blow to Vladimir Putin.
Russian Orthodox Church 'cuts ties' with Constantinople
The move comes after it granted independence to the Ukrainian Orthodox Church, which Moscow does not recognize.
'Russia is the only conceivable threat to Poland'
Ex-foreign minister of Poland Radoslaw Sikorski explains why he supports stationing a US military base in his country.
Radoslaw Sikorski interview
Radoslaw Sikorski, the former foreign minister of Poland shares his views on the relationship between Poland and Russia.
Skripal poisoning investigator: Russia has an agenda
Open-source investigations "can have a very significant effect" in journalism and thus world affairs, Higgins told DW.
Can fresh elections save a divided state?
More than two decades after a devastating war, Bosnia-Herzegovina has still not overcome its deep ethnic divisions.
Russia’s Balkan power games
Moscow is getting involved in a key Balkan election that may have far-reaching effects in Europe.
India defies US sanctions with Russian arms, Iranian oil
India and Russia have announced a major arms deal, directly violating US sanctions.
Why is India interested in Russian missile system?
The $5.2-billion accord was announced during President Vladimir Putin's two-day visit to New Delhi on October 4.
Russian journalist's faked murder remains a mystery
By pretending the Kremlin critic had been killed, Ukraine's intelligence agency reportedly wanted to expose the truth.
Putin calls poisoned spy traitor, 'scumbag'
Vladimir Putin has condemned the poisoned double agent Sergei Skripal, calling him a "scumbag" who betrayed his country.
Russia's protest spirit breaks as pension law passes
Russians aren't happy that parliament passed a bill raising the retirement age, but outrage has become resignation.
The Skripal poisoning's smoking gun
Ingo Mannteufel
New findings in the Skripal poisoning point to Russian President Vladimir Putin, says DW's Ingo Mannteufel.
Navalny's rearrest: A 'key moment' in pension protests?
The anti-Kremlin politician's speedy return to jail is just one sign that Vladimir Putin may be nervous.
Top Trump official in Russia probe expected to step down
Rod Rosenstein, who oversees the Mueller investigation, recently came under scrutiny for critical comments about Trump.
Danske Bank hit by 'biggest scandal in Europe'
Roughly €200 billion worth of transactions were taken care of by the Danish bank's branch in Estonia.
Election result void after claims of pro-Putin rigging
Officials in Russia's Primorsky region said they found voting irregularities in favor of the Kremlin-backed candidate.
Karin Kneissl on Conflict Zone
Austrian Foreign Minister: I see Russia as a partner
Are Israel's relations with Russia at risk?
Syria's downing of a Russian plane caused tension between Russia and Israel, but both sides want to defuse the crisis.
Putin: 'Israeli jet did not shoot down our plane'
President Putin has taken a more conciliatory tone after his Defense Ministry held Israel "completely" to blame.
Putin and Viktor Orban's special relationship
Vladimir Putin and Viktor Orban look like a perfect match: two nationalistic strongmen with a dislike for liberalism.
Russia, Turkey agree to Idlib demilitarized zone
Moscow and Ankara have agreed to forge a demilitarized zone between rebels and government troops in Syria's Idlib.
Russian Orthodox Church downgrades ties with leader
A dispute over who should shepherd Christians in Ukraine has created tension in the Orthodox Church.
China and Russia's new world order?
Russia and China are forming closer economic and strategic relations in the face of increasing pressure from Washington.
Merkel rules out lifting EU Russia sanctions
The German chancellor said lifting sanctions was off the table until a "real ceasefire" is achieved in Ukraine.
Putin offers Kuril Islands peace deal to Japan
A dispute over islands in the Kuril archipelago has strained Japanese-Russian ties since the World War II.
Putin: Skripal poisoning suspects were 'civilians'
President Vladimir Putin says his government has found the two suspects in the poisoning of former Russian spy Skripal.
Russia: 1,000 detained in anti-govt protests
Protests over changes to the pension age in Russia have overshadowed elections for local and regional seats.
Pension protest as Russia holds local elections
Regional elections in Russia have been marred by nationwide protests over the Kremlin's pension reform plans.
Rebuilding Syria: Who should foot the bill?
Russia is demanding money from other countries in Europe to help rebuild war-torn Syria. Should Germany contribute?
Ukraine: Tens of thousands mourn rebel leader
Ukrainian separatist leader Alexander Zakharchenko has been laid to rest after he was killed in a cafe bombing.
Russians rally against pension reform
Thousands of Russians have protested across the country against government plans to raise the pension age.
Putin doubles down on unpopular pension reform
Vladimir Putin had previously sought to distance himself from pension reform that has caused outrage.
Merkel to Trump: Russia needed to restrain Assad
Chancellor Merkel has called on Russia to restrain Syria's President Bashar Assad from attacking Syria's Idlib region.
Russian dissident Navalny again detained in Moscow
Russia opposition leader Alexei Navalny has been detained in Moscow, reportedly for his latest call to protest.
Sanctioned Putin ally granted German visa
The former head of Russian Railways has been granted a visa that paves the way for him to live and work in Germany.
Opinion: What Trump thinks of Putin is irrelevant now
Konstantin Eggert
US-Russia policy is now wholly in the hands of Congress, which bodes badly for the Kremlin, writes Konstantin Eggert.
Russian activist Sergei Udaltsov hospitalized
The far-left Kremlin critic, serving a one-month sentence for illegal protesting, has been taken to a Moscow hospital.
Merkel, Putin tackle tough global topics
Chancellor Merkel has hosted Vladimir Putin near Berlin, saying "permanent dialogue" is needed despite conflicts.
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