From a retired KGB agent in 1990 to becoming the Acting President of Russia in 1999, Vladimir Putin’s rise was swift with few ...

President Vladimir Putin praised his country's achievements in a New Year's Eve speech Tuesday, saying Russians should be ...

This New Year’s Eve, Vladimir Putin is marking a quarter-century as Russia’s first man. While his grip on power appears more ...

But as 2024 draws to a close, Russia is in a far more precarious place than Putin’s rhetoric and bravado suggest. His forces ...

That's because President Putin's full-scale invasion of Ukraine has had devastating consequences. Primarily for Ukraine, ...

The address, delivered exactly 25 years since he took over from predecessor Boris Yeltsin, did not explicitly mention the ...

Twenty five years ago today, a somewhat undemonstrative technocrat became the acting president of Russia. In a surprise ...

Russian president Boris Yeltsin ’s infamous no-show at Shannon Airport was a big news story in 1994 and newly released ...

Various excuses were offered for Russian president Boris Yeltsin's no-show at Shannon Airport in 1994, he was "indisposed", ...

In his New Year's Eve address, Russian President Vladimir Putin expressed pride in the nation's progress over his 25-year ...

In a gloomy age, we should welcome the unknown, because the future might be better than the past.

Taoiseach Albert Reynolds and group of dignitaries were left standing on the red carpet when Mr Yeltsin stayed on board the ...