President Vladimir Putin's spokesman has angrily dismissed a Pentagon study that claimed the Russian leader had Asperger's syndrome, a form of autism. "That is stupidity not worthy of comment," spokesman Dmitry Peskov told Gazeta.ru news website late Thursday. His comments came after USA Today reported that a 2008 study carried out by an internal Pentagon […]

The 13 percent plunge against the dollar last month swelled Russia’s Reserve Fund by 919 billion rubles ($14 billion), almost six times what the Finance Ministry borrowed on local debt markets last year.

Alisher Usmanov has transferred his holdings in mobile operator Megafon and iron ore producer Metalloinvest to Russian entities after President Vladimir Putin urged businessmen to bring their assets home.

What is going on in Vladimir Putin’s mind…

President Vladimir Putin was not around to appreciate any of the national celebrations for his 62nd birthday, having chosen to spend it in the wilderness of the Siberian Taiga forest.

The tweet said: ‘NATO’s latest evidence of Russian armor invading Ukraine has been leaked! Seems to be the most convincing ever!’, together with a picture of toy tanks and troop carriers.

The news came as the Nato summit in Wales, attended by 60 world leaders, got under way, with the conflict in Ukraine top of the agenda. 

Kiev’s forces suffered a further setback in their war with pro-Moscow separatists, with Ukraine’s military revealing it had pulled back from defending a vital airport in the east of the country.

EU leaders were scrambling to bolster sanctions which have so far failed to halt Putin’s determination – in Western eyes – to bully Ukraine into remaining in his orbit.

NOVOAZOVSK, Ukraine (AP) — Pro-Russia separatists, relaxed and well-equipped, held firm control on Friday of the strategic coastal town of Novoazovsk, a day after Ukraine claimed tanks and armored vehicles had invaded from Russia.