MOSCOW -- There were few surprises as newly confirmed Prime Minister Vladimir Putin announced his cabinet line-up.
MOSCOW -- Russia's State Duma has confirmed Vladimir Putin as prime minister by an overwhelming vote of 392 to 56, just one day after Dmitry Medvedev succeeded him as the country's president.
Vladimir Putin (left) congratulates Dmitry Medvedev during the Kremlin ceremonies (ITAR-TASS) At a grand ceremony broadcast live across the nation, Russia's president of the last eight years, Vladimir Putin, formally stepped down and his successor, Dmitry Medvedev, was sworn in.
Vladimir Putin meticulously prepared today's handover of the presidency to a loyal, longtime friend. What's Dmitry Medvedev gotten himself -- and Russia -- into?
The future of a play depicting the deadly "Nord-Ost" theater siege remains in doubt following its first performance to a packed house in Daghestan's capital.
MOSCOW -- Ban Ki-moon has begun his first visit to Russia as secretary-general of the United Nations, with meetings on the agenda with outgoing President Vladimir Putin and President-elect Dmitry Medvedev.
An indigenous tribe in northern Russia fears a huge new dam project threatens its way of life. Planners insist the power station is essential to aid economic development in the region.
Yelena Tregubova won fame with a sizzling expose of her time as a Kremlin reporter. But as she explains from the U.K., where she's just been granted asylum, not everyone relished the book's juicy details.
In the run-up to this week's NATO summit in Bucharest, Moscow has made explicit its opposition to the alliance's further expansion -- especially as regards Georgia and Ukraine.
Reports that the chief of the General Staff tendered his resignation have rekindled speculation over the extent to which he opposes reform efforts led by the defense minister.
MOSCOW -- Russian Interior Ministry officials raided the offices of the British oil company BP and its Russian joint venture, TNK-BP, on March 19, raising concerns about government attempts to clamp down on foreign oil companies operating in Russia.
U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice and Defense Secretary Robert Gates have met with members of the Russian opposition.
Vladimir Putin successfully created a personality cult around himself during his eight years as president. But will Putin's ambitions to become Russia's next prime minister prevent his presidential successor from building his own image?
Muscovites trudged through freezing rain and slush today to vote in a controversial presidential election.
Russians, as a rule, don't like surprises. The Kremlin likes them even less. So the man slated to be the next president, Dmitry Medvedev, is the perfect tonic for what could otherwise be an unnerving season of transition -- a man whose greatest political asset to date is his willingness to walk in the shadow of his mentor, Vladimir Putin.
Years of poor conditions, hazing scandals, and the Chechnya conflict have contributed to widespread draft-dodging and desperate attempts by the military to fill its ranks. And now President Putin has brought military issues to the fore.
Members of the pro-Kremlin Nashi youth group have launched a movement to encourage kids as young as 7 to become more civically minded. Critics say the Mishki look like a junior version of the Communist Youth League.
Vasily Aleksanian appeared at a Moscow court on February 5 (AFP) MOSCOW -- Vasily Aleksanian, a critically ill former executive of the dismantled oil giant Yukos, will be transferred from jail to a civilian clinic for treatment for AIDS-related cancer and tuberculosis, a Russian prison authority says.
By day, they wander the streets in search of food, warmth, and temporary shelter. But three afternoons a week, a tiny segment of Moscow's growing homeless population gets the chance to paint, chat, and gulp down tea and sandwiches.
All his life, Dmitry Medvedev has worked hard. While his peers were laughing and joking, he was digging potatoes. And now, after receiving Putin's endorsement as president, that hard work appears to have paid off.
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