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Already in office for nearly a quarter-century, Putin’s new term doesn’t expire until 2030, when he will be constitutionally eligible to run again.

The Canadian government alleges Igor Makarov benefited from Russia's "oligarchy system."

Russia's election comes against the backdrop of a ruthless crackdown that has stifled independent media and prominent rights groups.

Vladimir Putin sealed his control over Russia for six more years with a predetermined landslide in an election that followed the harshest crackdown on the opposition.

'History will judge Putin poorly,' Canada's Foreign Affairs Minister Mélanie Joly said after Russia's president secured his fifth term in an election many view as a sham.

Russian President Vladimir Putin is expected to sweep to power in another illegitimate election. How does he maintain his grip and what does it mean for Ukraine and NATO?

Russia began three days of voting on Friday in an presidential election that is set to extend the rule of Vladimir Putin by six more years.

Leonid Volkov, the former chief of staff for late Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny, was reportedly beaten with a hammer and had tear gas sprayed in his eyes.

President Vladimir Putin says Western countries risk provoking a nuclear war if they sent troops to fight in Ukraine, warning that Moscow has weapons to hit targets in the West.

Speaking with reporters at the end of his visit to the capital Kiyv, Justin Trudeau accused Putin of "executing" opposition leader Alexei Navalny.

Navalny, Putin's fiercest critic inside Russia, died at the age of 47 in an Arctic penal colony on Feb. 16., sparking accusations from his supporters that he had been murdered.

The U.S. later said it would not be changing its nuclear posture in response, underscoring the continued belief that Russia is unlikely to actually use nuclear weapons in Ukraine.

Biden reiterated that Washington plans to impose a wide array of sanctions on Russia and its leader Vladimir Putin following Navalny's death.

Activist Bill Browder says he believes Vladimir Putin killed Alexei Navalny because he stood up to the Russian president, despite an official cause of death yet.

Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya says her country's struggle for democracy is also against Russia's ongoing subjugation of Belarus, which poses a danger to the Belarusian people.

Two colonels in the State Guard of Ukraine were detained on suspicion of enacting the plan drawn up by Russia’s Federal Security Service, a statement said.

As Joe Biden and Donald Trump prepare for the upcoming U.S. presidential election, President Vladimir Putin said Russia has a preference for who takes the White House.

Supporters of the leader of Russia's political opposition, Alexei Navalny, showed up to memorials across the world to mourn his reported death.

Buying essential, like groceries, is becoming increasingly out of reach for many Canadians. Ottawa said they have a plan, so where are the results?

Britain’s Foreign Secretary David Cameron is urging allies, including Canada, to spend more on their militaries, warning the West needs a 'harder edge for a tougher world.'