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Russian President Vladimir Putin vowed to respond to attacks on Belgorod, which are being blamed on Ukraine’s armed forces. Putin claims the attacks are an attempt to derail Russia’s presidential elections. Voting began on Friday and will continue through the weekend, though the result is almost certain to extend Putin rule in Moscow. But as...

Chinese President Xi Jinping surprised many by giving Russian President Vladimir Putin a rare hug in front of cameras, symbolizing a “new era” of strategic partnership between the two nations.

China’s Xi Jinping and Russia’s Vladimir Putin on Thursday pledged a “new era” of partnership between the two countries during the Russian president’s two-day state visit.

Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskyy is visiting the Kharkiv region, as the country’s military urgently tries to defend it from Russia’s renewed push into the northeast region. As Crystal Goomansingh reports, the violent battles unfold as Russian President Vladimir Putin visits Chinese leader Xi Jinping, to reaffirm their alliance.

Russian President Vladimir Putin warned the West that no one would be allowed to threaten the world’s biggest nuclear power in a speech delivered during the country’s Victory Day parade celebration which honours the defeat of Nazi Germany in World War Two.

President Vladimir Putin said on Wednesday that Russian forces were improving their positions every day along the front line of Ukraine in all directions, and that the advance was going to plan. Russia has been pushing Ukrainian forces back at key points along the front line in recent months, despite hundreds of billions of dollars...

Russian President Vladimir Putin has replaced his defence minister, Sergei Shoigu, on the same day as a deadly explosion at an apartment block near the Ukrainian border. Russian media say at least nine people have been killed after an intercepted Ukrainian missile hit the building in Belgorod. It happened not far from where Russia claims...

A fire north of Flin Flon, in northern Manitoba, exploded in size overnight. It’s one of a number of wildfires threatening communities across Manitoba, Albert and B.C, where residents have been ordered out. Russian President Vladimir Putin has replaced his defence minister, Sergei Shoigu, on the same day as a deadly explosion at an apartment...

Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko said on Thursday that “several dozen” Russian tactical nuclear weapons have been deployed in Belarus under an agreement made between himself and Russian President Vladimir Putin. Lukashenko also reminded his audience that Putin will consider any attacks on Belarus as a direct attack on his country. “It will be an apocalypse,”...

The federal government announced new sanctions on Belarusian officials who have been involved with human right violations since the country’s 2020 presidential election. This move comes after a United Nations report that says the number of political prisoners in Belarus has grown since the disputed election. ‘The West Block’ host Mercedes Stephenson sits down with...

Following the federal government’s announcement of a $15-billion Honda electric vehicle plant in Ontario, ‘The West Block’ host Mercedes Stephenson asks Industry Minister François-Philippe Champagne for a follow-up to his government’s efforts to increase grocery store competition. Minister Champagne discusses his talks with foreign grocery chains, as well as Canada’s electric vehicle infrastructure. Plus, Stephenson...

Over the weekend, the four suspects, accused of the deadliest attack in Russia in two decades, appeared in court. The Kremlin also said on Monday that it was not taking part in discussions about restoring the death penalty, broached by top allies of President Vladimir Putin.

Russians united on Sunday for a national day of mourning following Friday’s terror attack at a packed concert hall outside Moscow. The attack, carried out by a branch of the Islamic State, is the deadliest in Russia in over two decades. But Russian President Vladimir Putin has suggested links to Ukraine, despite their being no...

WARNING: Video contains disturbing images. Discretion is advised. Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Saturday that all those responsible for the deadly mass shooting on a concert near Moscow would be punished. “We will identify and punish everyone who stood behind the terrorists, who prepared this attack against Russia, against our people,” he said.

Russian President Vladimir Putin won a fixed re-election with 87.28 per cent of the vote, the highest ever result in Russia’s post-Soviet history, according to an exit poll by pollster the Public Opinion Foundation. However, the European Union’s foreign policy chief has criticized the election for taking place in a restricted environment and not being...

The polls are now closed in Russia’s first presidential election since the country’s full scale invasion of Ukraine. The results confirmed expectations, with Vladimir Putin winning a fifth term as president. The election commission in Moscow says Putin secured around 87 per cent of votes counted so far. Putin’s most prominent critic, Alexei Navalny, died...

President Vladimir Putin won a record post-Soviet landslide in Russia’s election on Sunday, cementing his already tight grip on power in a victory he said will strengthen the “Fatherland.” The outcome means Putin, 71, is set to embark on a new six-year term that will see him become Russia’s longest-serving leader for more than 200...

Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Monday that he had agreed to a prisoner swap involving opposition leader Alexei Navalny before his death in prison last month, on the condition that Navalny would not return. “Yes, he has passed away. It is always a sad event. We have had other cases where people in prison...

More than a hundred million people are eligible to vote in Russia and Russian-occupied Ukraine. Vladimir Putin looks assured to be declared the winner. Global’s Nathaniel Dove explores how he stays in power and what another term means for the world.

Voters in Russia are heading to the polls this weekend in the country’s three-day presidential election, which ends on Sunday. However, experts say the event amounts to little more than democracy theatre. Any serious opposition challenger have either been prevented from running, are in prison, or dead — including Alexei Navalny. As a result, Vladimir...