Brent North Sea crude rose to $53.45 a barrel on Monday -- its highest price in a year after President Vladimir Putin indicated Russia was ready to join measures to limit global oil production.
Vladimir Putin cemented his supremacy over Russia's political system when his ruling United Russia party took three quarters of the seats in parliament in a weekend election ...
Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Friday he agreed with US proposals to incorporate parts of the opposition into the current Syrian government, saying President Bashar al-Assad accepted there was a need for a political process.
A ballistic missile defence shield which the US has activated in Europe is a step to a new arms race, Vladimir Putin said, vowing to adjust budget spending to neutralise "emerging threats" to Russia.
Russian President Vladimir Putin denied any "element of corruption" after a massive leak of confidential papers linked a close friend to a hidden $2bn offshore empire, and he blamed the US for orchestrating the scandal.
