For Mr Medinsky, spreading that message comes naturally. He has spent decades peddling a nationalist ideology that casts Russia as a great power, much maligned and mistreated by the West. He described the full-scale invasion of Ukraine in 2022 as a “gathering of Russian lands” and co-wrote a set of history textbooks,

The Kremlin has been hit by sanctions since Russia invaded Ukraine in 2022, meaning that Vladimir Putin cannot afford the cost of the repair job for his massive war vessel

A deepening spat between Russia and Azerbaijan shows Vladimir Putin's waning influence in the South Caucasus, analysts have told Newsweek.

Last year, about 200 ships and vessels were part of the flotilla that made its way along the river from the mouth of the Baltic Sea.

Moscow has reportedly struck a deal with New Delhi to bring in up to one million Indian workers to help ease manpower problems as the war in Ukraine continues

Russia dismissed a senior executive of the TASS state news agency on Friday after he attended an event hosted by the president of Azerbaijan, whose relations with Moscow have deteriorated in recent months.

Vladimir Putin could unleash a nuclear attack on US satellites in space, an expert on the topic has warned. Elena Grossfeld, an expert on Russian space arms and intelligence operations at King’s College London,

Russian President Vladimir Putin attended the commissioning of a new nuclear-powered submarine on Thursday, a visit that showcased the country’s nuclear might amid the fighting in Ukraine.

President Vladimir Putin joined mourners on Thursday to say farewell to his former classmate Irina Podnosova, the head of Russia's Supreme Court, who died earlier this week aged 71.