When he became acting president of Russia on the last day of the 20th Century, the former spy was an enigma to many. Who is the "man of deeds, not words"?

The Rossiya Special Flight Squadron and its fleet of aircraft are responsible for transporting high-ranking Kremlin officials and the president.

Russian President Vladimir Putin signed a bill into law last month that offers to pay off up to $96,000 in debt in exchange for military service.

The year 2024 saw President Vladimir Putin further cement his power as he sought to counter Russia's isolation over the war in Ukraine.

The blast happened in the settlement of Voskresensk, Moscow Region, in the early hours of December 27 according to the Defence Intelligence of Ukraine (GUR), which also shared the footage. A GUR statement explained: “The aggressor state was using them to provide logistics for the Russian occupation army.

Vladimir Solovyov called for the U.S. state's return to Russia after Russian military aircrafts recently entered international airspace close to Alaska.

Speaking seconds before the turn of the century, just before midnight on December 31, 1999, Putin vowed: ‘Freedom of speech, freedom of conscience, freedom of the media, property rights – these fundamental elements of a civilised society will be reliably protected by the state.’

By Guy Faulconbridge, Andrew Osborn and Nailia BagirovaMOSCOW/BAKU (Reuters) -President Vladimir Putin on Saturday apologised to Azerbaijan's leader for what the Kremlin called a "tragic incident" over Russia in which an Azerbaijan Airlines plane crashed after Russian air defences were fired against Ukrainian drones.

Russia's leader apologises over the downing of an Azerbaijani plane in Russian airspace - without directly taking blame.

Russian President Vladimir Putin has given a local company control of Anheuser-Busch InBev’s joint venture, preventing the world’s biggest brewer from exiting the country.

Donald Trump’s unexpectedly decisive victory in the 2024 presidential election will have global consequences. Foreign policy was not the centerpiece of either candidate’s campaign, but the two could scarcely have presented more diametrically opposed views.