Vladimir Putin: Economy will rebound, ruble will stabilize 00:53. In a live, three-hour news conference that has become a Putin holiday tradition, the Russian leader demonstrated unwavering ...

Later, Putin illustrated Russia’s relationship with the West using the classic symbol of Russia as a bear: Sometimes I think that maybe it would be best if our bear just sat still.

Sternly warning the West it cannot defang the metaphorical Russian bear, a confident-looking President Vladimir Putin promised Thursday to shore up the plummeting ruble and revive the economy ...

To appreciate the dramatic shift in President Donald Trump’s policy towards Ukraine, consider two scenes in the Oval Office, ...

On Thursday evening, President Vladimir Putin addressed the Russian people on the escalation of the Ukraine War. Putin vowed to strike military facilities of countries that use their weapons ...

Putin claims West wants to turn Russian bear into stuffed animal Putin turns to ursine symbol in defense of Russia’s sovereignty Published: Dec. 18, 2014 at 11:51 a.m. ET ...

Optimists hoped Putin’s Russia -- no longer an economic basket case -- would find its way toward a place among the world’s developed, democratic nations. That was wishful thinking. Russia was ...

Putin denied Russia was embarking on a new Cold War. "The only thing we’ve done is protecting our interests in a tougher way," he said. "We’re not aggressive.

Putin defended his actions, including taking back the Crimea from Ukraine, by drawing on the nation's bear mascot, a Russian symbol that has been used for centuries.

Vladimir Putin ultimately bears responsibility for the downing of MH17 by Russian proxy forces over eastern Ukraine 11 years ago, a leading investigative journalist has said. Eliot Higgins spoke on ...

Updated at 1:29 p.m. ET. Prime Minister Vladimir Putin played the eco-warrior in Russia's Arctic on Thursday, helping scientists track endangered polar bears and calling for a cleanup of the region.

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