A businessman closed to Russian President Vladimir Putin has said he will sue the US for $50bn in damages after prosecutors dropped charges of his firm meddling in the 2016 elections.

'Putin’s chef' says he will sue US for $50bn for 2016 election meddling charges

Russia's Constitutional Court on Monday approved amendments proposed by President Vladimir Putin to the country's basic law, giving him the option of serving two further terms in office.

Russian Constitutional Court approves Putin reform plan

Russian President Vladimir Putin might stay in power for the foreseeable future. But Russia is staring at several challenges.

Gravitas: Vladimir Putin could remain President for life

Russian President Vladimir Putin is pushing major changes to Russia's constitution. Is this an attempt by the Russian President to secure his grip on power? This report explores.

Gravitas: Putin plans radical overhaul to constitution

Constitutional changes allowing Vladimir Putin to run for president again in 2024 sailed through both houses of Russia's parliament on Wednesday, raising the prospect he could clock up over three decades in the Kremlin.

Sixteen more years? Russian parliament backs move to keep Putin in power

Russia's President Vladimir Putin has opened the door to constitutional changes that would allow him to remain in power until 2036.

'President for Life'; Putin to stay in power until 2036?

Russian President Vladimir Putin has been the leader of Russia for 20 years now. In that entire time, all throughout he has maintained a firm grip on the country.

Explained: How Vladimir Putin could stay Russian President for two more terms

Turkey urged Russia on Wednesday to deal with alleged violations of a week-old ceasefire by Syrian government forces in Idlib, the last bastion of resistance to President Bashar al-Assad.

Turkey urges Russia to address Syria truce violations

Russia's lower house on Wednesday passed constitutional reforms in their final reading that include the possibility of President Vladimir Putin extending his rule for another two terms.

Parliament passes reforms allowing Putin to run again

Russian President Vladimir Putin has backed a proposed constitutional amendment that could allow him to seek re-election for a record fifth time. This report tells you more.

Gravitas: Is Putin paving the way for another Presidential term?

Vladimir Putin has supported a proposed constitutional amendment to tighten his grip on power in Russia since the middle of a decade, which would allow him to take another two terms in the Kremlin.

Today Tonight: Russia's political overhaul, Putin to be president for life?

Syria's war-ravaged northwest woke up to relative calm Friday, its skies free of warplanes for the first day in months, following a Russian-Turkish ceasefire deal.

Rare calm in Syria's Idlib after ceasefire deal

The leaders of Russia and Turkey meet in Moscow on Thursday in a bid to ease tensions that have threatened to bring their two countries into direct conflict in Syria.

Putin, Erdogan seek to ease Syria tensions at high-stakes talks

Russian President Vladimir Putin on Monday submitted new proposed amendments to the country's Constitution that includes banning same-sex marriage. These amendments include a mention of God and describe marriage as a heterosexual union.

Russian President Vladimir Putin seeks ban on gay marriage

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan will visit Russia on Thursday for a summit with his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin to discuss the mounting tensions in Syria, his office said Monday.

Turkish President Erdogan to meet Putin in Russia for Syria talks: Turkish presidency

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is playing up his relationship with Russian President Vladimir Putin in a bid to steal key votes in Monday's election, but analysts are sceptical it will get him over the line.

Israel's Netanyahu tries to poach 'Russian vote' from old rival

Thousands rallied in central Moscow on Saturday to call on President Vladimir Putin not to stay in power indefinitely, in the first major protest by the Russian opposition since the Kremlin chief announced controversial plans to change the constitution.

Opposition urges 'Russia without Putin' in rally for slain liberal

Russian President Vladimir Putin has accepted during an interview that he was offered to use a body double to make appearances in public for security reasons but said he declined the offer and never used one.

Never used a body double, says Russian President Vladimir Putin

President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Wednesday vowed Turkey would not take the "smallest step back" in an escalating stand-off with Damascus and Russia over the northern Syrian region of Idlib.

Erdogan rules out 'smallest step back' in Syria's Idlib

Turkey's vice-president on Saturday hit back at Russian accusations of failing to honour a 2018 deal by insisting it carried out its responsibilities in Syria's Idlib.

Turkey hits back at Moscow over Idlib claims

The UN Security Council endorsed a 55-point road map for ending the war in Libya on February 12 and condemned the recent increase in violence in the oil-rich North African country. The vote on the British-drafted resolution was 14-0, with Russia abstaining even though Russian President Vladimir Putin was one of the 12 leaders who agreed to the plan at a conference in Berlin on January 19. Watch report

UN votes to endorse road map to end war in Libya

The Kremlin on Wednesday accused Turkey of failing to "neutralise terrorists" in Syria's last rebel bastion Idlib as tensions escalate with Ankara over the protracted conflict.

Kremlin accuses Turkey of failing to 'neutralise terrorists' in Idlib

A youtube blogger from Chechen who was an outspoken critic of the country's President Ramzan Kadyrov, was ''violently murdered'' in a French hotel's room. According to French officials, the blogger's name was Imran Aliev and he ''suffered a violent death''.

Outspoken Chechen blogger murdered 'violently' in French hotel

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Thursday hailed US President Donald Trump's Middle East peace plan as a new opportunity after flying to Moscow to discuss it with President Vladimir Putin.

Middle East peace plan a new opportunity: Netanyahu to Putin

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