Key ministers remain as Russia gets new government in what Putin calls 'major renewal'
Russian President Vladimir Putin approved a new government on Tuesday which he described as a break with the past, bringing in some fresh faces but retaining many senior ministers. The new government included a new economy minister and a new first deputy prime minister, but ...
Putin sends his alleged rule-for-life constitutional proposals to legislature
Russian President Vladimir Putin has submitted to Parliament a package of constitutional amendments widely seen as an attempt to secure his grip on power well after his current term ends in 2024. Putin first presented the proposed changes in his state-of-the-nation address Wednesday, arguing they ...
Participants in Libya summit in Berlin agree to respect arms embargo
German Chancellor Angela Merkel said Sunday that countries with interests in Libya's long-running conflict have agreed that they should respect a much-violated arms embargo, which should be better controlled than it has been to date. The participants at Sunday's summit in Berlin agreed to provide ...
Russian activists take aim at Putin in march against repression
More than a thousand opposition activists of various stripes marched in central Moscow on Sunday after President Vladimir Putin proposed re-drafting the constitution, unleashing political upheaval. Protesters — mostly young anti-fascist activists — chanted "Revolution" and "No to dictatorship" and some carried copies of the ...
Putin's new plan to hold power forever
The Russian leader has come up with a constitutional reform that gives him three paths to indefinite rule.
Russian opposition has few options against Putin's new strategy for keeping power
Russian President Vladimir Putin played it differently this time. Instead of openly declaring plans to extend his rule like he did in 2011, Putin proposed constitutional amendments to appear to give more power to Russia's parliament. Instead of announcing the move as a fait accompli, he ...
Putin fast-tracks constitutional changes to extend rule over Russia as PM pick gets nod
President Vladimir Putin on Thursday fast-tracked work on constitutional changes that could keep him in power well past the end of his term in 2024 while lawmakers quickly sealed his choice for new prime minister. Speaking to a working group created to draft constitutional changes, ...
Putin engineers shakeup that could keep him in power beyond 2024
President Vladimir Putin engineered a surprise shakeup of Russia's leadership Wednesday, proposing changes to the constitution that could keep him in power well past the end of his term in 2024. Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev resigned his post after Putin announced the proposed constitutional amendments. ...
Libya's rival leaders fail to make truce deal in Moscow talks
Talks in Moscow about bringing an end to Libya's long-running civil war failed to reach a solution Monday and have been adjourned for the night. At the meeting, Libya's rival governments considered a draft document spelling out details of a truce proposed jointly by Russia ...
Both sides in Libya's conflict agreed to a cease-fire from Sunday to end nine months of fighting following weeks of international diplomacy and calls for a truce by power-brokers Russia and Turkey. The oil-rich North African country has been wracked by bloody turmoil since a ...
Europe and North Africa in diplomatic flurry to avoid 'second Syria' in Libya
Europe and North Africa have launched a diplomatic offensive to try to prevent Libya, with the increased involvement of international players in its conflict, from turning into a "second Syria. The flurry of visits across the two sides of the Mediterranean comes after Libyan strongman ...
Putin attends Black Sea drills by Russian Navy and views hypersonic missile launches
Russian President Vladimir Putin on Thursday watched a naval exercise involving multiple missile launches in the Black Sea. The Kremlin said that Putin watched the maneuvers from the Marshal Ustinov missile cruiser. The navy said the drills involved warships from Russia's Black Sea Fleet along ...
