President for life? Russians grant Putin right to extend rule until 2036
Russians opened the door to Vladimir Putin staying in power until 2036 by voting overwhelmingly for constitutional changes that will allow him to run again for president twice, but critics said the outcome was falsified on an industrial scale. Official results, after 98 percent of ...
Russians are set to approve constitutional reforms on Wednesday denounced by critics as a move to allow President Vladimir Putin to stay in the Kremlin for life. The changes were passed weeks ago by Russia's parliament and copies of the new constitution are already on ...
The Russian president is scared, and he's probably right to be.
Abe to skip 75th anniversary parade in Moscow marking Nazis' WWII defeat
The trip was scratched by the coronavirus, and a forum where the two leaders were to discuss the disputed Russian-held isles off Hokkaido has also been canceled.
Putin uses WW2 anniversary to push idea of Russian-backed summit to stabilize world
Russian President Vladimir Putin has called on the leaders of the five permanent members of the U.N. Security Council to make good on an agreement to hold a face-to-face summit to try to tackle the world's problems as soon as possible. Putin made the appeal ...
How Putin's Russia bungled the pandemic
The rapid spread of COVID-19 has strained a health system that's suffering from poor funding and incomplete post-Soviet reforms.
Abe and Putin agree on cooperation over coronavirus response
Japan and Russia agree to work together on the development of coronavirus test kit, while continuing negotiations over postwar peace treaty.
Putin has a Syria ‘headache’ and the Kremlin’s blaming Assad
Russian President Vladimir Putin is letting his impatience show with Syrian ally Bashar Assad, who isn’t proving as grateful for being kept in power by Russian intervention in his country’s brutal civil war as the Kremlin leader needs him to be. Consumed at home by ...
Abe considers calling off Russia visit in May due to coronavirus
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe is considering giving up a plan to visit Russia to attend a ceremony on May 9 to mark the 75th anniversary of the former Soviet Union's victory over Nazi Germany in World War II, Jiji Press learned Wednesday. Abe may skip ...
Vladimir Putin's surprise move to allow himself to remain as president until 2036 caught even many Kremlin insiders off guard, leaving some feeling deceived by his motivation for changing the constitution. His sudden reversal — approving a plan that he'd long publicly resisted — was ...
Pioneer to pariah: Russia's first woman in space criticized over amendment to extend Putin's power
Valentina Tereshkova was hailed as a hero when she became the first woman in space in 1963. Now 83, she has became a hate figure for some Russians after putting forward a constitutional amendment that could allow President Vladimir Putin to stay in power until ...
Allies back 'reset' that could keep Putin in Kremlin until 2036
President Vladimir Putin's allies on Wednesday backed reforms that could allow him to stay in the Kremlin until 2036, but critics accused him of seeking to usurp power and called for protests. A day after voting for a package of Putin-backed constitutional amendments — including ...
