Russian soldiers call the practice a sacrifice to Baba Yaga, a fearsome witch from Slavic folklore who feasts on her victims.

The Kremlin has been in a state of high alert for some time, and President Putin has been eager to reassert Russia's nuclear ...

A Russian drone reportedly crossed into NATO member Lithuania from Belarus airspace - just hours after Vladimir Putin ...

Russia was forced to downsize its celebration parades honouring the navy on Sunday amid security threats from continuing ...

Russian President Vladimir Putin has just 37 days to meet President Trump’s deadline for a deal to end the Ukraine war. But ...

Vladimir Putin's flagship carrier, Aeroflot, suffered a major blow today after a "massive hack" brought its operations to a ...

Austria's Foreign Minister Beate Meinl-Reisinger said in an interview with Die Welt that Trump was ready to "hand over" ...

St. Petersburg's airport closed for five hours and the city canceled its naval parade because of security concerns.

Russian heavy metal and goth music fans in Russia could face prison after Vladimir Putin banned "satanists". The Kremlin's ...

By Ben Aris in Berlin Russian President Vladimir Putin is reported to have worked as a stuntman in the Soviet movie industry ...

A deepening spat between Russia and Azerbaijan shows Vladimir Putin's waning influence in the South Caucasus, analysts have ...