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FILE - Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko, left, and Russian President Vladimir Putin talk prior to the Supreme State Council of the Union State Russia-Belarus meeting in Moscow, Russia, April 6, 2023. Sometime this summer, if President Vladimir Putin can be believed, Russia moved some of its short-range nuclear weapons into Belarus, closer to Ukraine and onto the doorstep of NATO’s members in Central and Eastern Europe. (Mikhail Klimentyev, Sputnik, Kremlin Pool Photo via AP, File)

Bluffing or not, Putin’s declared deployment of nuclear weapons to Belarus raises tensions

Sometime this summer, if President Vladimir Putin can be believed, Russia moved some of its short-range nuclear weapons into Belarus, closer to Ukraine and onto the doorstep of NATO’s members in Central and Eastern Europe.
 
Russian Security Council Deputy Chairman and the head of the United Russia party Dmitry Medvedev speaks to the Russian media at the Gorki state residence, outside Moscow, Russia, Thursday, March 23, 2023. (Ekaterina Shtukina/Sputnik Pool Photo via AP)

Russia’s security chief blasts West, dangles nuclear threats

 
Local residents collect wood for heating from a destroyed school where Russian forces were based, in the recently retaken area of Izium, Ukraine, Monday, Sept. 19, 2022. Residents of Izium, a city recaptured in a recent Ukrainian counteroffensive that swept through the Kharkiv region, are emerging from the confusion and trauma of six months of Russian occupation, the brutality of which gained worldwide attention last week after the discovery of one of the world's largest mass grave sites. (AP Photo/Evgeniy Maloletka)

4 Ukrainian regions schedule votes this week to join Russia

 
Deputy head of Russia's Security Council Dmitry Medvedev attends an interview at Gorki state residence outside Moscow, Russia, Friday, Aug. 26, 2022. On Saturday, Sept. 3, 2022, Medvedev accused the U.S. and its allies of trying to provoke the country's breakup and warned that such attempts could lead to doomsday. (Ekaterina Shtukina, Sputnik, Kremlin Pool Photo via AP)

Putin ally: US dream of Russian breakup is road to doom

 
Russian Security Council Deputy Chairman and the head of the United Russia party Dmitry Medvedev speaks during a meeting in St. Petersburg, Russia, Wednesday, July 6, 2022. Medvedev warned the U.S. Wednesday that it could face the "wrath of God" if it pursues efforts to help establish an international tribunal to investigate Russia's action in Ukraine. (Yekaterina Shtukina, Sputnik, Pool Photo via AP)

Putin’s aide warns US against pressing for war crimes court

 

As Putin begins another 6-year term, he enters a new era of extraordinary power in Russia

Just a few months short of a quarter-century as Russia’s leader, Vladimir Putin on Tuesday will put his hand on a copy of the constitution and begin another six-year term as president wielding extraordinary power.
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Putin will seek another presidential term in Russia, aiming to extend his rule of over two decades

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Russian critic who urged Ukraine talks doesn’t fear arrest

A Russian politician who questioned Russia’s strategy in Ukraine on national TV says he spoke the truth and doesn’t fear punishment under new laws against spreading fake news about the conflict.
 

Kremlin says nuclear arms control talks hinge on US goodwill

The Kremlin says it’s ready for talks with the United States on nuclear arms control even as Moscow and Washington have remained locked in a tense standoff over Russia’s actions in Ukraine.
 

Official: Russia could see West’s sanctions as cause for war

MOSCOW (AP) — A senior Russian official warned Thursday that Moscow could see Western sanctions as a cause for war.
 
FILE - In this file photo taken from a video distributed by Russian Defense Ministry Press Service, on Wednesday, Dec. 9, 2020, a rocket launches from missile system as part of a ground-based intercontinental ballistic missile test launched from the Plesetsk facility in northwestern Russia. Russia and the United States exchanged documents Tuesday Jan 26, 2021, to extend the New START nuclear treaty, their last remaining arms control pact, the Kremlin said. The Kremlin readout of a phone call between U.S. President Joe Biden and Russian President Vladimir Putin said they voiced satisfaction with the move. (Russian Defense Ministry Press Service via AP, File)

Putin signs extension of last Russia-US nuclear arms treaty

Russian President Vladimir Putin on Friday signed a bill extending the last remaining nuclear arms control treaty between Russia and the United States a week before the pact was due to expire.
 
Russian President Vladimir Putin attends a meeting on economic issues via video conference at the Novo-Ogaryovo residence outside Moscow, Russia, Thursday, Jan. 21, 2021. (Mikhail Klimentyev, Sputnik, Kremlin Pool Photo via AP)

Russia welcomes US proposal to extend nuclear treaty

MOSCOW (AP) — The Kremlin on Friday welcomed U.S. President Joe Biden’s proposal to extend the last remaining nuclear arms control treaty between the two countries, which is set to expire in less than two weeks.
 
FILE - In this Tuesday, Feb. 4, 2020 file photo, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov, attends a meeting with Sweden's Foreign Minister Ann Linde in Moscow, Russia. Lavrov said Friday, July 10 that contacts with the U.S. negotiators leave little optimism about the possibility of extending the New START arms control treaty that expires next February. (AP Photo/Pavel Golovkin, file)

Russia skeptical about nuclear pact extension prospects

MOSCOW (AP) — Russia’s top diplomat said Friday he’s not very optimistic about prospects for an extension of the last remaining U.S.
 
Russian President Vladimir Putin, right, and new Russian Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin shake hands during a new cabinet meeting in Moscow, Russia, Tuesday, Jan. 21, 2020. Putin formed his new Cabinet Tuesday, replacing many of its members but keeping his foreign, defense and finance ministers in place. (Alexei Nikolsky, Sputnik, Kremlin Pool Photo via AP)

Putin names new Cabinet as key members of Russian govt stay

MOSCOW (AP) — Russian President Vladimir Putin formed his new Cabinet Tuesday, replacing many of its members but keeping his foreign, defense and finance ministers in place.
 
Russian President Vladimir Putin looks at a scene depicting an armament repair shop, during a visit to an exhibition - 'Memory speaks. The road through the war' in St.Petersburg, Russia, Saturday, Jan. 18, 2020. Putin attended events marking the 77th anniversary of the break of Nazi's siege of Leningrad. The Red Army broke the nearly 900-day blockade of the city on January 19, 1943 after fierce fighting. (AP Photo/Dmitri Lovetsky, Pool)

Putin’s moves leave Russian opposition with few options

MOSCOW (AP) — 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.
 
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Putin fast-tracks effort to extend his rule in Russia

MOSCOW (AP) — 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.
 
In this photo provided by The State Duma, The Federal Assembly of The Russian Federation, Russian State Duma speaker Vyacheslav Volodin, left, and Russian Tax Service chief Mikhail Mishustin, who was nominated to replace Medvedev, walk in the State Duma, the Lower House of the Russian Parliament in Moscow, Russia, Thursday, Jan. 16, 2020. Russian President Vladimir Putin has named tax service chief Mikhail Mishustin as Russia's new prime minister. (The State Duma, The Federal Assembly of The Russian Federation via AP)

Russia’s new PM a career bureaucrat with no political aims

MOSCOW (AP) — Mikhail Mishustin never had any political ambitions as a career bureaucrat and his name didn’t come up as a top candidate to become Russia’s next prime minister.
 
FILE - In this Nov. 12, 2019, file photo, Russian President Vladimir Putin, left, and China's President Xi Jinping shake hands prior to their talks on the sideline of the 11th edition of the BRICS Summit, in Brasilia, Brazil. China says Russian President Vladimir Putin's sudden announcement of constitutional changes that prompted the prime minister's departure won't affect increasingly close ties between Beijing and Moscow. (Ramil Sitdikov, Sputnik, Kremlin Pool Photo via AP)

China says Russia ties not affected by Putin cabinet change

BEIJING (AP) — Russian President Vladimir Putin’s sudden announcement of constitutional changes that prompted the prime minister’s departure won’t affect increasingly close ties between Beijing and Moscow, China said Thursday.
 
Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev enters a hall prior to a cabinet meeting in Moscow, Russia, Wednesday, Jan. 15, 2020. The Tass news agency reports Wednesday that Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev submitted his resignation to President Vladimir Putin. Russian news agencies said Putin thanked Medvedev for his service but noted that the prime minister's Cabinet failed to fulfill all the objectives set for it. (Dmitry Astakhov, Sputnik, Government Pool Photo via AP)

Putin engineers shake-up that could keep him in power longer

MOSCOW (AP) — President Vladimir Putin engineered a surprise shake-up 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.
 
Russian President Vladimir Putin, right, and Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev talk to each other prior to a cabinet meeting in Moscow, Russia, Wednesday, Jan. 15, 2020. The Tass news agency reports Wednesday that Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev submitted his resignation to President Vladimir Putin. Russian news agencies said Putin thanked Medvedev for his service but noted that the prime minister's Cabinet failed to fulfill all the objectives set for it. (Dmitry Astakhov, Sputnik, Government Pool Photo via AP)

Russian prime minister submits resignation to Putin

MOSCOW (AP) — Russian President Vladimir Putin proposed a constitutional overhaul Wednesday to boost the powers of parliament and the Cabinet, a move signalling Putin’s intention to carve out a new position for himself after his current term ends.
 
Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny speaks to the media as policemуn stand guard at the Foundation for Fighting Corruption office in Moscow, Russia, Thursday, Dec. 26, 2019. Alexei Navalny, the most prominent foe of President Vladimir Putin and the governing United Russia party was detained in his office in Moscow. (AP Photo/Alexander Zemlianichenko)

Russian authorities raid opposition leader Navalny’s offices

MOSCOW (AP) — Security officers in Moscow raided the offices of Alexei Navalny, the most prominent foe of President Vladimir Putin and the governing United Russia party.
 
Russian President Vladimir Putin speaks during the International Volunteer Forum at the Olympic Park in Sochi, Russia, Dec. 5, 2019. (Shamil Zhumatov/Pool Photo via AP)

Putin offers US an immediate extension to key nuclear pact

MOSCOW (AP) — Russian President Vladimir Putin offered Thursday to immediately extend the only remaining nuclear arms reduction pact with the United States, but a senior U.S. official said Washington wants a broader deal involving China.
 

Russia, Serbia vow to boost ties despite Belgrade’s EU bid

BELGRADE, Serbia (AP) — Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev on Saturday vowed to further strengthen ties with Balkan ally Serbia, whose president described relations with Moscow as the best in decades despite the country’s efforts to join the European Union.
 
FILE - Int his July 24, 2019 file photo, a Statue of the Republic covered in Russian gold and donated by President Vladimir Putin stands in the Capitol building in Havana, Cuba. Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev arrives Thursday, Oct. 2, 109 in Cuba, long the principal ally in Latin America of the former Soviet Union, for a visit that some see as confirmation of a new closeness precisely at a time when the island is going through a new economic crisis and confronting new pressure from the United States. (AP Photo/Ramon Espinosa, File)

AP Explains: Why does Medvedev’s visit to Cuba matter?

HAVANA (AP) — Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev arrives Thursday in Cuba, which was long the former Soviet Union’s principal ally in Latin America.
 
Russian President Vladimir Putin makes a point as he speaks at the plenary session of the Business Russia forum in Moscow, Russia, Wednesday, Feb. 6, 2019. (Alexei Nikolsky, Sputnik, Kremlin Pool Photo via AP)

Russian official: Another nuclear pact with US in trouble

MOSCOW (AP) — Another U.S.-Russian nuclear pact is in danger following the U.S. move to withdraw from a Cold War-era arms control treaty, a senior Russian diplomat said Thursday.
 

New US sanctions could pitch Russia relations to new low

WASHINGTON (AP) — Russia typically brushes off new U.S. sanctions. Not this time.

The Trump administration announcement of export restrictions in response to accusations Moscow used a nerve agent to poison a former Russian spy in Britain sent the ruble tumbling to a two-year low and drew a stern warning from its prime minister. While the initial sanctions may have a limited impac
 
Russian President Vladimir Putin gestures as he speaks during a meeting with opposition candidates who ran against him in yesterday's presidential election, Boris Titov, Maxim Suraykin, Ksenia Sobchak, Vladimir Zhirinivsky, Pavel Grudinin, Sergei Baburin and Grigory Yavlinsky, at the Kremlin in Moscow, Russia, Monday, March 19, 2018. Putin, who won a landslide victory in Sunday's vote, said during a Kremlin meeting with seven other candidates who challenged him, that the focus should now be on raising living standards and solving other domestic issues. (Yuri Kadobnov/Pool Photo via AP)

After huge win, will Putin try to stay in power for life?

MOSCOW (AP) — Now that President Vladimir Putin has overwhelmingly won re-election for another six years, some are wondering whether he will try to stay in power in Russia for life.
 
Russian President Vladimir Putin speaks to employees of the Almazov National Medical Center in St. Petersburg, Russia, Friday, March 16, 2018. (Anatoly Maltsev/Pool Photo via AP)

A look at the 8 candidates in Russia’s presidential election

MOSCOW (AP) — There are eight candidates in Sunday’s Russian presidential election, including President Vladimir Putin.
 
FILE - In this Monday, Jan. 11, 2016 file photo, Brooklyn Nets owner Mikhail Prokhorov speaks during an NBA basketball news conference in New York. The Trump administration has released a list of 114 Russian politicians and 96 "oligarchs" it says are linked to Russian President Vladimir Putin, but it’s decided not to issue any extra sanctions for now. The billionaire owner of the NBA’s Brooklyn Nets, Prokhorov has at times had an uneasy relationship with the Kremlin. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig, File)

A look at prominent Russians on White House’s “Putin list”

MOSCOW (AP) — The Trump administration has released a list of 114 Russian politicians and 96 “oligarchs” it says are linked to Russian President Vladimir Putin, but it’s decided not to issue any extra sanctions for now.
 
FILE - In this Thursday, Dec. 28, 2017 file photo, Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev attends an award ceremony in the Kremlin, in Moscow, Russia. The Trump administration has released a list of 114 Russian politicians and 96 "oligarchs" it says are linked to Russian President Vladimir Putin, but it’s decided not to issue any extra sanctions for now. Medvedev was previously Russian president from 2008 through 2012. That was in a “tandem” arrangement with Putin, who left the presidency to become prime minister, and still wielded considerable power while avoiding presidential term limits. (Kirill Kudryavtsev/Pool Photo via AP, File)

A look at prominent Russians on White House’s “Putin list”

MOSCOW (AP) — The Trump administration has released a list of 114 Russian politicians and 96 “oligarchs” it says are linked to Russian President Vladimir Putin, but it’s decided not to issue any extra sanctions for now.
 
FILE In this file photo taken on Tuesday, Aug. 16, 2005, Russian President Vladimir Putin wearing a jump suit sits in the cockpit of a supersonic strategic bomber ready to leave for a training mission, in Moscow, Russia. After 18 years as Russia’s leader _ and with another six-year term sure to follow a March election _ Putin doesn’t show the appetites or vulnerabilities that can personalize Western politics, even when staged or spun. If he has moments of merriment or melancholy, they happen in private. (Sputnik, Kremlin Pool Photo via AP, File)

Putin: Public man who is reserved even by Russian standards

MOSCOW (AP) — Vladimir Putin’s torso, which he sometimes bares during sporting pursuits, is a familiar part of his public image.
 

After Syria strikes, US and Russia spiral into confrontation

WASHINGTON (AP) — After President Donald Trump’s election victory, the United States and Russia appeared headed toward their smoothest ties in decades. Not anymore.