“Black August,” or “the August curse,” has become a sort of journalistic shorthand in Russia for dramatic crises that seem to happen in the last weeks of summer. But amid the uneasy speculation this year,

Aug 22 (Reuters) - Russian President Vladimir Putin said in comments published on Saturday that Kyiv had opened "Pandora's box" with its strikes on Russian economic targets, saying that Russia would hit back at Ukraine's "most sensitive economic sectors".

Meanwhile, Putin has responded by deploying the National Guard (Rosgvardia) to patrol gas stations outside Moscow, amid local reports of fights breaking out at the pumps as drivers race to fill up before supplies run out. Russian officials have reportedly been comfortably filling up their own tanks.

Russia has deployed the Admiral Kasatonov, one of its most advanced vessels, off the coast of Germany, media outlets report.

The broad consensus among Russia-watchers is that the country is facing a prolonged bout of stagflation. Growth this year is unlikely to exceed 1%, and inflation is still stuck at 6% (or more).

Vladimir Putin has a new weapon in his grinding war with Ukraine: relics dating back to the 14th Century.

If the Russians probe with a bayonet and encounter mush, they will likely keep going. If they find steel, they will withdraw.

NEW DELHI (AP) — Russian President Vladimir Putin held talks with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday at an annual summit and agreed to diversify mutual economic ties, as the United States presses India to revise its decades-old partnership ...

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TOKYO, Aug 13 (Reuters) - Russian President Vladimir Putin visited a disputed island close to Japan on Thursday, drawing strong condemnation from Tokyo. The island, known in Russia as Iturup and in Japan as Etorofu,

Recent warnings from US intelligence that Russia could launch a direct attack on Europe within weeks should have concentrated minds across the continent. So too should the news of new Russian drone-launching bases,

According to experts, Putin believes Russia can win a war of attrition and outlast both Ukraine’s ability to defend itself and Western support for Kyiv. At the same time, in an interview with Russian propagandist Pavel Zarubin,