When Putin travelled to Alaska for his Anchorage summit in August, the US granted special permission for the presidential plane - a modified Ilyushin Il-96 airliner dubbed the "Flying Kremlin" that has four engines and is bristling with defence systems.

Thousands of Cubans have been recruited to travel to Russia—and many have ended up fighting in Ukraine, possibly under false pretenses. A 41-year-old, multi-lingual travel agent from Russian provincial city is among those involved in a shady recruitment network,

Russian President Vladimir Putin is set to visit Hungary in the very near future, where he will meet United States counterpart Donald Trump for a second summit on ending the war in Ukraine. The first – in Alaska in August – failed to result in any agreement.

Vladimir Putin should only be allowed to travel to the European Union if he agrees to an unconditional ceasefire, France has said.

Russia lures thousands of foreign fighters from the Middle East and elsewhere to join its war in Ukraine by promising citizenship and a raft of benefits.

Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa will travel to Moscow on Wednesday for an official visit aimed at strengthening ties with Russia and discussing

Venezuelan Vice President Delcy Rodriguez and the head of the South American country's state oil company, PDVSA (PDVSA.UL), arrived in Russia to "deepen strategic alliances," Venezuela's information ministry said on Thursday.