Vladimir Putin has awarded developers of Russia's latest nuclear weapons, in a move analysts believe is sending a message to the West.

Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov on Friday dismissed speculation that Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov may have fallen out of favour with President Vladimir Putin.

An investigation by the Russian outlet Proekt has revealed that at least 24 relatives of Kremlin leader Vladimir Putin received his help in securing positions within government or state-affiliated institutions.

Russian President Vladimir Putin has given state awards to the developers of the Burevestnik cruise missile and the Poseidon underwater torpedo, the latest signal in what analysts have cast as efforts by the Kremlin to discourage the West from supporting Ukraine.

One in six Russian adults takes a dimmer view of President Vladimir Putin after watching a video investigation by jailed Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny that links a luxury palace to the Russian leader,

Officials in Washington say the U.S. has identified key targets inside Venezuela that are tied to drug trafficking operations.

Vladimir Putin will have to sacrifice between 500,000 and one million men if he wants to seize all of the Donbas region of Ukraine, according to a top military analyst.

Russian President Vladimir Putin wished Donald Trump a swift recovery on Friday after the U.S. president tested positive for COVID-19.