Now playing Next Russia Putin ditches imported cars in favour of 'Russian-made limousine' The Russian president has been known to favour Mercedes-Benz vehicles. 07/05/2018
Now playing Next World News As it happened this morning: May 7 Good morning Europe! Welcome to our coverage of the major European stories and key international news on Monday, May 7. 06/05/2018
Now playing Next Russia Russia's Putin inaugurated for fourth term in office Russia’s Vladimir Putin is due to be inaugurated for a fourth term after winning re-election and extending his power for another six years. 06/05/2018
Now playing Next Russia Market analysts assess impact of Russia sanctions New round of sanctions by the US targets top businessmen close to the Kremlin 10/04/2018
Now playing Next No Comment Russia's President Putin attends Orthodox Easter church service Hundreds of people gathered in the Cathedral of Christ the Saviour in central Moscow on Sunday for Easter Mass led by the head of the Russian Orthodox Church, Patriarch Kirill. 08/04/2018
Now playing Next World News Iran, Turkey and Russia meet for Syria summit The leaders of Iran, Turkey and Russia have held high-level discussions in the Turkish capital regarding their influence over Syria's future and the steps towards peace. 04/04/2018
Now playing Next Iran The presidents of Iran, Turkey and Russia meet for Syrian summit It is the second time the three countries have met over Syria in the past six months 04/04/2018
Now playing Next Russia Russia expels 60 US diplomats in escalating global standoff Moscow expels 60 US diplomats and closes the American embassy in St Petersburg in an escalating global standoff provoked by the poisoning of a former Russian double-agent living in the UK. 31/03/2018
Now playing Next Russia Watch: Russia test launches new 'Satan' intercontinental ballistic missile Moscow has released video of its latest Sarmat intercontinental ballistic missile - dubbed 'Satan' by NATO - being test launched. 30/03/2018
Now playing Next Russia Russia defiant as its diplomats arrive home Russia is defiant as the 23 of its diplomats expelled by the UK arrive back in Moscow. The Ambassador even suggests the UK may be in breach of its international obligations. 21/03/2018
Now playing Next United Kingdom Car recovered in Skripal poisoning case Police have recovered a car near Salisbury in the UK. The vehicle is thought to have been used to collect poisoning victim Sergei Skripal's daughter Yulia from the airport on 3 March. 20/03/2018
Now playing Next United Kingdom Video showing Putin projected onto UK Foreign Office is a fake, govern A video purporting to show Vladimir Putin's face being projected onto the British Foreign Office in London on the night of the Russian elections is fake, according to the UK government. 19/03/2018
Now playing Next Russia Russia - West confrontations 'will continue', political analyst says Vladimir Putin operates a concept of Russia being under constant attack and constantly defending itself, according to Andrei Kolesnikov 19/03/2018
Now playing Next Russia Putin basks in re-election victory Vladimir Putin won 76.69 percent of vote in a landslide re-election victory on Sunday, extending his rule over the world's largest country for another six years 19/03/2018
Now playing Next Russia Russians react to Putin's re-election Putin returned to power in an election where his victory was never in question 19/03/2018
Now playing Next Russia Russia election: Putin wins a landslide Russian President Vladimir Putin has secured six more years in the Kremlin with an emphatic victory in Sunday's presidential poll 18/03/2018
Now playing Next Russia Contradicting opinions over lawfulness of Russian elections Opponents of Russian President Vladimir Putin alleged that voters are being compelled to show up at polling stations but officials say the vote will be fair 18/03/2018
Now playing Next Russia Voting commences in Russian presidential election Vladimir Putin is seeking a fourth term in office from Sunday's election, in which more than 100 million people are registered to vote 18/03/2018
Now playing Next Russia Explained: Russia's presidential election 2018 On March 18, over 110 million Russians will have their say on who will be the next president. But while few question who is likely to win, the vote is important as it will show how firm Putin's grip on power really is. Here’s our breakdown of Russia’s presidential election. 17/03/2018
Now playing Next Russia Vladimir Putin: Russian redeemer, Western villain Why do the Russian people want to keep Vladimir Putin in power after 18 years? And why is the unshakeable president so hated by many Western countries? Here are some suggested replies. 16/03/2018