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Vladimir Putin overcame sanctions by selling oil to India and China and spending heavily on its military, but questions remain for Russia's economy.

In the wake of sweeping sanctions, Russia's Vladimir Putin is leaning on China for economic and political support.

Russians are voting in the country's presidential election from March 15 to 17, and 71-year-old Vladimir Putin is expected to win a fifth term.

Russians are set for an election many see as a sham, and Putin's main rival lies in his grave, but the Kremlin says its democracy is "the best."

Trump's eye-opening remarks encouraging Russia to attack NATO states that don't meet defense spending targets has no silver lining, experts said.

"It's not like he could say 'Good job, Volodya, thank you for the helping hand,'" Putin said in a television interview.

Some 150,000 to 190,000 Russian soldiers have been killed or wounded in the war against Ukraine. Another million Russians have fled their homeland.

"President Putin of Russia has just given me a great compliment, actually," Donald Trump said after the Russian leader said he'd prefer Joe Biden over him.

Commerce between Beijing and Moscow spiked 26% to hit a new record in 2023, according to customs data published Friday.

Jailed Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny has spoken out for the first time after disappearing for nearly three weeks.