VLADIMIR PUTIN

"[It] is Cossacks who are on the front lines, protecting public order," said one of the group's leaders.

British lawmakers voted Wednesday to join the U.S.-led aerial campaign against the ISIS and other militant groups in Syria.

The Turkish president vowed not to be affected by pressure from Russian sanctions after Turkey shot down a Russian fighter jet in November.

The French foreign minister's remarks contrast with those of many Western leaders, who say the president must step down as part of any resolution of the Syrian conflict.

An Iranian official reaffirmed the alliance with Russia for Assad and against ISIS.

The pipeline would have funneled natural gas to Europe via Turkey.

The Russian president again assailed Turkey in his address to the country's parliament Thursday.

Russian President Vladimir Putin continued his country's war of words with Turkey in the wake of last month's downing of a Russian bomber by Ankara.

Vladimir Putin will make his annual speech Thursday at a moment of weak economic performance and conflicts in Ukraine and Syria.

Accusations between Turkey and Russia have escalated following the Nov. 24 downing of a Russian jet by Ankara.

In the wake of Turkey's shoot-down of a Russian Su-24 jet, the Kremlin imposed trade sanctions and may halt a major pipeline project.

Russia said Tuesday it would construct 392 buildings on the disputed islands of Iturup and Kunashir, which Japan labels as part of its Northern Territories.

Russian President Vladimir Putin has called any NATO expansion a "provocation," while the alliance says its latest move is not about that country.

“The revenues from oil exports need to increase, and I don’t see any other solution but through devaluing the ruble,” a Credit Suisse analyst said.

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan denied Putin's accusations, saying he'll leave office if they are proved true.

A $31 billion trade relationship is about to change as Moscow responds to Turkey's strike against a Russian warplane.

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau met on the sidelines of the Paris climate change talks with Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko on Sunday.

Russia imports 20 percent of its vegetables from Turkey, and the move raises fears of price increases and market instability. Other countries hope to step in and fill the void.

Russia Airborne Forces will conduct military drills with the Russian Aerospace Forces and Russian Geographical Society in the first six months of 2016.

The body of Lt Col Oleg Peshkov was received by Turkey late Saturday and will be handed over to Russian officials Sunday.

The decree, posted on the Kremlin's web site, said a ban on charter flights from Russia to Turkey would be introduced, that Russian tour operators should stop selling trips to Turkey, and that imports of some Turkish products would be halted.