VLADIMIR PUTIN

The Russian president's remarks Monday were his first before the U.N. General Assembly in a decade.

U.S. President Barack Obama will address the United Nations General Assembly on Monday. Follow the speech live here.

With conflicts in both Syria and Ukraine, Russian President Vladimir Putin's remarks could be important to watch.

U.S. President Barack Obama will use the Iranian nuclear deal as an example of successful diplomacy during his U.N. General Assembly speech Monday.

Russian President Vladimir Putin and U.S. President Barack Obama are scheduled to talk after the former speaks at a United Nations meeting in New York Monday.

Vladimir Putin's government is reportedly stepping up its support for Syria's regime to forestall its demise, a senior European Union official says.

Ukraine and some of its Western allies condemned on Friday a decision by pro-Russian separatists to ban most foreign aid organizations from parts of rebel-held territory, saying the move violated the Minsk peace agreement.

Ukraine banned Russian airlines, including major carrier Aeroflot, from flying into the country Friday.

In the latest row over Crimea, textbooks in Kazakhstan said the peninsula was a part of Russia -- not Ukraine.

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The U.S. Defense Secretary said that Washington and Moscow would coordinate on finding a solution to the Syrian conflict.

The U.S. and Russian presidents will meet on the sidelines of the United Nations General Assembly Monday.

Poland's defense ministry said it would purchase 104 military radars amid continued concerns over Russia's actions in the region.

The German chancellor's comments come amid growing tensions in Syria and Russia’s increased military presence in the war-torn country.

Amid international sanctions, dropping oil prices, a conflict in Ukraine and deepening involvement in Syria's ongoing civil war, joblessness in Russia is soaring.

A blockade of the road from Crimea to mainland Ukraine has entered day three, despite protest from Russia.

Pro-Stalin sentiment has experienced a resurgence in Russia, and this month two regions unveiled monuments to the leader.

Sergei Pugachev alleged that Vladimir Putin and his inner circle dismantled his business empire and seized his assets.

"What's important is Putin's commitment not to get mixed up in arming Hezbollah, which should help Israel," an Israeli official says.

Israel is concerned about the risk of Russian weapons reaching militants on its borders.

The former Ukrainian prime minister accused her political opponents of running a racketeering operation that fed money into her prosecution.