For Mr Medinsky, spreading that message comes naturally. He has spent decades peddling a nationalist ideology that casts Russia as a great power, much maligned and mistreated by the West. He described the full-scale invasion of Ukraine in 2022 as a “gathering of Russian lands” and co-wrote a set of history textbooks,

Moscow has reportedly struck a deal with New Delhi to bring in up to one million Indian workers to help ease manpower problems as the war in Ukraine continues

A deepening spat between Russia and Azerbaijan shows Vladimir Putin's waning influence in the South Caucasus, analysts have told Newsweek.

Russia dismissed a senior executive of the TASS state news agency on Friday after he attended an event hosted by the president of Azerbaijan, whose relations with Moscow have deteriorated in recent months.

Vladimir Putin's crackdown on corruption and opposition to his war in Ukraine has seen a number of Kremlin officials die in suspicious circumstances

The Kremlin has been hit by sanctions since Russia invaded Ukraine in 2022, meaning that Vladimir Putin cannot afford the cost of the repair job for his massive war vessel

The Russian central bank cut its key interest rate by 200 basis points to 18% on Friday, hoping to revive lending and boost flagging economic growth after stubbornly high inflation showed signs of easing.