Russian President Vladimir Putin says the country will explore the possibility of carrying out fresh nuclear tests after US President Donald Trump said last week that Washington would begin nuclear testing programs.

An investigation by the Russian outlet Proekt has revealed that at least 24 relatives of Kremlin leader Vladimir Putin received his help in securing positions within government or state-affiliated institutions.

Officials in Washington say the U.S. has identified key targets inside Venezuela that are tied to drug trafficking operations.

In a televised meeting with his Security Council in Moscow on Wednesday, the Russian leader responded to the announcement that the U.S. would "immediately" resume tests.

One in six Russian adults takes a dimmer view of President Vladimir Putin after watching a video investigation by jailed Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny that links a luxury palace to the Russian leader,

US President Donald Trump has claimed that Russian leader Vladimir Putin asked him to "settle" the war in Ukraine during their most recent phone conversation. Details: Trump added that he "got some of these things settled in an hour",

Russian President Vladimir Putin has given state awards to the developers of the Burevestnik cruise missile and the Poseidon underwater torpedo, the latest signal in what analysts have cast as efforts by the Kremlin to discourage the West from supporting Ukraine.

President Vladimir Putin said at talks on Monday with embattled Belarusian leader Alexander Lukashenko that Russia had agreed a $1.5 billion loan with Minsk but the Belarusian people should resolve the crisis without foreign interference.