A Russian presidential plane carrying journalists was chased across Swiss skies by fighter planes amid tensions between Putin and the rest of Europe.

Just a day after Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin vowed to fight terrorism together, Russia has unleashed a major offensive against the country.

Trump has talked about working more closely with Russia while China has threatened to cut the sale of big-brand US goods if Trump launches a trade war.

In a phone conversation, Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin have vowed to work together on 'strategic economic issues' and Syria.

Russian government officials had contacts with members of Donald Trump's campaign team, a senior Russian diplomat said today

US President-elect Donald Trump has promised everything. But what does he stand for? These are his key policies.

Japanese lawmakers are revisiting a plan to build a $6.7 billion natural gas pipeline from Russia ahead of a visit by President Vladimir Putin.

The US has levelled an extraordinary threat against Russia admitting it has laid the groundwork for a devastating cyber assault against the country.

The US presidential election has become an object lesson in everything that ails a country long seen as a beacon of freedom and hope.

A tiny Russian "exclave" in Europe is now a dangerous flashpoint, as tensions between Russia and the West intensify.

Britain has announced plans to send hundreds more troops close to Russia border in largest deployment since the Cold War

Russia has released the first image of its new nuclear missile, a weapon so powerful that it could wipe out nearly all of the UK or France.

Trump is giving Putin dangerous encouragement and the rest of the world can only hope it will end with the election.

Flaws in the water piping system mean it freezes during winter. To prevent pipes bursting, the water is turned off to most of the cabins.

Russia has begun its biggest surface deployment since the end of the Cold War as it prepares to effectively end the war in Syria.

Vladimir Putin's armed fleet heads for Dover as Moscow moves ships from the Mediterranean in 'Operation Sea Fist'.

The official 2017 Vladimir Putin calendar has gone on sale in Russian shops.

Russia is deploying "two of the most powerful warships in the world" - and sending a message to the Americans. What is Putin up to?

US Secretary of State John Kerry called for the Syrian and Russian governments to face a war-crimes investigation over attacks on civilians in Syria.

More than 40 million Russians are taking part in a three-day drill that, if it becomes reality, could spell disaster for all of us.

A spokesperson said "harassment and surveillance" of US diplomats in Moscow has increased significantly.

Russia-US relations fell to a new post-Cold War low as the Obama Administration abandoned efforts to cooperate with Russia on ending the Syrian civil war.

You know Dasher and Dancer, Prancer and Vixen, Comet and Cupid . . . ? Their cousins may all be dead soon.

A young student who has never had sex is selling her virginity to raise enough money to be able to study abroad.

Dutch prosecutors revealed the missile that shot down MH17 was transported into Ukraine from Russia and fired from separatist-controlled territory.

Tapped phone conversations filled with swearing and codenames were among the most critical pieces of evidence into MH17. Here's what really went on.

A football lout claims :"Football hooligans are ordinary people who love violence. And we are the most honest part of society."

On a clear afternoon last Monday a line of humanitarian aid trucks eased to a stop in front of a cluster of warehouses packed with aid supplies 24km outside the Syrian city of Aleppo.

Footage from a polling booth at the weekend's Russian parliamentary elections appears to show an official stuffing a ballot box.

The US-Russia deal to bring peace to Syria seemed near collapse yesterday as two countries publicly accused each other of double-dealing and atrocities.