Sharply criticizing the United States while offering to rebuild relations with its new leader, Russian President Dmitry Medvedev warned in a nationally televised state of the union address Wednesday he would deploy short-range missiles near Poland if the Obama administration pressed ahead with plans to build a missile defense shield in Europe. ...more

November 6, 2008

As Russia prepares for March 2 presidential elections, it enters an era of political uncertainty it has not seen since President Vladimir Putin succeeded Boris Yeltsin eight years ago. ...more

February 17, 2008

Vladimir Putin rewrote the rules for Russia's closely watched presidential succession on Friday, naming his new prime minister as one of a handful of people with a fighting chance of replacing him in the Kremlin come spring. ...more

September 15, 2007