A group of young Russian street musicians who went viral on social media for playing banned anti-Kremlin songs received more jail time on Wednesday, as authorities crack down on buskers who have staged performances across Russia in support of them.

Vladimir Putin tightens grip on power by promoting family members and younger allies to his inner circle as economic strain and opposition threats mount in Russia.

PUTIN has claimed its troops are constantly hearing foreign languages on the Ukranian frontline – and warned those fighting alongside Kyiv will be “destroyed”. Russia has long

Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov referred journalists to the Russian defence ministry on Friday when asked about a Reuters report that Russia had fired 9M729 missiles at Ukraine.

MOSCOW (Reuters) -U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov will speak in the coming days to prepare a new summit between presidents Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin, a Kremlin aide said on Thursday. The official, Yuri Ushakov, said the timing of the summit would depend on how the preparatory work progressed.

EXCLUSIVE: The Poseidon announcement "is widely viewed as a propaganda flex aimed at global deterrence and domestic reassurance", said Yuriy Boyechko.

A top Kremlin official said President Donald Trump had launched an "act of war" against Russia with fresh sanctions on its largest oil companies and the cancellation of a proposed summit with Russian President Vladimir Putin.

MOSCOW, Oct 26 (Reuters) - The Kremlin said on Sunday it was wrong to talk about cancellation of a meeting between Russian President Vladimir Putin and U.S. President Donald Trump, but added that preparation for it was needed, state television Vesti reported on its Telegram channel.

Ever mindful of public opinion, the Kremlin has been obsessively surveying the national mood, fearful a drop of support for its senseless war could embolden Putin's many enemies.

Russian operatives with ties to the Kremlin are reportedly attempting to prevent the extradition of Horatiu Potra, a former French Foreign Legionnaire and bodyguard turned alleged financier of Romanian isolationist leader Călin Georgescu,