Sanctions against Putin possible over Ukraine crisis
The U.S. State Department recently suggested that sanctions could be imposed against Russian President Vladimir Putin.
Putin defends detention of Greenpeace activists but says they aren’t pirates
Russian President Vladimir Putin defended the actions of Coast Guard officers in their recent detention of Greenpeace activists, but said they aren’t pirates.
Putin says Edward Snowden can conditionally stay in Russia
The Russian president has stated the purported NSA surveillance leaker could remain in the country under one condition.