Andrei Kolesnikov
Putin defends arrests of critics during 'armed conflict' with Ukraine
President Vladimir Putin on Saturday defended an unprecedented crackdown on dissenting voices in Russia at a time of "armed conflict" with Ukraine, urging everyone to follow "certain rules."
Putin upsets Erdo?an by making him wait for meeting: Report
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdo?an was visibly upset when his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin made him wait for several minutes for a recent meeting in Baku, a senior correspondent has reported in Russian daily Kommersant.
Erdo?an and Putin met in Baku on June 13 when they visited the Azerbaijan capital for the opening of the European Games.