President of Russia

Russian President Vladimir Putin has signed a law on raising minimum wage (MLP) to the minimum living level, transmits news.bg by referring to TASS. The document was published on the official legal information page on Friday.

Russian President Vladimir Putin has submitted to the Electoral Commission documents for his participation in the next vote, BNR announced. The head of state is on 18 March next year. Putin has applied for independence. It has the support of an initiative committee.

MOSCOW - Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic said in Moscow his meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin on Tuesday afternoon would also address military-technical cooperation‚ and noted that Serbia was an independent and sovereign country that wanted to be strong enough to protect itself and maintain its military neutrality.

The prime minister had been cock-a-hoop about the visits of foreign leaders to Greece. In November 2016, he boasted: "In just a year, we became key players in developments. Whereas before nobody came near us, now foreign leaders with a global impact are visiting our country in quick succession."

Russian President Vladimir Putin on Dec. 6 said he would seek a new six-year term in March elections, a move that would make him the longest-serving Russian leader since Joseph Stalin.

(Reuters) Russian President Vladimir Putin announced on Wednesday he would seek re-election in March 2018, a contest opinion polls show he will comfortably win, setting the stage for him to extend his dominance of Russia's political landscape into a third decade.

Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Wednesday he would decide very soon whether to run for re-election next year, something he is widely expected to do and comfortably win, Reuters writes.

US President Donald Trump and his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin held a telephone conversation discussing the situation in Syria, Iran, North Korea and Ukraine, the Kremlin said, reports bgnes. 

Russian President Vladimir Putin on Nov. 11 said accusations that Moscow meddled in US elections, particularly through contacts with Donald Trump’s campaign team, are "fantasies" and attempts to undermine the US presidency.

Russian President Vladimir Putin has announced that 755 staff must leave US diplomatic missions, in retaliation for new US sanctions against Moscow, BBC reports. The decision to expel staff was made on Friday, but Mr Putin has now confirmed the number who must go by 1 September.

It brings staff levels to 455, the same as Russia's complement in Washington.