Explosions heard at Ukraine's Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant as Putin's war escalates
Ukraine's Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant engulfed in flames with Russia accused of 'blackmail'
'Nervous' Putin forces 76,000 Russians to evacuate as Ukraine launches surprise offensive
Woman suffers agonising intimate injury on high-speed water slide
Scared Russia declares state of emergency in border region after three-day Ukrainian 'incursion'
MI6 'needs more power' to tackle Russian troll farms as fake Southport claims spark riots
'I rescued 11 cats with rotten teeth and mites – now they look completely transformed'
‘Sinister real reason’ emerges why Vladimir Putin agreed to huge prisoner swap
Russia send horrific warning to released US prisoners telling them to 'disguise themselves'
Newborn baby found covered in agonising bites after mum left her to die on ant hill
Horror as naked bride falls 160ft to her death from window on her wedding night
VIDEOPutin humiliated as prisoners freed to fight in Ukraine war go AWOL at first chance
Moment at least three people hit by lightning strike in park during broad daylight
Russia and China could begin 'slide into World War 3' in new 'axis of aggression'
Shocked online shopper opens special delivery package to find nest of newborn rat babies
VIDEORussian naval 'spy' ship risks sparking NATO fury after 'deliberately violating' Finland border
Mum sparks controversy with plans to hire a prostitute for son
Are Russia still banned from Olympics? Paris 2024 rules for neutral athletes
Putin hits NATO state Romania with kamikaze drones used to target Ukraine ports
VIDEOFighter jets intercept Russian and Chinese bombers near US coast in worrying new 'first'
Russian military chief has feet blown off and wife killed as car bomb rips through vehicle
RAF recon plane and two typhoon jets 'intercepted' by Russian pilots over 'near airspace breach'
Moon exploration makes stunning discovery, Chinese scientists reveal
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You can find this story in My Bookmarks.Or by navigating to the user icon in the top right.A successor to the Soviet Union, Russia is a controversial country. Its government is accused of interfering in the 2016 US presidential elections, and attempting to assassinate former double agent Sergei Skripal in Salisbury in 2018.
Vladimir Putin has been the President of Russia since 1999. He is currently on his fourth presidential term, which will last until 2024.