Ruben Vardanyan, who is very close to Russian President Vladimir Putin. Vardanyan, an oligarch, was responsible for money laundering for the Kremlin and for people close to Putin. In money ...

YEREVAN, September 27. /TASS/. Ruben Vardanyan, former state minister of the unrecognized republic of Nagorno-Karabakh, was arrested on the Azerbaijani border as he attempted to depart for Goris ...

The most influential separatist politician, Ruben Vardanyan, is a Russian-made billionaire oligarch and former advisor to Putin. He helped launder $4.5 billion for Russian elite through the Troika ...

BAKU, September 27. /TASS/. The Azerbaijani border guard service said its officers have detained former State Minister of Nagorno-Karabakh Ruben Vardanyan as he attempted to cross into Armenia.

Mr. Schmemann is a member of the editorial board and a former Moscow bureau chief for The Times. In purely military terms, Ukraine’s surprise incursion of Russia earlier this month is a dubious ...

Ahead of the 2024 United States elections, Russian President Vladimir Putin said Russia will support Kamala Harris, according to published reports. "She laughs so expressively and infectiously ...

By Julian E. Barnes Reporting from Washington Negative feelings about President Vladimir V. Putin have appeared to increase across Russia since Ukrainian troops pushed into Russian territory two ...

In August 2022, Putin ordered an increase of 137,000 troops by the start of the new year, which put the military’s staffing at just over 2 million personnel, including 1.15 million troops.

MOSCOW (AP) — Russian President Vladimir Putin on Monday ordered the country’s military to increase its number of troops by 180,000 to a total of 1.5 million, as Moscow’s military action in ...