Other G8 countries have stated that they will challenge Putin on the issue on the summit's sidelines. But there are reasons why the differences between Russia and the West could stay in the ...

MOSCOW, June 17 (Itar-Tass) - During the G8 summit in Northern Ireland Russian President Vladimir Putin will dive in the morning into the chilly water of Lough Erne, The Times reports. This is ...

MOSCOW, January 16. /ITAR-TASS/. President Vladimir Putin said he would do everything possible to make Russia’s presidency in the Group of Eight and the G8 summit in Sochi on June 4-5 successful.

And Putin said, 'We're not in Crimea.' "That was the beginning of the end for Russia's participation in the G8, because everybody in the room knew that he was lying." Amid the mounting casualties ...

Putin may not say it ... He portrayed the idea as a way to ease tensions with Pyongyang. While his fellow G8 leaders had doubts, they could not completely deny it. But Russia's role has clearly ...