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Global News Blog 'Puppet-master' Putin advisor is shown the Kremlin door

Vladislav Surkov was once one of the president's most influential and deft advisers. His forced resignation suggests the Kremlin may be pursuing blunter ways of manipulating the political landscape.

Japan and Russia want to finally end World War II, agree it is 'abnormal' not to

US, Russia missed chances to intercept Tamerlan Tsarnaev

Russia aims to set stern example with NGO prosecution

Report leaked by Putin ally says ruling party actually lost in 2011

Parting blows: Clinton blasts Russia for inaction in Syria

Anti-drug pact latest casualty of souring US-Russia relations

Is Russia backing off its anti-US adoption ban?

Global News Blog Gerard Depardieu's latest drama: a Russian passport (+video)

Russia's adoption ban exposes political rift (+video)

Planeloads of Syrian currency exposed, but does the Kremlin care?

Putin's invite to Obama: a formality or a good omen?

Prospect of show trial stirs some Russians' memories of Stalinism

Syrian airliner spat sours improving Turkish-Russian relations

With Turkey-Syria escalation, worries grow about a tip into war

Kremlin to pull out of Russia-US nuke lockdown program

Russia keeps door open to Pakistan after Putin cancels trip

Kremlin boots USAID for 'interference' in Russian politics (+video)

Romney's GOP convention remarks rub Russia the wrong way

Uzbekistan, key to Afghan war drawdown, to ban foreign military bases

Global News Blog Russia's Putin: 'Galley slave' or Persian Gulf monarch?

Terrorism & Security Russia, US spar over threat posed by Syria's chemical weapons

Was Putin in charge during Georgia war? Medvedev begs to differ.

Russians fear Pussy Riot trial is just the start

Russia and the West lock horns over Syria