Russian Mogul's Lawyer Slams Putin Policy
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A defense lawyer for jailed oil tycoon Mikhail Khodorkovsky said Tuesday anti-democratic trends were emerging in Russia under President Vladimir Putin with the aim of quieting political opponents.
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Lawyers for Russian billionaire Mikhail Gutseriyev seek to overturn a warrant for his arrest on tax evasion charges.
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Russian foreign minister accuses UK of politicising investigation into death of former spy.
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The investigation into the death of a Russian dissident in London heats up and sheds an ugly light on Vladimir Putin's rule
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A leading Russian liberal party yesterday assailed President Vladimir Putin&#39;s plan to further tighten control over the nation&#39;s political landscape, saying it violates the constitution.
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Russia curtly told the United States to  stay out of its business Wednesday after U.S. criticism, echoed  by the European Union, of President Vladimir Putin's plans for  radical change that will boost Kremlin power.
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Russian prosecutors have charged emigre tycoon Boris Berezovsky with plotting to seize power, his lawyer said on Monday.
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Europe's top human rights watchdog slammed Russian authorities Wednesday over their arrest of leading Yukos oil executives, saying their detention was nothing but an attempt to silence opposition.
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Russian tycoon Boris Berezovsky said on Friday a Brazilian court's order to arrest him on money laundering charges was part of the Kremlin's "politicized campaign" against him.
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VLADIMIR Putin, the Russian president, was accused yesterday of exploiting the fight against terrorism to strengthen his already iron grip on power.
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In a rare show of dissent in the Kremlin-controlled parliament, a former KGB officer-turned-lawmaker launched a scathing attack on President Vladimir Putin's electoral reform, saying Thursday it was pushing the nation back to its authoritarian past.
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Russia's state arms exporter has filed a  lawsuit against a businessman who said it was seeking to grab  private assets, the latest salvo in what analysts have said is  a turf war raging behind the scenes between Kremlin clans.
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MOSCOW/SCHLESWIG, Germany  - Russian President  Vladimir Putin threw his weight behind the controversial sale  of oil firm YUKOS's core asset Yugansk on Tuesday despite a  threat from the stricken company to escalate its legal battle  in foreign courts.
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A powerful Russian prosecutor said on Friday self-exiled Russian tycoon Boris Berezovsky could be behind the murder of Kremlin critic Alexander Litvinenko, a charge dismissed by a friend of Litvinenko.
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MUNICH, Germany  - Russian President Vladimir Putin sharply criticized the United States and its Western allies on Saturday for what he said was an attempt to force their will on the world.
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Russian President Vladimir Putin on Monday stripped many of the duties of his top economic adviser &#151; an outspoken critic who has accused the Kremlin of trying to muzzle voices of dissent and civil society in Russia.
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A fugitive Russian attorney has applied for political asylum in the United States after accusing Russia's security service of waging a vendetta against him, his lawyer said on Tuesday.