It is often said that few hold as much influence over the president as Nikolai Patrushev Vladimir Putin has appointed ... replaced as head of Russia's Security Council by sacked defence minister ...
Vladimir Putin has appointed one of his closest allies ... The 72-year-old was replaced as head of Russia's Security Council by sacked defence minister Sergei Shoigu on Monday.
Russian President Vladimir Putin, left, and Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko pose for a photo prior to a meeting of the ... secretary of Belarus' Security Council, Alexander Volfovich ...
The suspect has been named as Akhmad Kurbanov, 29, from Uzbekistan, and in a confession video after his arrest by the FSB said he was offered $100,000 [£78,700] and a new life in Europe ...