Russian President Vladimir Putin spoke about his children and grandchildren during the Q&A show “Direct Line with Vladimir Putin”, explaining why he hides information about them.

"My daughters live in Russia, in Moscow. I have grandsons. They live normal lives. My daughters are engaged in science and education, and I do not want them to grow up as princes of blood; I want them to grow up as normal people. This requires regular communication in children's groups. It's worth it to me just to say: …

The military operation in Syria has brought great benefit to the Russian defense industry, Russian President Vladimir Putin said during a Direct Line Q & A session on Thursday.

"This is of great benefit to our defense industry. The use of the latest weapon types made it possible to understand how they work in combat conditions and how to make the necessary adjustments to the quality of these new weapons systems. We already knew that those are good, functional weapons. However, when we saw how …

According to the Russian Ministry of Defense, Russian Tu-160 strategic bombers flying over neutral waters of the Baltic Sea were shadowed by foreign fighters at different stages of their route.

“On June 15, the Tu-160s conducted scheduled flights over the neutral waters of the Baltic Sea. At certain stages of the flight, Russian strategic missile carriers were shadowed by F-16 Falcon jets from the Danish Air Force and F/A-18 Hornet aircraft from the Finnish Air Force, as well as Swedish Air …