WARNING DISTRESSING CONTENT. Vladimir Putin has headed off to a his secret mountain retreat in Siberia where he is said to have spent the week bathing "in the blood of young deer"

The president of the Central African Republic (CAR) thanked Russian leader Vladimir Putin on Thursday for sending Russian military personnel to his country to help battle rebel factions.

Russian President Vladimir Putin reportedly took a secret break at a mountain hideout over the remote Altai region in Siberia last week just days ahead of Donald Trump's inauguration and impending talks about ending the Ukraine war.

The ruling political parties of the Central African Republic (CAR) and Russia have signed a partnership agreement to "solidify" ties, officials said, days after a visit by the African nation's leader to Moscow.

President Faustin-Archange Touadera has arrived in Russia for a three-day official visit, where he will hold talks wit

Reliance on Russia’s military offerings has become increasingly prevalent in parts of Africa, amid an aggressive push by Moscow to lessen Western influence on the continent.

Vladimir Putin is rumoured to have taken a break ... meeting the president of the Central African Republic, Faustin-Archange Touadera, in Moscow. Footage shows Putin’s Siberian getaway in ...

This is generally not a bad indicator," Putin said during talks with CAR President Faustin Archange Touadera. Russia is ready to continue providing humanitarian aid to the republic if necessary ...

While Russian ally Bashar al-Assad was being toppled by rebels in Syria, another friend of Moscow, President Faustin-Archange Touadéra ... in Africa, Vladimir Putin met Thursday with Touadéra ...

In a development that reinforces the growing collaboration between Bangui and Moscow, the ruling United Hearts Movement (MCU) in the Central African Republic has signed a cooperation agreement with United Russia,

The ruling United Hearts Movement (MCU) of Central African President Faustin-Archange Touadéra has formalized a political cooperation agreement with Russia's United Russia party, led by President Vladimir Putin.

The United Hearts Movement (MCU), the ruling party of Central African President Faustin-Archange Touadéra, has entered into a cooperation agreement with United Russia, the political party of Russian President Vladimir Putin.