Trump bolstered Putin’s bargaining position in the past week, but the road to this alliance has been years in the making.

"Our heroes, our defenders of the Motherland, will be bestowed state awards," Kremlin Spokesman Dmitry Peskov said. There will also be other traditional events, he said. The president usually lays a ...

According to the president, the holiday embodies "truly nationwide love and respect" for the Russian army and navy" ...