Russian President Vladimir Putin, left, and Japanese judo coach Yasuhiro Yamashita hold a master class at a judo school in St. Petersburg, Russia, Saturday, Dec. 24, 2005. Putin, a judo black belt and ...

The president added that he had maintained "good relations with Japanese judokas" particularly mentioning the renowned Japanese Judo master Yasuhiro Yamashita MOSCOW, January 25. /TASS/. Russian ...

Secretary of State Antony Blinken in an interview said Russian President Vladimir Putin’s recent declaration of martial law in annexed regions of Ukraine “speaks to his desperation” in his faltering ...

Putin helped to inaugurate the facility remotely with the help of Russian national sambo team captain Artem Osipenko, who it is named after. The nine-time world champion was on site for the ribbon ...