The ruling party of Vladimir Putin Monday won Russia’s parliamentary elections but with a sharply reduced majority, in a blow for the Russian strongman ahead of his planned return to the Kremlin in 20

The police was hunting on Thursday for a key suspect in the Russia-US spy scandal who vanished in Cyprus, as 10 other alleged Kremlin spies were due to appear before US courts to request bail.

Russia and the US sought on Wednesday to cool a heated scandal spar-ked by the arrest of 11 suspected Kremlin spies, amid fears the Cold War-style furore could harm improving ties.