Putin, 73, Commits Humiliating Blunder During Stunt With Sailors

A video shared on X by the Belarusian media outlet NEXTA showed Putin, 73, failing to realize that the intercom he was using ...

Putin Says Russia Is Winning on Battlefield, Will Not Negotiate With 'Terrorists'

President Vladimir Putin said on ⁠Tuesday ⁠that Russia was winning the war in ⁠Ukraine and portrayed the Ukrainian leadership ...

Putin slams West over Kiev 'state terrorism' in Vladivostok address

Russian President Vladimir Putin slammed the West for failing to speak out about what he termed Kiev's "state terrorism" as ...

Putin Scrambles to Save His Propagandists After Humiliating Killings

Independent Russian investigations outlet Important Stories reported in May that Putin had stepped up his own security to an ...

Norway seizes a Russian vessel in remote Arctic, drawing Putin’s ire

Norwegian authorities have seized a Russian vessel in the Arctic archipelago of Svalbard. The seizure on Wednesday is part of ...

Indian Prime Minister Modi asks Putin to end Ukraine war amid U.S. tariff threat on Russian oil

Indian PM Narendra Modi has urged Russia to end the Ukraine war and to cease hostilities.

Putin Says Ukraine 40-Day Strike Campaign Cost Russia 1% of GDP

Russian President Vladimir Putin said Ukrainian attacks inflicted damage equivalent to about 1% of Russia’s gross domestic ...

Putin’s Friendship Tax Is Coming Due

Bishkek showcases Putin’s diplomatic reach and the leverage held by the partners that Russia increasingly needs.
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Cornered, Vladimir Putin plans to escalate his war

The war has become a ruinous contest of drone and missile attacks that, while devastating to Ukraine, are inflicting visible ...

Putin continues to insist Russia is not preparing for mobilisation, claiming people are joining up voluntarily

Vladimir Putin says Russia has no need for additional mobilisation and dismisses reports of plans to call up more troops as an “information attack” ahead of State Duma elections.