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Russian President Vladimir Putin begin a meeting with US special envoy Steve Witkoff and US President Donald Trump’s son-in-law Jared Kushner at the Kremlin, aimed at finding a solution to end the Ukraine war, in Moscow, Russia on December 2, 2025. (Photo by Kremlin Press Office/Anadolu via Getty Images) (NEW YORK) — Ukraine’s top negotiator […]

Contributor/Getty Images (LONDON and KYIV, Ukraine) — Russian President Vladimir Putin appeared last week to be cautiously optimistic on the U.S. 28-point peace plan to end his invasion of Ukraine, but statements made by his emissaries in the days since then have led some analysts to believe he thinks he can get a better deal. […]

Russian President Vladimir Putin. (Contributor/Getty Images) (LONDON) — On NATO’s eastern edge, leaders of the Baltic nations have long considered themselves more awake to the threat from Moscow than their allies to the west, a collective memory of Russian and Soviet occupation seared into their national narratives. “We know that Russia is going to move forward,” […]

Contributor/Getty Images (HONG KONG) — Fresh off the heels of his closely-watched visit to North Korea, Russian President Vladimir Putin met with Vietnamese President To Lam in Hanoi to reaffirm the Kremlin’s ties to its long-time ally Vietnam in a bid to boost trade as Russia faces growing isolation on the world stage over its […]

Andrey Rudakov/Bloomberg via Getty Images (LONDON) — Russian President Vladimir Putin will visit North Korea on an official state visit beginning on Tuesday, the Kremlin said on Monday. Putin’s trip, which is scheduled to last for three days, follows North Korean leader Kim Jong Un’s visit to Russia in September 2023. Putin will spend two […]

Contributor/Getty Images (LONDON) — President Vladimir Putin was handed a fifth term in Russia’s heavily stage-managed presidential election on Sunday in a vote where no real competition was permitted and with virtually all leading opposition figures jailed, in exile or dead. The election, held over three days, gave Putin over 87% of the vote, extending […]

ABC News Vladimir Putin has thanked the Russian citizens after early election results showed him winning his country’s presidency in a landslide. In his victory speech, delivered after results showed him winning with 87% of the vote, Putin called his win an example of the trust of Russian citizens. Among the tasks he said his […]

Getty Images – STOCK (LONDON) — At least seven Russian territories were targeted by dozens of uncrewed drones on Wednesday, marking a second day of apparent Ukrainian strikes within Russia. The Russian Ministry of Defense said at least 58 drones were shot down by air defences overnight and into Wednesday morning. Russian President Vladimir Putin […]

In this pool photograph distributed by Russia’s state agency Sputnik, Russian President Vladimir Putin gives an interview to TV host and Director General of Rossiya Segodnya (RIA Novosti) news agency Dmitry Kiselyov (not pictured) at the Kremlin in Moscow on March 12, 2024. (GAVRIIL GRIGOROV/POOL/AFP via Getty Images) (LONDON) — At least seven Russian territories […]