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Latest news, in-depth features and opinion on Russian President Vladimir Putin. He has been president since 2012, previously holding the position between 2000 and 2008.

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7 Oct 1952

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US White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt addresses the media during a press briefing in Washington on Wednesday. Photo: EPA

US-Venezuela conflict

US won’t rule out pressuring Venezuela to curb China, Russia ties

White House vows continued ‘American dominance in the western hemisphere’ as Trump claims Caracas will now buy ‘only American-made’ products.

3 hours agovideocam

Zelensky replaces security chief and hires Canada’s former deputy PM

6 Jan 2026 - 1:59PM

Trump threatens India with tariff hikes to abandon Russian oil for trade deal

5 Jan 2026 - 6:10PM

Trump says Ukraine did not target Putin residence, disputing Russia’s claim

US president says no evidence Novgorod estate was targeted, even as Russia reports an uptick in drone interceptions in the Moscow region.

5 Jan 2026 - 1:04PM

Wreckage of a drone that was shot down allegedly during an attempted strike on Russian President Vladimir Putin’s official residence in the northwestern Novgorod region. Russian Defence Ministry via EPA

Trump ‘not thrilled’ with Putin, says too many people dying in Ukraine war

After a US strike that captured Venezuela’s Maduro, Trump said: ‘I thought … one of the easier ones would be Russia, Ukraine. It’s not’.

4 Jan 2026 - 3:29AM

Russia claims Ukrainian drone strike kills 24 in occupied Kherson

Moscow accuses Kyiv of New Year’s Eve attack on civilians as diplomats scramble to save fragile peace talks.

2 Jan 2026 - 9:29AM

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CIA concludes Ukraine did not target Putin’s residence in drone strike

CIA findings contradict Moscow’s allegations. Kyiv calls the claim a pretext to escalate war and stall peace talks.

1 Jan 2026 - 6:27PM

Russian President Vladimir Putin delivers his traditional televised New Year’s Address on December 31, 2025. Photo: EPA/Sputnik

Zelensky says deal to end war ‘10%’ away as Putin pushes for victory

Ukraine’s leader says the final stretch of negotiations will determine the ‘fate of Europe’ as Moscow toughens its stance.

2 Jan 2026 - 1:15AM

Russia will win in Ukraine, says Putin in New Year address

The president’s speech called on Russians to ‘support our heroes’ and came on the 26th anniversary of him coming to power.

1 Jan 2026 - 1:17AM

US Nato envoy casts doubt on Russian claim Ukraine attacked Putin residence

Matthew Whitaker says it’s ‘unclear’ alleged attack on Putin residence happened, as Moscow vows retaliation for ‘terrorist act’.

31 Dec 2025 - 4:06PM

Satellite imagery shows Vladimir Putin’s residential complex in Roshchino, Novgorod Region, Russia. Photo: Planet Labs PBC via Reuters

Russia’s Medvedev warns ‘Grim Reaper’ stalks Ukraine’s Zelensky in vile threat

Reacting to Zelensky’s Christmas speech, the former Russian president warns of imminent death and says his corpse belongs in a curiosity shop.

30 Dec 2025 - 9:40PM

Deputy head of Russia’s Security Council Dmitry Medvedev’s chilling death threat to Zelensky sparks alarm amid escalating Ukraine-Russia tensions. Photo: Sputnik/AP

Russia’s nuclear-capable missiles enter service, heightening Ukraine tensions

After Trump-Zelensky talks, Putin projects power by deploying nuclear-ready Oreshnik missiles to Belarus as a warning to the West.

30 Dec 2025 - 8:14PM

Russia says Ukraine tried to attack Putin residence, but Zelensky denies it

Ukraine denies accusation as a fabrication after Trump said he was ‘angry’ when Putin told him about the alleged attack.

30 Dec 2025 - 6:25PM

Putin signs law allowing Russia to ignore foreign court rulings on Ukraine

Under the changes, Moscow can ignore international judgments on Ukraine, shielding officials from ICC warrants and war crime tribunals.

29 Dec 2025 - 9:44PM

Russia’s President Vladimir Putin chairs a Security Council meeting via videolink in Moscow on December 26. Photo: Sputnik/AFP

Zelensky asked Trump for ‘historic’ 50-year guarantee against Russia

The Ukrainian president is seeking extended US security guarantees, exceeding the 15-year plan under discussion as part of peace talks.

29 Dec 2025 - 9:17PM

US President Donald Trump (right) meets with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky in Florida on Sunday. Photo: EPA/Presidential Press Service

China-EU relations

Open Questions | Political scientist Ivan Krastev on European vertigo in a post-American world

While melancholy Europe frets that the US and China will shape the future, middle powers are jostling for a place at the big table.

29 Dec 2025 - 9:04AMvideocam

Trump predicts end to Ukraine war will be decided within ‘weeks’

After meeting at Mar-a-Lago with Zelensky and a ‘friendly’ call with Putin, US president claims a peace deal is closer.

29 Dec 2025 - 6:03PM

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Russia’s Putin warns of escalation if Ukraine rejects peace talks

The Russian ‌leader said Moscow was ready to achieve its war goals by force amid contested claims of territorial gains.

28 Dec 2025 - 2:12PMvideocam

A man walks from a house destroyed after a Russian strike on Kyiv, Ukraine, on Saturday. Photo: AP

Zelensky looks to secure peace deal at Trump meet as Russian offensive mounts

Discussions at Trump’s Florida resort will cover security guarantees and territorial concessions.

28 Dec 2025 - 11:58AMvideocam

Ukraine peace requires ‘a willing Russia’, says Canada’s PM Carney

Carney denounced the ‘barbarism’ of Moscow’s latest attack on Kyiv as Zelensky stopped in Nova Scotia before flying to Florida to meet Trump.

28 Dec 2025 - 3:38AM

Russia likely moving new nuclear missiles that are hard to intercept to Belarus

Experts say deployment of the Oreshnik a strategic shift to deter Nato and extend Moscow’s missile range in Europe.

27 Dec 2025 - 2:27PMvideocam

Russian President Vladimir Putin has made clear his intention to ‍place intermediate-range Oreshnik missiles in Belarus. Photo: TASS via ZUMA Press/dpa

Trump says Zelensky ‘doesn’t have anything until I approve it’ ahead of talks

The two leaders are expected to discuss issues like the future of the Donbas region and the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant.

27 Dec 2025 - 9:19AMvideocam

Ukrainian service members fire a BM-21 Grad multiple rocket launch system towards Russian troops in the Donetsk region on Thursday. Photo: Reuters

Zelensky brings ‘90% ready’ peace plan to Trump in Florida

Leaders will discuss security guarantees and a 20-point plan on Sunday, even as conflicting demands over territory persist.

27 Dec 2025 - 12:30AM

‘Ball in French court’: Russia makes ‘proposal’ over jailed NGO researcher

Laurent Vinatier is in prison in Russia and facing more spying allegations, but Moscow says it has reached out to Paris.

25 Dec 2025 - 11:37PMvideocam

‘Christmas under fire’: Ukraine, Russia report fatal air strikes

Ukraine has been warding off a full-scale Russian invasion since February 2022.

25 Dec 2025 - 9:07PMvideocam

Ukrainian rescuers work to extinguish a fire on Thursday following a drone strike by Russia in the Chernihiv region. Photo: Handout via Ukrainian Emergency Services/AFP

Zelensky details US-backed 20-point peace plan for Russia and Putin

Zelensky weighs land concessions to Putin in a US-backed deal, seeking a ceasefire and a demilitarised zone in Donetsk to end Russia’s war.

24 Dec 2025 - 5:35PM

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky speaks during a press conference in Kyiv, Ukraine last week. Photo: EPA

China-Russia relations

China, Russia partnership ‘stronger than ever’ despite Western sanctions: envoy

Moscow’s ambassador tells Beijing forum that relations between the two countries have reached their ‘highest level in history’.

24 Dec 2025 - 7:31PMvideocam

Huge drone barrage ‘strikes Ukraine before Christmas’, killing 3

The latest attack, targeting homes and the power grid, came when people want to be ‘at home, in safety’, said President Volodymyr Zelensky.

23 Dec 2025 - 9:15PMvideocam

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