British wartime leader Winston Churchill once said he was an optimist, as there was no point being anything else. The year ...

The presidents of Russia and Iran have held talks in the Kremlin before the signing of a broad cooperation pact to deepen ...

Putin’s ultimate goal isn’t recreating empire or seeking war with NATO—it’s staying in power. In pressing for greater ...

In August, President Vladimir Putin signed a bill allowing migrants to be expelled without a court decision. Three months ...

Russian President Vladimir Putin taunted the US Thursday by challenging America’s military to a “duel” to see if its defense systems could stop the Kremlin’s new hypersonic ballistic missile.

Putin is mobilising troops and stepping up collaboration with allies ahead of Trump’s inauguration on January 20, hoping the ...

Russian President Vladimir Putin once again claimed that he had no choice but to violate the 2014 and 2015 ceasefires and launch a full-scale invasion of Ukraine. In his view, the decision to ...

Speaking on the 25th anniversary of his rule, President Vladimir V. Putin delivered an upbeat and vague New Year’s Eve message that did not address casualties in Ukraine or rising inflation at home.

Putin said. “12 years ago, a man disappeared in Syria, 12 years ago! We understand what the situation was there 12 years ago, there was active military action, and on both sides.

Russian President Vladimir Putin asserted last week that he’s “ready” for potential talks with President-elect Donald Trump on ending the nearly three-year-long war in Ukraine. Putin ...

In the initial invasion of 2014, Crimea was taken by a small force of “green men” who overwhelmed Ukrainian bases on the peninsula while denying they were Russian military. (Putin later ...