Twenty five years ago today, a somewhat undemonstrative technocrat became the acting president of Russia. In a surprise ...

Will Putin’s reign outlast 2025? In an unpredictable time, all bets are off. The Newsday app makes it easier to access ...

This New Year’s Eve, Vladimir Putin is marking a quarter-century as Russia’s first man. While his grip on power appears more ...

When recently asked at a press conference whether he believes Russia’s war with Ukraine will end in 2025, Vladimir Putin gave ...

COMMENT: Crisis has aided the Russian strongman’s regime stability far more than any index of economic success, writes ...

The arrest announcement follows the death of Russia's Lt. Gen Igor Kirillov, who was killed on Dec. 17 by a bomb hidden on an ...

Putin has been ruling with an iron fist ever since he became president on New Year's Eve 1999. The swaggering KGB thug - then 47, now 72 - took over from the weak and booze-soaked Boris Yeltsin.

But what if Putin believes he’s God or at least godlike? Blasphemy isn’t a hard sell for an old KGB hand, and delusion is right up the alley for a tyrant who’s held power for 25 years.

But what if Putin believes he’s God or at least godlike? Blasphemy isn’t a hard sell for an old KGB hand, and delusion is right up the alley for a tyrant who’s held power for 25 years.

“Why stand in his way?” That strong leader was a political unknown: a former KGB officer named Vladimir Putin. This New Year’s Eve, when Putin addresses Russians, he will be marking a quarte ...

Russia’s top security agency says that it has arrested several suspects accused of involvement in an alleged Ukrainian plot ...