Putin ally reiterates nuclear warning: 'any means necessary'
What's New Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov, an ally of Russian President Vladimir Putin, has reiterated a nuclear weapons warning against countries "testing our resolve," saying…
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Russia's economy is set to lose another source of income that Ukraine controls
Russian leader Vladimir Putin has acknowledged that his country's natural gas transit deal with Ukraine will not be renewed.Sergei Guneyev/Pool/AFP via Getty Images Russia's natural gas…
Slovakian opposition dismayed as leader meets with Putin in Moscow
Slovakian Prime Minister Robert Fico met Russian President Vladimir Putin in a previously unannounced visit to the Kremlin on Sunday for talks, Russian state media reported, leading to…
Slovak PM meets Putin in surprise Moscow visit
Slovakia's Prime Minister Robert Fico has made a surprise visit to Moscow for talks with Vladimir Putin - becoming only the third Western leader to meet the Russian leader since the…
Slovakian leader meets with Putin in Moscow
Slovakian Prime Minister Robert Fico met Russian President Vladimir Putin in a previously unannounced visit to the Kremlin on Sunday for talks, Russian state media reported. It was the…
Russia has a divorce problem
What's New Russia has among the highest divorce rates in the world, and although they have slightly declined this year, they have remained high since the 1960s, according to the…
Leader of Germany's populist BSW condemns Putin and Ukraine war
Sahra Wagenknecht, the leader of the new eponymous German populist Sahra Wagenknecht Alliance (BSW) has distanced herself from Russian President Vladimir Putin. "I condemn this war,"…
Putin holds annual press conference and televised call-in show
Russian President Vladimir Putin is to hold his annual end-of-year press conference and televised call-in show on Thursday. The question-and-answer session for journalists is combined with…
Putin abruptly replaces top commander on critical Ukraine front line
The Kremlin has appointed Lieutenant General Andrei Ivanayev as commander of the Vostok Battalion group of forces, which is leading the assault in Ukraine's eastern Donbas region,…
Is Putin's new hypersonic missile a nuclear warfare 'gamechanger'?
Russian President Vladimir Putin's unveiling of his new intermediate-range hypersonic ballistic missile and statements about its strength have left questions about how the weapon will…
Scholz labels call with Putin 'frustrating' but he'd do it again
German Chancellor Olaf Scholz said he's willing to speak with Russian President Vladimir Putin again even though his recent phone call yielded no results. "It was frustrating," Scholz told…
Putin's Western adversaries are in disarray
Vladimir Putin might be able to capitalize on the adage of "never to waste a good crisis" as democracies of France, Germany, Romania and South Korea, which have been vocal opponents of his…
Assad flees, rebels enter Damascus, ending 50 years of Syrian family's rule
Syria's army command notified officers that President Bashar al-Assad's rule has ended following a lightning rebel offensive, a Syrian officer told Reuters on Sunday. Assad flew out of…
Putin warns West of "brink of global conflict"
Vladimir Putin has warned of an impending "global conflict" in an address in which he accused the West of stoking tensions regarding the war in Ukraine he started. Putin told the meeting…
Putin says new Oreshnik missile system is also for Belarus
Russia intends to deploy its new Oreshnik missile system, recently used against Ukraine for the first time, in neighbouring Belarus as a deterrent to the West. "These complexes will be put…
Putin signs pact with ally that includes possible use of Russian nukes
Russian President Vladimir Putin signed a pact with close ally Belarus on Friday that includes the possible use of Russian nuclear weapons. What Does the Pact Say? Putin signed the treaty…
Russian navy evacuates second key base this year
Russia is moving vessels from its naval base in Syria amid the escalating insurgency against Syrian President Bashar al-Assad, it has been reported, after Moscow is said to have shifted…
Putin's cousin scolded for Revealing classified war casualty figures
Vladimir Putin's cousin was scolded during a live broadcast for divulging "classified" war casualty numbers. Anna Tsivileva, who is Russia's current Deputy Minister of Defense and a state…
Australian detectives find Putin photos on drugs stashed in car
Australian organized crime detectives charged a man they said was trying to smuggle $18 million Australian ($11.6 million US) worth of methamphetamine and cocaine, some of which featured a…
Erdoğan talks to Putin, urges Syrian government to engage in dialogue
The Syrian government should engage in political dialogue amid the ongoing clashes with rebels, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan said during a phone call with Russian counterpart…
What Putin seeks to gain from Donald Trump in Ukraine peace deal
Donald Trump has long said he can end the war started by Vladimir Putin within a day, but how soon talks take place after the president-elect's inauguration depends on whether the terms…
Putin makes it official: Russia is all in on defense spending
Putin has signed off on a record defense budget for 2025 amid the ongoing Ukraine war. Defense spending will rise to 13.5 trillion rubles, making up a third of the country's budget.…
Biden administration gives update on nuclear weapons to Ukraine
National security adviser Jake Sullivan told ABC News on Sunday morning that the Biden administration is not considering returning nuclear weapons to Ukraine. With only seven weeks until…
German minister warns of Russia-NATO confrontations
German Interior Minister Nancy Faeser has warned of growing confrontation between Russia and NATO, in an interview with the Handelsblatt newspaper published on Sunday. Russian President…