Vladímir Putin

The annual meeting of the group of advanced economies will take the pulse of the transatlantic tie and address the wars in Iran and Ukraine, as well as the relationship with China

The SIPRI annual report warns that countries are once again relying on nuclear weapons as an instrument of power. The nine states that possess them are upgrading and modernizing their arsenals

The leader of the far-left party La France Insoumise, who launched his campaign last Sunday in the Paris suburb of Saint-Denis, is the only clear candidate right now for the 2027 French presidential election

As the war in Ukraine continues, Russia is intensifying a covert pressure campaign on NATO’s eastern flank that is unnerving European governments and intelligence services

The economic forum has faded after four years of war in Ukraine, but loyalties and contracts are still being woven behind the scenes

The British historian, who has announced a work on the Battle of Britain and predicts a war in the Baltic, devotes his new book to the role of the Siberian holy man in the collapse of the Romanov Russian empire

In Moscow, the EU is equated with Nazi Germany. An escalation against the bloc would allow the Kremlin to carry out a new mobilization

Problems with online payments and ATMs have pushed citizens to withdraw record amounts over the past three months

The maritime route between Sweden and Denmark has become a key point for Moscow, which uses it to move oil from the Baltic to the North Sea

A six‑time world champion and winner of more tournaments than anyone, he remains a towering symbol of the sport

Russia and China are moving closer to linking the Arctic Circle to Shanghai but the urgency is on Moscow’s side

Germany’s former chancellor returns to the public stage amid the internal crisis in the Merz government and tensions with the United States

The Russian capital’s air defense systems are failing to stem the tide of Ukrainian strikes. The Kremlin is wondering what a nuclear power can do against conventional attacks

In just a few days, authorities opened an exhibition targeting Poles at the Katyn mass graves, criminalized the Memorial association, and restructured the Gulag museum

Under threat by the US government, the legal institution in The Hague is pressing ahead to try former Philippine President Duterte for crimes against humanity

Poland’s foreign minister warned: ‘Putin is desperate, so he might do something desperate’

The airfield, 55 miles from the border, has become the main point of arrival for military and humanitarian aid

Official and independent polls agree on the decline of the Russian leader’s approval ratings as economic problems worsened from 2025 onwards

The intensification of attacks on Ukraine’s Danube ports has led to explosions and evacuations in towns near the frontier

Drones that restrict movement and a shortage of troops are forcing some soldiers to spend more than a year on the front lines

A new report documents Moscow’s deceptive tactics to expand its pool of foreign fighters. Thousands are sent to the front without training

The officer, considered a hero in his country, accuses the United States of having succumbed to ‘Russian disinformation’ due to its affinity with Vladimir Putin

The Russian invasion has devastated the Ukrainian economy, and the budget for 2026 anticipates additional borrowing for this year equivalent to 18% of GDP

The former foreign minister, who brought the Greens into government, points out that Europe must prepare for the end of American protection: ‘We’ll see if NATO survives’

A German foundation is taking the pulse of the region, which has become the main stage for the power struggle between the two superpowers