Vladímir Putin

After consolidating in Mali, Moscow is strengthening its collaboration with Burkina Faso and Niger through an armed structure intended to replace the Wagner Group

The U.S. State Department said Russia rejected several proposals for freeing Paul Whelan, an American convicted of espionage, and ‘Wall Street Journal’ reporter Evan Gershkovich

The Unites States and other countries imposed a $60 a barrel limit last year on Russian oil. Firms in the United Arab Emirates and Hong Kong were identified for sanctions

The president of Ukraine is considering mobilizing up to half a million people for the war against Russia, admitting that ‘no one knows when it will end’

The EU headquarters said the latest measures would “deliver a further blow to Putin’s ability to wage war by targeting high-value sectors of the Russian economy

Putin’s fiercest foe had multiple hearings scheduled, some of which were suspended since the unknown location of the politician precluded his participation

The move on Sunday came just a day after supporters formally nominated the Kremlin leader on Saturday to run in the 2024 presidential election as an independent

UEFA plans to amend its statutes on presidential term limits — something already done by FIFA for president Gianni Infantino in relative secrecy in Moscow in 2018

Kyiv has rapidly reformed a multitude of laws over the past two years so that the European Council would give free rein to discussions over membership of the bloc

U.S. State Department said the Washington has “put multiple offers on the table,” but that ‘so far we’ve seen them refuse to take us up on our proposals’

Speaking at a year-end news conference that lasted over four hours, Putin faced questions from Western journalists for the firs time since the fighting in Ukraine began

Real Sociedad, PSV, Olympique and Salzburg have conducted transactions with teams linked to oligarchs or Kremlin-affiliated banks

A new EU financial package for Kyiv is at risk, as are negotiations for the embattled country to join the bloc. Meanwhile, in the United States, support for Ukraine is suffering

Navalny, who is serving a 19-year term on charges of extremism, was due to appear in court Monday via video link but didn’t

Millions of Ukrainian women and children have moved overseas and do not plan to return to a country that has lost over 30% of its population since independence in 1991

Imprisoned opposition leader Alexei Navalny said in a statement relayed by his team that “no one but us will step into this battle for the hearts and the minds of our fellow citizens”

The president confirms that he will participate in the three-day presidential election to be held on March 17. Under current law, he could remain in office until 2036

Putin has approved amnesty for female prisoners who are not repeat offenders, non-violent offenders or those with young children as a measure to boost the birth rate

Under constitutional reforms he orchestrated, Putin is eligible to seek two more six-year terms after his current term expires next year, potentially allowing him to remain in power until 2036

The president faces rising opposition in the United States and Europe to maintaining aid, growing domestic unrest, and stalemate on the front lines of the war

Putin has sought to boost Russia’s profile as a power broker in the conflict in the Middle East and challenge Washington, casting the war as a failure of U.S. diplomacy

The activist sees no end to the unrelenting authoritarianism and repression in her country

Analists say Putin wants to create a new cadre of hugely wealthy figures who are beholden to him by distributing the assets that the state has seized from foreign companies exiting Russia

Vladimir Putin has ordered the maximum number of army personnel to be raised to 2.2 million while the Ministry of Defense has reduced the list of diseases that provide exemption from conscription