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War in Ukraine
The Russian president said his people should be “proud” of what the country had done during his 25 years in power – without explicitly mentioning his war in Ukraine.
13h ago
Putin
The places around the globe where Moscow has asserted its influence are teetering precariously. With Russian forces bogged down in Ukraine, there can be no cavalry coming to the autocrats’ rescue.
18h ago
Putin
The two presidents share a strong personal bond, with China’s Xi Jinping calling his Russian counterpart his “best friend” and the latter cherishing his “reliable partner.”
20h ago
Putin
El Al initially halted flights on Dec. 26, the day after the Azerbaijan Airlines Embraer aircraft crashed near Aktau, Kazakhstan, killing 38 people.
1d ago
Putin
“Russophobia,” a buzzword long used as pretext for anything that might thwart Russia’s revanchist trajectory, is now defined, and a strategy has been elaborated to mitigate it.
2d ago
Putin
Unable to ignore the international outcry over Russia’s shooting down a passenger plane, Putin called his Azerbaijani counterpart to apologize.
Dec. 28, 2024
Putin
Denys Davydov breaks down the mechanics of the Azerbaijani airliner crash. He shares expert insights into how the incident unfolded and examines the Kremlin’s likely next moves to evade accountability
Dec. 27, 2024
War in Ukraine
Putin: Slovakia offers to host peace talks; Moscow’s drones kill two more civilians in occupied Donetsk region; Reuters reports that crashed Azerbaijan flight was shot down by Russian defenses.
Dec. 27, 2024
Putin
A forensic examination of the wreckage of the ballistic missile that attacked the Ukrainian city of Dnipro on Nov. 21 has found components manufactured back in 2017.
Dec. 24, 2024
Putin
The last two weeks have seen a wave of more than 30 incendiary attacks on municipal offices, banks, post offices, and police cars throughout Russia
Dec. 24, 2024
Zelensky
Ukrainian leader hits out at Slovak PM for visiting Putin and opposing energy dependence on Russia.
Dec. 23, 2024
War in Ukraine
Over the weekend: Trump says Putin wants to meet ASAP to discuss ending the war; Slovak PM heads to the Kremlin on a surprise visit; and Ukraine appeals to UN after Russia accused of executing 5 POWS.
Dec. 23, 2024
Putin
Neither the US nor Israel should help Putin out by providing the new Syrian government with a motive to allow him to keep his bases in Syria.
Dec. 22, 2024
Putin
Putin fumes that Kyiv is hitting back and meting out the same sort of damaging punishment inside Russia as his missiles and drones continue to do in Ukraine.
Dec. 22, 2024
Putin
Three attacks in Moscow and another in St. Petersburg on Saturday were aimed at shopping malls, post offices and a bank, causing panic and some damage.
Dec. 22, 2024
Putin
At his annual press conference, question and answer session and public phone-in, Russian President Vladimir Putin once again presented a positive picture of the situation in his country.
Dec. 21, 2024