The Russian president's remarks at a 3 a.m. news conference — and Moscow's intensifying strikes on Kyiv — suggested that he sees little chance of a deal to end his war in Ukraine.

Vladimir Putin has vowed revenge after Ukraine humiliated the Russian dictator with yet another drone attack on a major oil hub. A barrage of long-range drones on Tuesday left the vast Ust-Luga fuel terminal in flames.

Bishkek showcases Putin’s diplomatic reach and the leverage held by the partners that Russia increasingly needs.

MOSCOW, Sept 1 (Reuters) - President Vladimir Putin said on Tuesday that Russian troops had captured 270 square km of Ukraine’s Donetsk region in August and a large group of Ukrainian troops were surrounded.

Russian President Vladimir Putin’s health is under fresh scrutiny after Kremlin footage showed a dark mark on his left hand. The mark was visible as Putin, 73, addressed schoolchildren and students in a video released on Sept.

Russia President Vladimir Putin has warned Armenia’s Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan that Yerevan’s bid to join the European Union could disrupt trade with Moscow. Relations between the two countries have reached historic lows as Yerevan pivots towards the West,

The war has become a ruinous contest of drone and missile attacks that, while devastating to Ukraine, are inflicting visible damage on Russia too. But Mr Putin shows no sign of backing off. The worry is that he may try to escape from what Russians call a tupik (dead-end) as he has in the past: by finding some new way to escalate the conflict.

Vladimir Putin has been scolded by a fellow world leader in a televised meeting. The 73-year-old was at the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) summit in Bishkek, the capital of Kyrgyzstan, on

President Vladimir Putin said on ⁠Tuesday ⁠that Russia was winning the war in ⁠Ukraine and portrayed the Ukrainian leadership as "terrorists" with whom Moscow could not negotiate. Putin, in his most detailed ​comments on the war for many weeks,