The Russian leader Vladimir Putin is reportedly planning to hand his Kremlin throne to his second daughter, a former high-kicking rock'n'roll dancer, who has a cruel nickname based on her appearance

However, Trump’s rhetoric surrounding Russia, traditionally sympathetic to Putin’s aims, has shifted in recent weeks as his attempts to end the war continue to be thwarted.At the weekend, Trump warned that if Putin threatened to conquer all of Ukraine he would bring about the “downfall” of Russia.

The United States missed the chance to stop the aggression of Russian President Vladimir Putin in Ukraine back in 2014. Insufficient actions at that time led to the loss of a deterrent factor, former US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo says during the Black Sea Security Forum.

Vladimir Putin has been left furious after Russia's foreign intelligence service accused Serbia of "shooting Russia in the back" by supplying arms and ammunition to Ukraine through intermediaries. The SVR issued an unusual statement targeting Belgrade,

Putin using North Korean ballistic missiles to ‘terrorise’ Kyiv, UN allies say - Pyongyang reportedly sent nine million rounds of artillery and rocket launcher ammunition and at least 100 ballistic mi

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Donald Trump blasted at Vladimir Putin after Russia launched a deadly air strike on Ukrainian cities on Sunday, May 25. Reportedly, 298 drones and 69 missiles were launched in its overnight assault on Ukraine,

Russian President Vladimir Putin said Russia needs to “strangle” Western tech companies still operating in the country. The comments come after a Monday meeting at the Kremlin where a businessman claimed Russian consumers are still using Microsoft and Zoom products in the country.

Vladimir Putin will attack a Nato country if he wins in Ukraine, former CIA chief David Petraeus has warned. The former US general and intelligence chief claimed Russia could invade Lithuania or another Baltic state following any success in its current military campaign.

Child killed in Russian strike after Zelensky accuses Putin of sabotaging talks - Zelensky says Ukraine is still waiting for a memo from Russia setting out its conditions for peace