Putin claims Russian troops have surrounded 2 Ukrainian cities but Ukraine says that's not true

Russian President Vladimir Putin claimed Wednesday that Russian troops have surrounded Ukrainian forces in two key eastern ...

Putin Says Russia Tested New Nuclear-Powered Cruise Missile

Russian President Vladimir Putin hailed the test of a new nuclear-powered cruise missile that his military said was capable ...

Putin envoy says US, Russia close to a ‘diplomatic solution’ — believes war in Ukraine will be over within a year

Russian President Vladimir Putin’s special envoy claimed Washington and Moscow were close to a “diplomatic solution” to the ...

North Korea’s top diplomat meets with Putin on a visit to Russia

North Korea's top diplomat has visited the Kremlin for talks with Russian President Vladimir Putin. The meeting follows last ...

Ukraine war latest live: Putin more committed than ever to continuing war, US intelligence report says

Hi, this is Tania Myronyshena reporting from Kyiv on day 1,343 of Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine. Today's top story ...

U.S. intelligence agencies see no sign Russia is ready to compromise on Ukraine

Russian President Vladimir Putin is now believed to be more dug in than ever, according to a recent intelligence assessment.

Aging Putin brings younger generation, family members into circle amid Kremlin instability: report

Vladimir Putin tightens grip on power by promoting family members and younger allies to his inner circle as economic strain ...

Russia’s population is shrinking rapidly. Putin is trying to put a stop to that

Russia’s population has fallen from 147.6 million in 1990 — the year before the USSR collapsed — to 146.1 million this year, ...