Different reports and assessments have determined that Putin has decided to escalate the war as Moscow fails to make meaningful gains.

PM Modi and Putin travel together in the same car after the SCO meet as India reiterates its call for peace and an end to the Ukraine war.

There is little sign that public exhaustion, economic headwinds or increased Ukrainian strikes are changing the Russian leader’s view that he will eventually achieve victory.

A Russian couple just returning from vacation to their quiet neighborhood in St. Petersburg was running errands Thursday morning when an improvised explosive device tore through their vehicle. The driver,

In recent months, the normally placid waters of Russian politics have been marked by the appearance of small but noticeable ripples—not yet indicators that Vladimir Putin’s hold on power is in immediate danger but that the war in Ukraine is beginning ...

When things get dicey in Moscow, Vladimir Putin tends to drop out of sight for a while, retreating to one of his residences and canceling public events. Only his closest aides know how he spends his time during these absences, which can go on for days even ...

Ukraine’s government-run media platform United24 pointed to Putin’s polar bear tale as evidence of his “delusional” and “senile” take on reality, while many online observers questioned where the Russian leader was getting his information about the “laws of nature.”

The pair, along with other world leaders, were in Kyrgyzstan for a two-day summit of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO), which seeks to be a counterbalance to the West.