Vladimir Putin

Russian fuel prices seem to drop wherever Putin visits

Remote Russian regions start offering dramatically lower gasoline and diesel prices immediately before Russian dictator Vladimir Putin is scheduled to visit them, independent outlet The Insider wrote on Aug. 3.

4 August, 12:46 AM

Lavrov says Putin’s rise was ‘divine intervention’

Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said the transfer of power from Boris Yeltsin to Vladimir Putin in 2000 was “evidence of extraordinary divine intervention,” calling it a historic turning point for Russia.

29 July, 08:42 PM

Feygin outlines two critical factors that could force Putin into genuine peace talks

Russian dictator Vladimir Putin will only engage in genuine peace negotiations if U.S. President Donald Trump shifts his stance to fully support Ukraine and the war begins to significantly destabilize Russia's internal situation, Russian opposition politician and lawyer Mark Feygin told Radio NV on July 28.

29 July, 09:51 AM

New mobilization wave remains Putin's deeply personal decision — ISW

A potential new wave of mobilization in Russia remains a deeply personal decision for Russian dictator Vladimir Putin, the Institute for the Study of War (ISW) wrote on July 28.

29 July, 09:48 AM

Russia has no need for broad mobilization yet, analyst says

Moscow will not declare full-scale mobilization after September elections to the State Duma, Russian political scientist Ivan Preobrazhensky told NV Radio on July 28.

28 July, 11:48 PM

Kremlin says no U.S. request exists for Trump-Putin call ahead of Trump-Zelenskyy meeting

Contacts between the United States and Russia are continuing, but there has been no request from Washington for a phone call between President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said on July 28, according to Russian state-aligned outlet RBC.

28 July, 06:20 PM

Trump now sees Zelenskyy more favorably and Putin less so

U.S. President Donald Trump privately told advisers for more than a year that Ukraine was losing the war, but has recently grown more optimistic about Ukraine and President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, the WSJ reported on July 28.

28 July, 03:57 PM

Kremlin turns to money printing to finance war against Ukraine

Russia is increasingly financing its war against Ukraine through hidden ruble issuance, forcing state banks to buy federal bonds with liquidity provided by the Russian central bank as market funding dries up.

28 July, 02:08 PM

'Elites will say Putin can be eaten': Feygin on Russia's war and talks

Lawyer and YouTube blogger Mark Feygin, who lives in France, told NV he had long predicted the war would spread to Russian territory and outlined how he believes events will unfold on July 28.

28 July, 11:15 AM

Russia to keep military spending a priority for 3 years, Putin says

Military spending will remain a top priority in Russia’s federal budget for the next three years, Russian dictator Vladimir Putin said on July 27, as reported by independent outlet The Moscow Times.

28 July, 12:36 AM

Russian parliament once again denies mobilization plans

The head of the State Duma’s defense committee, Andrey Kartapolov, said that Russia does not need a new wave of mobilization, independent outlet The Moscow Times reported on July 27.

27 July, 08:37 PM

Kremlin bristles as Zelenskyy warns Russia wants 30,000 more North Korean troops

Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov responded sharply to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s warning that Russia plans to bring more North Korean troops into the war against Ukraine, Russian propaganda agency TASS reported on July 27.

27 July, 04:47 PM

Putin returns to public encounters as wartime crises drag down his approval rating

Russian dictator Vladimir Putin has begun meeting members of the public at a pace previously seen after Wagner mercenary chief Yevgeny Prigozhin’s mutiny, the killing of Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny and Ukraine’s offensive in Russia’s Kursk Oblast, Russian outlet Agentstvo reported on July 27.

27 July, 04:00 PM

More than half of Ukrainians believe proposed air truce would mainly benefit Russia – Radio NV poll

Approximately 55% of Radio NV listeners surveyed as of July 27 believe that a potential cessation of airstrikes – which President Volodymyr Zelenskyy may discuss with Donald Trump during his upcoming U.S. visit – would primarily benefit Russian dictator Vladimir Putin.

27 July, 11:27 AM

Putin plans to quietly ramp up mobilization in October, Zelenskyy warns

Russian dictator Vladimir Putin plans to intensify mobilization in early October following State Duma elections, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said in an interview with Sky News, published on July 27, citing intelligence reports.

27 July, 11:15 AM

Ukraine praises Kazakhstan's call for Putin to freeze war

Ukraine's acting Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha praised Kazakh President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev's call urging Russian President Vladimir Putin to freeze the war, calling it a "realistic, timely, and wise message,” in a post on X on July 26.

26 July, 03:00 PM

Sybiha warns Putin may deploy ‘fake diplomacy’ to stall U.S. sanctions bill

Russia may resort to “fake diplomacy” to delay passage of a new sanctions bill in the U.S. Senate, Ukraine’s acting Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha said in an X post on July 25.

25 July, 10:50 PM

Tokayev presses Putin to halt war, warns fighting helps Russia’s adversaries

Kazakh President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev told Russian dictator Vladimir Putin that Russia’s war against Ukraine must end as soon as possible, Russian media reported on July 25.

25 July, 07:00 PM

Zelenskyy: Trump now sees Putin not interested in peace

U.S. President Donald Trump has finally realized that Russian dictator Vladimir Putin is merely feigning an interest in ending the Russo–Ukrainian war, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said in an interview with MAGA influencer Laura Loomer published on July 24.

25 July, 02:19 AM

Kremlin plans fall mobilization, Zelenskyy warns

Ukrainian intelligence has information that suggests Russia is planning another wave of broad mobilization this fall, after September parliamentary elections, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said on July 24.

24 July, 11:46 PM

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