Vladimir Putin

Finland's Stubb urges U.S. sanctions to force Putin to negotiate

The United States should push for a new round of sanctions to paralyze Russia's industry and finally force Russian President Vladimir Putin to the negotiating table, Finland's President Alexander Stubb said in an interview with Politico published on Nov. 17.

18 November, 12:16 PM

Kremlin reacts to Trump’s proposed sanctions on Russia’s trade partners

The Kremlin will closely monitor a U.S. bill proposing sanctions on countries doing business with Russia and expects to respond “extremely negatively,” spokesman Dmitry Peskov said on Nov. 17, according to the Russian state-run news agency Interfax.

17 November, 05:07 PM

Kremlin signals Russia’s war against Ukraine could drag on

Russia’s war against Ukraine will continue until it achieves “the goals it set from the very beginning,” Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said on Nov. 10 during a briefing, according to the state-run propaganda outlet RIA Novosti.

10 November, 02:46 PM

Tusk: Putin has power to destroy EU and European culture

Russian dictator Vladimir Putin possesses the means to destroy the European Union as an organization and Europe as a cultural entity, Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk warned in an interview with Gazeta Wyborcza published on Nov. 10.

10 November, 12:55 PM

Mark Rutte warns Putin against initiating nuclear conflict

Vladimir Putin must remember that nuclear war must never start, as it cannot be won, NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte warned in an interview with the Sunday edition of Die Welt on Nov. 9.

9 November, 04:33 PM

Putin’s third generation rises to power, family now dominates state-linked posts — investigation

In recent years, several second cousins once removed of Russian dictator Vladimir Putin have taken jobs in state-affiliated institutions, marking the emergence of a third generation of the Putin family within Russia’s governing class, according to an investigation titled Fathers and Sons, published by Russian outlet Proekt and cited by the independent media group Agentstvo on Nov. 6.

6 November, 04:41 PM

Putin uses nuclear threats, but Russia-U.S. power balance remains – ISW

Vladimir Putin is attempting to shift blame for the development of Russia’s nuclear program, launched years ago, onto the United States and President Donald Trump, according to a report from the Institute for the Study of War on Nov. 5.

6 November, 11:16 AM

Germany’s AfD to ‘intensify contacts’ with Russia

Two German MPs representing the far-right populist AfD party plan to travel to Russia in mid-November to “intensify contacts” with Moscow, German TV news program Tagesschau reported on Nov. 5.

5 November, 11:52 PM

Russia’s defense chief urges Putin to prepare for nuclear tests

Russia’s Defense Minister Andrey Belousov has proposed launching “immediate preparations” for nuclear weapons tests at the Novaya Zemlya test site.

5 November, 05:28 PM

Kremlin caught publishing pre-filmed Putin meetings to fake public activity

The Kremlin routinely pre-records appearances featuring Russian dictator Vladimir Putin and later releases them as if they were recent events, new evidence uncovered by the investigative project Sistema shows.

5 November, 11:23 AM

Trump: No final straw on Putin's Ukraine war stance

There is no "final straw" that would convince U.S. President Donald Trump that Russian President Vladimir Putin is unwilling to end the war in Ukraine, suggesting instead to let the fight play out, the American leader said aboard Air Force One on Nov. 2.

3 November, 11:48 AM

Maduro asks Putin for aid as U.S. military buildup continues

Venezuelan dictator Nicolas Maduro asked his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin to supply missiles, radars, and modern combat aircraft, citing the ongoing U.S. naval asset buildup in the Caribbean, The Washington Post reported on Oct. 31.

31 October, 09:54 PM

Zelenskyy on Putin and Pokrovsk: ‘They say he wants to come — sure, we know how it ends’

President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy said that if Russian dictator Vladimir Putin were to show up in Pokrovsk, Donetsk Oblast, “everyone knows how it ends.” He made the remark during a briefing on Oct. 31.

31 October, 04:46 PM

Russia resumes flights to Khmeimim airbase in Syria

Russia has resumed military flights to its Khmeimim Air Base near Latakia, Syria, after a six-month pause, Bloomberg reported on Oct. 30, citing flight tracking data from Flightradar24.

30 October, 11:49 PM

Syrskyi rebuts Russia’s false encirclement claim

Oleksandr Syrskyi, Commander-in-Chief of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, has refuted Russian claims of Ukrainian troop encirclement in Pokrovsk and Kupyansk in his official statement posted on Telegram on Oct. 30 after visiting the frontlines in Donetsk Oblast.

30 October, 02:54 PM

Putin’s ‘micro-ceasefire’ bid seen as ploy to frame Ukraine as peace blocker — ISW

Russian dictator Vladimir Putin’s performative proposal for a brief “micro-ceasefire” near Pokrovsk and Kupyansk is likely aimed at creating the impression that Moscow is not an obstacle to peace, the Institute for the Study of War (ISW) said in its Oct. 29 report.

30 October, 12:38 PM

Defense of Pokrovsk, Kupyansk continues despite Putin’s encirclement claims—Zelenskyy

The largest concentration of Russian troops remains around embattled Pokrovsk, Donetsk Oblast, with Ukrainian forces in the area still holding firm, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said on Oct. 29.

29 October, 10:41 PM

Trump says he has ‘warm relationship’ with Putin, claims Ukraine war will be ‘inevitably resolved’

U.S. President Donald Trump said the war between Ukraine and Russia will “inevitably be resolved,” calling it the only “conflict” that has yet to be settled, according to remarks he made at a press conference.

29 October, 12:06 PM

U.S. intel: Putin doubles down on war in Ukraine

Russian dictator Vladimir Putin is more determined than ever to continue the aggression against Ukraine and prevail on the battlefield, NBC News reported on Oct. 28, citing a recent U.S. intelligence assessment communicated to members of Congress.

29 October, 08:27 AM

Russia in denial about its own fuel crisis

Russia’s Energy Minister Sergey Tsivilyov dismissed Ukrainian drone attacks as a cause of his country’s fuel crisis, attributing higher prices instead to routine refinery maintenance and seasonal demand.

27 October, 10:22 PM

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