Putin’s ultimate goal isn’t recreating empire or seeking war with NATO—it’s staying in power. In pressing for greater ...

Donald Trump threatened Russia with unspecified sanctions as he urged President Vladimir Putin to end the war in Ukraine .

The president-elect had said Russia’s leader wanted to meet him to discuss the war in Ukraine. The Kremlin said it welcomed ...

The offers from Bern and Belgrade come as US President-elect Donald Trump seeks to convince Russian President Vladimir Putin ...

Until that reckoning arrives, however, simmering economic problems are unlikely to overpower the forces that keep Putin bent on continuing the war in Ukraine. The possibility of popular pressure is ...

An upcoming biopic about Russian President Vladimir Putin is already proving controversial, and not even because of politics.

Putin’s rule has been an extraordinary period in Russian history that has seen him serve as president or prime minister from New Year’s Eve 1999 to date. While he is widely criticised in the West, he ...

The lean, fit and sober Putin proved popular in a country used to the erratic behaviour of Yeltsin, who was so boozy and unhealthy that it was sometimes a news story when he managed just to make ...

When Vladimir Putin took over as acting president of Russia at the start of the year 2000, the former spy was an enigma to many. In History looks at how the surprise leader survived a tough ...

Vladimir Putin insisted, at least publicly, that he didn’t want a cult of his personality. Not anymore. During the last three ...

“And on the other hand, it is a country where President Putin is still very, very popular,” added Vučić, who has refused to join international sanctions against Moscow in the wake of its ...

Alina Kabaeva, the alleged partner of Vladimir Putin, has gained influence in Russian sports in recent years. According to ...