A senior Assad aide said a 'trick' by Putin contributed to Syria's collapse
A former aide to Syria's deposed President Bashar Assad described how he believes Russian President Vladimir Putin ...
Betrayal by a close friend? Vladimir Putin tricked Bashar-al-Assad in his last days of power; wasn't picking up his calls
Vladimir Putin is currently entangled in a major international controversy, after Syria’s former media chief and top aide to ...
Russian Ruble Nosedives as Economy Gives Putin Major Headache
The plunging Russian currency, the ruble, has added to inflationary pressures in Russia, British officials have said, as the ...
Panic in tiny European country over Vladimir Putin meddling in breakaway region
Vladimir Putin has been accused of manufacturing an energy crisis in a breakaway region of Moldova to create instability and ...
Putin asks Russian Orthodox church patriarch to consecrate Christmas gifts for troops in Ukraine
Russia's invasion, which began in February 2022, has also been a source of religious controversy within the Eastern Orthodox ...
China Told Putin Not To Use Nuclear Weapons, Blinken Says
The U.S. secretary of state told the Financial Times that pressure from Beijing dissuaded Vladimir Putin from using nuclear ...
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Punishing Putin: Inside the Global Economic War to Bring Down Russia
Baker, a veteran journalist, offers a deeply sourced investigation into the political economy of the sanctions imposed on Russia following its attack on Ukraine.
Vladimir Putin says he’s ‘ready’ for potential meeting with Trump
Putin, during a wide-ranging end-of-year news conference in Moscow, claimed that he hasn’t spoken to Trump in years and that ...
'He is an introvert – a man of deeds, not words': How Vladimir Putin rose to power in Russia
When he became acting president of Russia on the last day of the 20th Century, the former spy was an enigma to many. Who is ...
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2024 was a year of triumphs and setbacks for Russian leader Vladimir Putin. Here’s how it unfolded
The year 2024 saw President Vladimir Putin further cement his power as he sought to counter Russia’s isolation over the war ...
The wild, AI-assisted biopic Putin doesn’t want you to see
How do you get Vladimir Putin to star in his own biopic? If you’re Polish director Patryk Vega, the answer is (relatively) simple: you hire Polish actor Slawomir Sobala, ask him to spend two years ...
Trump, Putin advisers trade barbs heading into new year
The year is ending with a pair of sharp messages between top advisers to Russian leader Vladimir Putin and President-elect ...