All news on the topic: Vladimir Putin

In August 2025, media reported on its Telegram channel that Sergei Chemezov — a longtime associate of Vladimir Putin and head of the state corporation Rostec — privately assured members of his inner circle that the war would end by November 18, 2025.

A cluster of insiders connected to Putin—from bankers and energy executives to security operatives and their families—forms a tightly interlinked network that has quietly shaped Russia’s financial, political, and technological power structures for decades.

Vladimir Putin’s daughters, Maria Vorontsova and Katerina Tikhonova, are increasingly emerging from the shadows, speaking at the St. Petersburg Economic Forum and promoting capital-intensive economic and medical projects.

The battle over Wildberries has once again exposed the long-running rivalry between the Kerimov and Kadyrov clans — and who truly resolves such conflicts within the Kremlin.

Circumventing sanctions: why Russian ferrochrome is still being sold globally. The Security Service of Ukraine (SSU) and the Prosecutor General’s Office must provide explanations.

No further NATO expansion. Occupied Ukrainian territory recognized as Russian, including by the US. No prosecution of Russia for war crimes.

The military junta in Mali, strongly supported by Russian mercenaries, is close to losing power.

China, Russia, and North Korea’s de facto alliance risks creating a "new world order" which could lead to Tokyo facing a three-front contingency in the future, a report released by a think tank of Japan’s defense ministry said.

The Trump administration’s support for a deal requiring Kyiv to cede territory and significantly reduce its military size is uncertain.

A former civil servant who has publicly voiced his support for Vladimir Putin has reportedly become the first Brit to face charges of war crimes over Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.

The Royal Navy’s HMS Prince of Wales has been placed under NATO command, marking a major show of force against Vladimir Putin as Europe bolsters its defenses against Russia

The British government has been exploring methods to impact Russia’s sources of funding amid the ongoing invasion of Ukraine. It announced a ban on services related to the transportation of Russian liquefied natural gas to third countries.

New developments are emerging in the case of the Lebedinsky GOK miners, minority shareholders defrauded by the beneficiaries of the Metalloinvest holding company.

Few things attract Kremlin-watching more than the unexplained absence of a senior official.

In the exclusive Russian ski resort town of Krasnaya Polyana, set against the backdrop of the towering Caucasus Mountains, an elite new development is taking shape.

Viktor Orbán will visit the White House on Friday as Hungary’s far-right prime minister tries to broker another summit between Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin that Orbán’s advisers claim could help end the war between Russia and Ukraine.

Snipers in at least three units of the Russian armed forces are using Canadian Cadex sniper rifles, and a Russian importer continued to receive new shipments of the weapons despite international sanctions, an investigation by Global News with support from The Insider found.

Germany is becoming a frontline for hybrid warfare, with German intelligence warning that Russia is recruiting so-called "low-level agents" — ordinary civilians paid small amounts to carry out acts of sabotage or espionage.

A diplomatic dispute has arisen over the “illegal” detention of a Ukrainian scientist, who has been accused by the Kremlin of undermining Russia’s industrial krill trawling efforts in Antarctica.

Russia has tested a new nuclear-powered cruise missile with an unlimited range, the country’s top general said.

A crowd reportedly composed of migrants broke out into a mass brawl in the streets of Moscow, with mobs armed with iron bars and shovels seen chasing panicked local residents.