All news on the topic: Vladimir Putin

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Russia 'tested intercontinental ballistic missile as Joe Biden visited Ukraine'
Russia carried out a failed intercontinental ballistic missile test which is believed to have coincided with US President Joe Biden's visit to Ukraine, it is reported
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'Putin’s ludicrous claim Russia did not start war is sign of damaged leader'
Putin sabre-rattling once more about nuclear weapons, pulling out of a treaty with the US limiting weapons of mass destruction, smacks of desperation rather than strength
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Return to Kyiv after year of hell as unbroken Ukrainians vow to stand fast
The Daily Mirror returned to Kyiv just before Russian President Vladimir Putin delivered his latest deluded speech, threatening the west for supporting Ukraine
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Vladimir Putin's forces losing 1,000 troops a day as assault branded a 'whimper'
Western officials believe Russia doesn't have the resources to launch a large-scale attack on Ukraine, and is reliant on ageing equipment after losing between 175,000 and 200,000 troops in a year
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Vladimir Putin threatens to rip up major nuclear weapons pact with US - updates
The 9am GMT address by Russian President Vladimir Putin turned into a predictable rant against the West one year on from the start of his illegal invasion of Ukraine
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7 key moments in Putin's speech - from nuclear threat to gender-neutral god
President Vladimir Putin has given an update to Russia's political and military elite on the Ukraine conflict in front of a large crowd in a State of the Nation speech today
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Putin hit by blackout as major TV stations hacked during speech to nation
Today, Russian President Vladimir Putin threatened to take the war over borders and justified the use of nuclear weapons while addressing dignitaries during his State of the Nation speech
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Putin warns of World War 3 'global conflict' as he issues nuclear threat
President Vladimir Putin has given an update to Russia's political and military elite on the Ukraine conflict in front of a large crowd in a State of the Nation speech today
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Flight prices soar as Russians flee ahead ahead of major Vladimir Putin speech
While it was unclear what Vladimir Putin will be announcing today, the fear of new draconian moves was real and opposition blogger Maxim Katz said: “The cheapest direct flight from Moscow to Yerevan is five times the regular price"
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Putin heading to to Kremlin ahead of national address on Ukraine war anniversary
Vladimir Putin's armoured vehicle was flanked by a police escort at around 1am local time on Tuesday morning as he made his way to Moscow ahead of a speech to country's federal assembly
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Rebuilding Ukraine's railways 'will be critical in war' as UK pledges £10million
Transport Secretary Mark Harper said that fixing Ukraine's battered railway network will be vital in the battle against Vladimir Putin and said it would also help with grain supplies - which will keep food prices down
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Liz Truss calls for West to send fighter jets to Ukraine on her backbench return
The former Prime Minister made her first address to the Commons from the backbenches in more than a decade after she was forced to quit No10 in October following her disastrous 49-day reign
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Putin suffers relapse in health as Joe Biden visits Kyiv, Kremlin insiders claim
The claim, which cannot be verified, comes from the Russian telegram channel General SVR which has repeatedly made claims that Vladimir Putin is suffering serious medical problems
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Russia says Western country gave Ukraine radioactive materials, without evidence
The Kremlin claims Ukraine planned to stage a false flag nuclear incident on its own territory to blame Russia and a European country supplied radioactive materials. But Vladimir Putin's regime supplied no evidence
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'Brits may be freezing but let's be happy as Centrica announced £3.3bn profits'
Mark Steel jokes that anyone who knows how economics works understands that the most important rule for a healthy financial system is to give Centrica all the money in the country
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Worker at the Russian foreign ministry found dead in suspicious circumstances
The IT specialist was named Mikhail Ukrainets and a Telegram channel suggested that he fell from his own height and died at the Russian foreign ministry in Moscow
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Russian troops desperate for the loo as toilet exports banned to 'punish' Putin
Sinking to grimy lows, Russian troops are well-known for thieving lavatories out of Ukrainian homes to send back to their families as Western sanctions of "bidets, lavatory pans, [and] flushing cisterns" bite
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'Greedy oil giants pocket benefits of Ukraine war as British families freeze'
'While Centrica made £100 a second, British Gas hired debt collectors who force-fitted pre-payment meters - it's clear we need a windfall tax to put people before greed'
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Cops foiled 8 'terror plots' with extremist threats seen in kids as young as 13
The UK's Head of Counter Terrorism Policing, Matt Jukes, said his unit had 800 live investigations ongoing as they bid to thwart jihadist attacks
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Keir Starmer meets President Zelensky in Ukraine to pledge 'unwavering support'
The Labour leader met with the Ukrainian leader in the capital ahead of next week’s first anniversary of the war - earlier in the day Keir Starmer travelled to Bucha and Irpin to see the sites of Russian war crimes
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Ukraine war 'hitting Russian birth rate' as invasion's first anniversary looms
Western officials gave a revealing insight into how the conflict is having an impact on Russia, almost 12 months since Vladimir Putin ordered Russian troops across the border
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Putin's defence official plunges to death from window leaving documents behind
Marina Yankina was the head of the financial support department of the Ministry of Defense for the Western Military District, which is closely involved in Vladimir Putin's invasion of Ukraine
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Vladimir Putin has already lost war with Ukraine, top US general claims
Joint Chiefs Chairman General Mark Milley has slammed Russia for launching an unprovoked attack on Ukraine and admitted they’ve "lost strategically, operationally, and tactically"
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Ukraine invasion exposed Europe’s ’vulnerabilities’, admits UK defence chief
But Ben Wallace branded fears the UK would not be able to take over a key NATO responsibility as ’just b*******’ when he was tackled about the claim on live television
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Ukraine invasion exposed Europe's 'vulnerabilities', admits UK defence chief
But Ben Wallace branded fears the UK would not be able to take over a key NATO responsibility as 'just b*******' when he was tackled about the claim on live television