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President Vladimir V. Putin of Russia emerged from the three-day, stage-managed presidential vote that ended Sunday declaring that his overwhelming win represented a public mandate to act as needed in the war in Ukraine as well as on various domestic matters, feeding unease among Russians about what comes next. Mr. …

Discussions about Russian President, Vladmir Putin’s health has been stirred up again following a video in which his cheeks appear swollen.  Some internet users have suggested he used “butt filler” on his face. His cheeks appear particularly puffy in the footage, which emerged after Putin’s appearance this week at a …

Dmitry Medvedev, a former Russian President and closest ally of current President of the country Vladimir Putin, has warned of a World War 3 if UK sends troops on to Ukrainian soil.   Medvedev who issued the warning on Sunday, October 1, after British defence secretary Grant Shapps said he …

Asked about the future of Wagner Group chief Yevgeny Prigozhin, who had just carried out a mutiny in Russia, CIA Director William Burns warned that “[Russian President Vladimir] Putin is someone who generally thinks that revenge is a dish best served cold”. On August 23, exactly two months after his …

Moscow is preparing for war as soldiers build outposts and military vehicles flood the streets ahead of the expected arrival of Russia’s Wagner militia forces within hours. A total of 5,000 Wagner forces are reportedly advancing toward Moscow, currently approaching Lipetsk. Wagner chief Yevgeny Prigozhin is said to have a …

  Wagner group chief Yevgeny Prigozhin vowed Saturday to “go to the end” to topple the Russian military leadership and dethrone Vladimir Putin.   Prigozhin’s speech comes after Putin made a public speech on Saturday June 24, saying his forces will clamp down on Wagner forces for commiting treason. Putin …

LONDON — The International Criminal Court accused the Russian president, Vladimir V. Putin, of war crimes and issued a warrant for his arrest on Friday, a highly symbolic step that deepened his isolation and punctured the aura of impunity that has surrounded him since he ordered troops into Ukraine a …

This article is part of our Women and Leadership special report that profiles women leading the way on climate, politics, business and more. In Russia, where men far outnumber women in political clout, defiant females might seem to stand little chance of making themselves heard. But don’t tell that to …

U.S. President Joe Biden has said Ukraine “stands strong” a year after the Russian invasion and that Moscow would never defeat its neighbour, after President Putin said in a fiery speech on Tuesday February 21, that Russia will never lose to Ukraine. Hours before Biden spoke in Poland following a …

A military coup is becoming a possibility in Russia as the war in Ukraine continues, President Vladimir Putin’s former speechwriter has said. Putin’s speechwriter turned political analyst Abbas Gallyamov said that as Russian losses mount in Ukraine and the country experiences more hardship brought by Western sanctions, Russians will look …