Russian President Vladimir Putin said Russia was ready for war with Europe, although he claimed Moscow did not want such a conflict. He also warned that there would be no winners if the confrontation...
Russian President Vladimir Putin said Russia was responding to Ukrainian attacks on oil refineries and other facilities by striking Ukraine’s energy infrastructure and data centers. He also...
Ukraine’s battlefield successes in 2026 are forcing Vladimir Putin to reassess his original strategy for victory and shift the focus from advances on the front to a large-scale campaign of...
Russian President Vladimir Putin rejected a proposal from Washington, backed by Kyiv, for Russia and Ukraine to mutually halt long-range strikes. He also said Ukrainian attacks on Russian oil...
Russian President Vladimir Putin called proposals for a mutual halt to strikes absurd. During a plenary session of the Valdai Club on October 1, he also repeated a number of Kremlin claims about the...
Russian President Vladimir Putin claimed that Russia had been ready to resume talks with Ukraine after the elections, but said attacks on Moscow and polling stations had prevented this. He also said...
Russian dictator Vladimir Putin addressed Russians ahead of the parliamentary elections scheduled for September 18, 19 and 20. In his speech, he linked participation in the vote to the war,...
Russian leader Vladimir Putin said that the possible deployment of European troops to Ukraine would amount to a direct conflict with Russia. According to him, Moscow allegedly has no plans to...
US President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin held a phone call lasting about an hour, focused on efforts to end the war in Ukraine. The two leaders also discussed the results of...
Russian President Vladimir Putin ordered Russian forces to refrain from striking Kyiv from midnight on September 5. The Kremlin said the move was linked to preparations for and the holding of...
Russian dictator Vladimir Putin was initially ready to meet CIA Director John Ratcliffe during his visit to Moscow on August 25. However, after the Kremlin learned the contents of the message he had...
Russian dictator Vladimir Putin visited the Kuril Islands on August 13 for the first time, whose occupation by Russia is disputed by Japan. The Institute for the Study of War believes the trip may...
The Japanese government plans to consider measures in response to Vladimir Putin’s visit to one of the four islands controlled by Russia but claimed by Japan. One possible step could be...
Ukrainian Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha described Vladimir Putin’s visit to the Japanese island of Etorofu as a provocation and an attempt to normalize an illegal occupation. He called on...
On August 13, Russian President Vladimir Putin visited for the first time islands seized from Japan by the Soviet Union at the end of World War II. Tokyo called the trip absolutely unacceptable and...
Russian dictator Vladimir Putin, during a visit to St Petersburg marking Russia’s Navy Day, once again denied Moscow’s aggression against Ukraine and repeated Kremlin propaganda narratives about...
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said that a ceasefire is possible, but ensuring compliance with it remains very difficult. According to him, Russia does not want to end the war, while...
The Russian leadership may be considering at least five or six possible scenarios for action against European and NATO countries. These could include missile and drone strikes, the use of ground...
President Volodymyr Zelensky responded to Vladimir Putin’s claims that Russian forces had allegedly “captured” Kostiantynivka in Donetsk region and offered to meet him in the city....
Ukrainian Foreign Ministry spokesperson Heorhii Tykhyi responded with irony to a statement made by Russian dictator Vladimir Putin at a congress of the United Russia party. Putin claimed that Russia...
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Ukrainian intelligence has gained access to internal Russian documents prepared for the country’s leadership and revealed their key findings....
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has published an open letter to Russian President Vladimir Putin, calling on him to end the war and proposing a personal meeting. Zelenskyy also said Ukraine...
Russian leader Vladimir Putin has signed a law allowing the use of the Russian army abroad allegedly “to protect the rights of Russian citizens.” The document provides for the possible deployment...
Russian presidential aide Yuri Ushakov said the war against Ukraine would not end until Ukrainian troops leave the Donbas region. He made the statement in an interview with Russian propagandist Pavel...
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy is ready to meet Russian President Vladimir Putin anywhere except Moscow, according to Presidential Office adviser Serhii Leshchenko. Speaking during a...