Can Putin wage his “catastrophic” war in Ukraine?

When Russian President Vladimir Putin launched his triple invasion. . . news and culture and editor-in-chief of The Week since the site was introduced in 2008. He covers politics, global... Read more »

Russia arrests man it allegedly killed on Ukraine’s orders

The Russian prosecutor said the suspect, a 29-year-old Uzbek national, confessed to planting the bomb on the orders of Ukrainian agents. Read more »

Will Putin accept a ceasefire in Ukraine in 2024?

Russia has intensified its bombardment of Ukraine, launching one of the most brutal attacks since the war began nearly two years ago. From our morning news briefing to a weekly Good News... Read more »

Putin regrets ‘serious mistakes’ in general’s assassination, says he will meet with Trump ‘any time’ about war in Ukraine

Russia's Vladimir Putin, in his annual marathon news conference, laments "serious blunders" by his security forces and says he'll meet Trump "any time" about Ukraine. Read more »

Tuesday, December 17. Russia’s war against Ukraine: news and from Ukraine

Shipments from Ukraine. Day 1028. Kherson region. On December 14, Russian bombings on several municipalities in the Kherson oblast or region, in southern... Read more »

Putin says ‘everything will be fine’ despite growing challenges from Russia

Speaking on the occasion of the 25th anniversary of his reign, President Vladimir Putin delivered a positive and mixed message for New Year's Eve, one that failed to address losses in Ukraine... Read more »

Azerbaijan blames Russia for accident and rebukes Kremlin

The Azerbaijani leader criticized Russia's reaction to the crash of a passenger plane that the Azerbaijani government said likely pierced Russian air defense. Read more »

Russian economy has irreversibly turned into a ‘stagnation trap’, says tank

"For the more than two years, the Russian economy has been running like a marathon runner on fiscal steroids, and now those steroids are fading. " Even if it didn't possibly end... Read more »

25 years of Vladimir Putin marked by war and a devastated economy: the Russian leader turns to Trump for support

Putin seems to believe that "with the Democrats' loss in the U.S. elections, the Western world he has fought against is ... Read more »

Azerbaijan blames Russia for accident and rebukes Kremlin

The Azerbaijani leader criticized the Russian reaction to the crash of a passenger plane that, according to the Azerbaijani government, probably penetrated Russian air defense. Read more »