The United States missed the chance to stop the aggression of Russian President Vladimir Putin in Ukraine back in 2014. Insufficient actions at that time led to the loss of a deterrent factor, former US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo says during the Black Sea Security Forum.

Towns evacuated after Moscow seizes territory ahead of possible new offensive - Vladimir Putin’s forces have pushed forward in Ukraine’s Sumy region as Kyiv warns of possible significant offensive

The Russian leader Vladimir Putin is reportedly planning to hand his Kremlin throne to his second daughter, a former high-kicking rock'n'roll dancer, who has a cruel nickname based on her appearance

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Many Western companies pulled out of Russia following its full-scale invasion of Ukraine in 2022, but a Russian businessman claims two American tech companies’ products are still being used by some, and Vladimir Putin wants them gone.

After a crucial undersea power cable was cut unexpectedly on Christmas Day, NATO forces sprang into action. Their mission? Stopping Russia's 'ghost ships'.

Vladimir Putin will attack a Nato country if he wins in Ukraine, former CIA chief David Petraeus has warned. The former US general and intelligence chief claimed Russia could invade Lithuania or another Baltic state following any success in its current military campaign.

Putin made the comments after a Russian business leader said Microsoft and Zoom were eating into the local market.

Child killed in Russian strike after Zelensky accuses Putin of sabotaging talks - Zelensky says Ukraine is still waiting for a memo from Russia setting out its conditions for peace