The war in Ukraine is causing undeniable harm across Russia. Ukraine’s deep strikes into Russian territory have added to the war’s civilian death toll; disrupted online commerce, a significant sector ...

Conspiracy theories that Vladimir Putin has died and been replaced by body doubles are alight again after a Russian politician appeared to call the president by a completely different name — Pal Laich ...

Vladimir Putin has sunk billions of Russian dollars into outlandish human longevity experiments — but some critics are skeptical whether the so-called-science has any grounding in reality. Putin, 73, ...

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Back in April, Vladimir Putin and Donald Trump spoke on the phone for 90 minutes—which may be when the Russian president caught the mumbles from his U.S. counterpart. Late night comedy shows ...

There is little sign that public exhaustion, economic headwinds or increased Ukrainian strikes are changing the Russian leader’s view that he will eventually achieve victory. By Paul Sonne Reporting ...

To recall the last negotiated peace with Russia is to tell a depressing tale. Russia invaded Ukraine in March 2014, annexing Crimea and then moving regular and irregular forces into the Donbas, in the ...

Donald Trump has finally managed to emulate the one world leader whose perceived toughness he has envied for decades—but it’s desperation the two now share. The primetime speech the 80-year-old U.S.

At the St. Petersburg economic forum, business and political elites said Russia faced a choice of halting the conflict or sacrificing more. Vladimir Putin seemed to signal more war. By Ivan ...

See more of our trusted coverage when you search. Prefer Newsweek on Google to see more of our trusted coverage when you search. Russian President Vladimir Putin is a gambler. Cool-headed and ...

See more of our trusted coverage when you search. Prefer Newsweek on Google to see more of our trusted coverage when you search. Vladimir Putin has faced a sudden drop in trust among Russian voters ...

For more than four years, Vladimir Putin has projected an image of absolute confidence. He has cultivated the persona of the unshakable strongman who never bends, never compromises, and never admits ...