Russia, Ukraine and Vladimir Putin

Ukraine-Russia war latest: Putin approves record military spending in 2025 as Zelensky ‘calls Nato’s bluff’
Ukraine and Vladimir Putin’s forces have exchanged heavy drone attacks, as four people were killed and dozens more injured in a missile strike on Dnipro.Kyiv’s military said it had shot down shot down 32 of 78 Iranian-made Shahed and dummy drones fired overnight by Russia at Kyiv,
Ukraine war latest: Putin approves big boost to Russia's military budget
Vladimir Putin has signed off increasing Russia's military spending by 25% - to 32.5% of the total budget - the equivalent of £99.5bn. Meanwhile, the new EU Council president Antonio Costa and high representative for foreign affairs Kaja Kallas are visiting Ukraine on their first day.
Russia's Vladimir Putin gives nod to military-focused budget amid Ukraine war
Russia has presented the draft budget as "balanced", with the deficit falling to 0.5 per cent against this year's projected deficit of 1.7 per cent.
Putin approves Russia's budget with record spending on national defense
Spending on war and law enforcement agencies exceeds expenditures on education, healthcare, social policy, and the national economy combined.
Putin signs off record Russian defense spending
Russian President Vladimir Putin has approved budget plans, raising 2025 military spending to record levels as Moscow seeks to prevail in the war in Ukraine.
Russia's Putin Approves Military Focused 2025-2027 Budget
The government has acknowledged that the needs of what Moscow calls its special military operation in Ukraine and support for the military will remain the budget priority along wi
Putin approves record Russian defense spending
Russian President Vladimir Putin approved budget plans, raising 2025 military spending to record levels as Moscow seeks to prevail in the war in Ukraine. Around 32.5% of the budget posted on a government website Sunday has been allocated for national defense,
Putin signs off record Russian defense spending as top E.U. officials visit Kyiv
Around 32.5% of the budget posted on a government website Sunday has been allocated for national defense, up from a reported ...
Zelensky’s latest Ukraine-Russia war plan is a ‘major concession’ to Putin, says former UK ambassador
Volodymyr Zelensky’s suggestion that Ukraine could temporarily cede territory to Russia in exchange for joining Nato would ...
Putin threatens to strike Ukraine again with new missile after wave of attacks on energy
Russian President Vladimir Putin has threatened to strike Ukraine again with a new nuclear-capable ballistic missile ...
Putin Trolled With Huge Ukraine Flag While Visiting Russia's Neighbor
Vladimir Putin was greeted with a display of a Ukrainian flag while visiting Kazakhstan for a summit where he is expected to ...
What Putin plans next for Ukraine, nuclear threats explained
Putin's goals in Ukraine remain the same: weakening Ukraine's ties to NATO, hindering Ukrainian nationalism and territorial ...
Russian President Vladimir Putin says Trump is ‘intelligent and experienced,’ capable of finding ‘solutions’
Russian President Vladimir Putin on Thursday praised US President-elect Donald Trump as an “intelligent and experienced” ...
Could Putin Use a Nuclear Weapon in Ukraine? 3 Experts Weigh In
Three experts spoke to Newsweek about the possibility of Moscow firing nuclear weapons into Ukraine as tensions escalate.
Vladimir Putin turned into ancient tsarist emperor in bizarre tribute portrait
A bizarre portrait of Vladimir Putin has emerged, depicting him as a tsarist emperor on a throne, donned in ornate military ...