An aerial view of Bakhmut, the site of heavy battles with Russian troops in the Donetsk region, Ukraine, Sunday. Libkos/AP hide caption toggle caption Libkos/AP An aerial view of Bakhmut, the site of heavy battles with Russian troops in the Donetsk region, Ukraine, Sunday. Libkos/AP Here’s a look ahead and
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Putin says Russia will station tactical nuclear weapons in Belarus
Russian President Vladimir Putin listens to Russian Transport Minister Vitaly Savelyev during a meeting in Moscow on Saturday. Gavriil Grigorov/Sputnik, Kremlin Pool Photo via AP hide caption toggle caption Gavriil Grigorov/Sputnik, Kremlin Pool Photo via AP Russian President Vladimir Putin listens to Russian Transport Minister Vitaly Savelyev during a meeting
Latest on Ukraine: Xi Jinping visits Moscow to meet Putin (March 20)
China’s leader Xi Jinping claps as he listens to Russian President Vladimir Putin via a video link, from the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on Dec. 2, 2019. Xi will meet Putin this week on a visit to Moscow. Noel Celis/Pool photo via AP hide caption toggle caption
Vladimir Putin has made a surprise visit to the occupied city of Mariupol
Russian President Vladimir Putin, right, and Governor of Sevastopol Mikhail Razvozhayev visit the Children’s Art and Aesthetic center, part of Chersonesos Taurica historical and archeological park in Sevastopol, Crimea, Saturday, March 18, 2023. Putin has traveled to Crimea to mark the ninth anniversary of the Black Sea peninsula’s annexation from
Putin visits Crimea to mark the anniversary of its annexation from Ukraine
Russian President Vladimir Putin speaks to the media after a summit in Ashgabat, Turkmenistan, on June 30, 2022. Putin traveled to Crimea to mark the ninth anniversary of the Black Sea peninsula’s annexation from Ukraine on Saturday. Dmitry Azarov/AP hide caption toggle caption Dmitry Azarov/AP Russian President Vladimir Putin speaks
The International Criminal Court issues an arrest warrant for Putin
Russian President Vladimir Putin speaks to a regional governor via videoconference at the Novo-Ogaryovo residence outside Moscow, Russia, on Oct. 21, 2022. The International Criminal Court said Friday it has issued an arrest warrant for Putin and his children’s rights commissioner for possible war crimes. Gavriil Grigorov/Sputnik, Kremlin Pool Photo
China's president Xi Jinping to meet Russian president Vladimir Putin in Moscow
Russian President Vladimir Putin and Chinese President Xi Jinping pose for a photograph during their meeting in Beijing, on Feb. 4, 2022 Alexei Druzhinn/Sputnik/AFP via Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Alexei Druzhinn/Sputnik/AFP via Getty Images Russian President Vladimir Putin and Chinese President Xi Jinping pose for a photograph during
Putin tells Russian parliament the West is fighting to dismember Russia
MOSCOW – Speaking to a joint session of the Russian parliament and Kremlin officials, Russian President Vladimir Putin presented the war in Ukraine as an existential struggle against Western forces intent on dismantling the historical territory of Russia. “They are the ones who started this war, and we are using
Malaysian Airlines shootdown probe finds 'strong indications' Putin approved missiles
People walk among the debris at the crash site of Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 near the village of Grabovo, Ukraine, on July 17, 2014. All 298 people on board were killed. Dmitry Lovetsky/AP hide caption toggle caption Dmitry Lovetsky/AP People walk among the debris at the crash site of Malaysia
Boris Johnson says Putin said it would 'only take a minute' to hit him with a missile
Former Prime Minister Boris Johnson (shown here in May 2022) has said that President Vladimir Putin didn’t seem serious about avoiding war in the days before Russia invaded Ukraine. In a new documentary released Monday, he says that at one point Putin told the British leader it would be easy