Russia has expanded the air-defence network around Vladimir Putin’s Valdai residence to more than 50 reported positions, according to satellite imagery analysis. The build-up includes a potential outer ring of towers designed to accommodate air-defence systems.

Finnish President Alexander Stubb says he and Norwegian Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Støre held a fruitful call with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy after speaking to Vladimir Putin.

Norway's PM and Finland's president had a 90-minute phone call with Vladimir Putin Norway's prime minister said Tuesday there were "big" differences with Moscow on the Ukraine war, after he and Finland's president had a 90-minute phone call with Russian President Vladimir Putin.

Every job comes with a few tasks that cannot be skipped. Even presidents and prime ministers have to follow a set calendar and answer to the public at least once a year. In Moscow, however, the rulebook is getting ignored yet again.

German Chancellor Friedrich ⁠Merz ⁠said on Tuesday ⁠that attempts by the US and Russia to ​end the war in Ukraine "can never find solutions without Ukraine" ‌and said any talks must ‌also include European countries.

SERBIA’S pro-Russian leader Aleksandar Vucic has conceded defeat in a seismic election – marking a massive blow for Vladimir Putin. The fiercely contested vote will send political

Vladimir Putin spoke to Russian state television on Sunday with the economy visibly under strain. He used the appearance to repeat a familiar Kremlin claim: that European restrictions on Russia had hurt Europe more than Moscow.

Rep. Ashley Hinson (R-Iowa) on Sunday called Russian President Vladimir Putin a “murderer” and urged that the U.S. not make any deals with Russia. ABC News’s “This Week” host Jonathan Karl asked Hinson,