But Putin’s rise over the years owed more to bureaucratic in-fighting skills than any dark espionage arts, or even the judo skills which he would at one time display in front of loyal cameras. Born in ...

A high-stakes conversation between Russian President Vladimir Putin and Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev is heating up.

President Putin’s updated nuclear doctrine escalates tensions as NATO monitors the developments closely. Meanwhile, Russia’s latest missile strike on Ukraine reshapes the stakes for global ...

Donald Trump has promised to end the war in Ukraine but experts warn his plans will only spur on Vladimir Putin who will ...

and Putin has signaled he might use them if he views the conflict as escalating. In recent decades, Western governments have aided – whether intentionally or by accident – the rise of ...

That leaves practically no way for Western democracies to shut down Putin’s aggression. In recent decades, Western governments have aided – whether intentionally or by accident – the rise of ...

But that doesn’t mean their rise to power in the first place is inevitable ... In the present situation, Russia has nuclear weapons, and Putin has signaled he might use them if he views the ...

VLADIMIR Putin will be tearing his hair out as he watches ... his illegal invasion of Ukraine still faltering and the recent rise of bloodshed in Syria. Advancing rebel forces have captured ...

A drone smashes into a high-rise apartment building, damaging a skyscraper but leaving no victims, according to local ...