Almost 25 years have passed since President George W. Bush famously underestimated Vladimir Putin, and yet the Russian leader ...

When Russian President Vladimir Putin was growing ... thin and rather weak” and aloof, Putin, a self-admitted “hooligan” in his youth, wasn’t afraid to fight if anyone picked on him.

Russian President Vladimir Putin will not attend peace talks in Ukraine scheduled to take place in Turkey on Thursday, according to an announcement from the Kremlin, while President Donald Trump ...

President Vladimir Putin said on Friday that Russia needs to strengthen its position in the global arms market by increasing exports of weapons. Europecategory· May 21, 2025 Putin visits Kursk ...

But intentions are fluid. In his public speeches, Vladimir Putin has justified his war to conquer Ukraine in several ways: the need to defend Russian-speakers in Donbas; the imperative of ...

Russian President Vladimir Putin has proposed holding "direct talks" with Ukraine on Thursday in Istanbul, as European leaders and the United States attempt to put pressure on Moscow to agree to a ...

President Vladimir Putin said in remarks published on Sunday that Russia had sufficient strength and resources to take the war in Ukraine to its logical conclusion, though he hoped that there ...

MOSCOW – Russian President Vladimir Putin on Sunday proposed direct talks with Ukraine on May 15 in Istanbul that he said should be aimed at achieving a durable peace and eliminating the ...

Vladimir Putin gave Chinese President Xi Jinping a high-profile seat at a massive military parade in Moscow to celebrate Victory Day where he gave no signs of compromise over the Ukraine conflict.

ABC News' Martha Raddatz spoke with Kremlin press secretary Dmitry Peskov. In an exclusive interview with ABC News, Kremlin press secretary Dmitry Peskov said Russian President Vladimir Putin ...

A rare and hotly anticipated conversation between President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin aimed at ending the war in Ukraine yielded no major breakthroughs on Monday ...