Putin, Russia and Ukraine

Chilling warning the threat from Vladimir Putin's Russia will 'endure beyond the end of Ukraine war'
The PM will meet troops from the UK-led Nato battlegroup in Estonia as he warns Russia is the "most acute threat" the UK faces
Putin is desperately trying to reverse Russia’s population crisis and sees Ukraine as a solution, experts say
After failing to boost Russia's fertility rate via pro-natalist policies and to extend life expectancies, Putin "seems to have concluded that the only way to achieve a sizable increase in his population is by annexing and subordinating ethnically and culturally related neighbors, by force if necessary."
Russia has disciplined 30,000 soldiers for corruption this year as bribery threatens to undermine Putin’s war economy
Russia has fired hundreds of soldiers for a "loss of trust" as country's economy wanes from drawn out battle in Ukraine.
Ukraine fires its general as Russia makes fastest gains since beginning of war
The general who has been been overseeing fighting in eastern Ukraine has been fired as Russia makes its fastest advances since the war began and closes in on a key territory.
The Deal Trump Must Make With Putin To End Ukraine War Without Feeding Russia’s Imperialism
We shouldn’t rescue Putin in Ukraine. After his debacle in Syria, a decisive blow can now be dealt to his imperial ambitions.
Threat from Putin's Russia will 'endure beyond the end of war in Ukraine', Keir Starmer says
Keir Starmer is this week expected to meet Nato troops serving in Estonia as he warns Putin's Russia is the "most acute threat" the UK faces. The PM will also say the risk from Moscow will endure beyond the end of its brutal invasion of Ukraine - a conflict almost in its third year.
Ukraine-Russia war latest: Russian soldiers killed by North Korean troops in friendly fire, Kyiv says
Putin’s forces launch 300 missiles and drones in mass air assault on energy grid - Putin ‘is trying to crush our freedom and ...
Brush With Russia in Baltic Points to New Flashpoint in NATO-Moscow Shadow War
Sabotage, warning shots, disruption of air traffic and dangerous military maneuvering are all part of the intensifying ...
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Ukraine-Russia war map: Where Putin’s forces are making gains in eastern Ukraine
The area is a linchpin of the wider region’s defence and war trackers have expressed concern that should it fall, it could ...
Rep. Mike Waltz says Orbán "clearly has a good relationship" with Trump amid Russia-Ukraine discussions
Rep. Mike Waltz said President-elect Donald Trump has a good relationship with Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán, who he said also has ""regular engagement" with Russia amid its war with Ukraine.
Trump team in talks with Biden and Ukrainian officials about ending war with Russia
Ukraine and its supporters in Washington and Europe had worried that Trump would return to the White House with the view that ...
Could Russia's faltering economy end the war?
Nearly three years after the invasion of Ukraine, Russia's economy is stumbling. The ruble is falling, inflation is rising ...
Ukraine-Russia war latest: Putin’s forces launch 300 missiles and drones in mass air assault on energy grid
Putin’s forces launch 300 missiles and drones in mass air assault on energy grid - Putin ‘is trying to crush our freedom and ...
Exclusive-Russia pulling back but not out of Syria, sources say
By Tuvan Gumrukcu, Suleiman Al-Khalidi and Guy Faulconbridge TARTOUS, Syria (Reuters) - Russia is pulling back its military ...