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2024 was a year of triumphs and setbacks for Russian leader Vladimir Putin. Here's how it unfolded
The year 2024 saw President Vladimir Putin further cement his power as he sought to counter Russia's isolation over the war ...
Putin asks Russian Orthodox church patriarch to consecrate Christmas gifts for troops in Ukraine
Russia's invasion, which began in February 2022, has also been a source of religious controversy within the Eastern Orthodox ...
Watch as Putin is urged to publicly HANG Brits caught fighting for Ukraine in Kremlin propagandist’s bile-spitting rant
THIS is the shocking moment a vile Kremlin propagandist urges Vladimir Putin to consider hanging any Brit caught fighting for ...
Russian students can now get cash payments for having babies as Kremlin struggles with birth rate at ‘catastrophic’ low
Female college students in some Russian regions can get 100,000 rubles, or about $900 at current exchange rates, for having a ...
Putin Apologizes but Stops Short of Taking Responsibility for Kazakhstan Crash
President Vladimir V. Putin of Russia told the Azerbaijani leader, Ilham Aliyev, in a phone call, “that the tragic incident ...
Putin orders Russia's top bank to team up with China in AI push to challenge Western tech dominance
Sweeping Western sanctions against Russia have made AI chips a challenge to obtain.
More than 38,000 Russian troops wiped out as Ukraine catches Vladimir Putin off-guard
Russia has announced the capture of the key Ukrainian town of Kurakhove as fierce fighting continues on both sides of the ...
After Putin: Could a modern Khrushchev reshape Russia-West relations?
Putin and Khrushchev represent two opposing strategic options, neither an offshoot of the unpopular war in Ukraine. For his ...
Putin Ally Predicts 'Year of Great Victory' for Russia
Putin has approved an expansion of military-patriotic educational programs as part of his "Year of the Defender of the ...
Ukraine-Russia latest: Kyiv disputes that Putin’s forces have captured frontline Kurakhove as Kursk battle rages
Kyiv disputes that Putin’s forces have captured frontline Kurakhove as Kursk battle rages - Ukraine’s general staff says it ...
Desperate Vladimir Putin brings Kremlin critic 'General Spartacus' out of exile to fight in Ukraine
Major General Ivan Popov, 49, a hero among ordinary Russian soldiers and former head of the 58th army, is currently in detention on large scale fraud charges ...