Vladimir Putin tightens grip on power by promoting family members and younger allies to his inner circle as economic strain and opposition threats mount in Russia.

Vladimir Putin is facing mounting pressure as new data shows that more Russians are complaining of floundering economic activity.

President Vladimir Putin is voicing concern about the ongoing internal problem of “falling birth rates” in his own country and suggesting state action to address the issue.

President Trump refuses to waste time on an unproductive summit with Vladimir Putin, citing the need for a guaranteed Ukraine peace agreement before any meeting occurs.

Russian drone and missile strikes have deprived Ukraine of 55% of domestic gas production, according to the head of the country's central bank, forcing the government to import an additional 4 billion cubic meters of natural gas to prevent cities from freezing.

Vladimir Putin is feeling the sting of President Trump’s new oil sanctions — so much so that he dispatched one of his top henchmen on a desperate charm offensive across the US

Putin last met Kim in person on 3 September in Beijing, where the leaders held official talks following a military parade hosted by China's President Xi Jinping. At the time, Putin commended North Korean soldiers for fighting "courageously and heroically" in the war in Ukraine.

Russia should deploy a nuclear explosion to intimidate Britain's political leadership into surrendering to Vladimir Putin's demands, according to his advisor Sergei Karaganov, known as Professor Doomsday.