Putin Nominated for 2024 Reelection, Medvedev Urges Unity Russia’s ruling party backs Putin's bid for reelection, while a lesser-known candidate advocating for peace in Ukraine edges closer to formal candidacy. Top News · Dec 17, 2023
Putin touts cooperation with ex-Soviet states in Security Council meeting Russian President Vladimir Putin told members of his Security Council that their video meeting on Monday should discuss the benefits of cooperation among former Soviet states. Reuters · May 15, 2023
Putin opens talks with Belarus leader, no public mention of Ukraine Russian President Vladimir Putin welcomed Belarus counterpart Alexander Lukashenko to Moscow on Wednesday for two days of talks, but in their opening public remarks both men steered clear of the war in Ukraine. Reuters · Apr 5, 2023
Puffy-faced Vladimir Putin left twitching his feet as he's snubbed by close ally on TV Vladimir Putin's supposed “ally”, Kazakh president Kassym-Jomart Tokayev, studiously refused to look the despot in the eye and did not engage with the Russian leader during a signing ceremony Daily Mirror · Nov 28, 2022
Vladimir Putin offers £13,000 to Russian mums who give birth to 10 children Russian President Vladimir Putin is attempting to address the sharp decline in the country's population with a prestigious medal and offer of a significant financial reward around £13,000 Daily Mirror · Aug 18, 2022
As one of Vladimir Putin's closest advisers on Ukraine, Nicolai Patrushev spreads disinformation and outlandish conspiracy theories Nicolai Patrushev is one of Russian President Vladimir Putin’s closest advisers and wields considerable influence on government policy as the head of the powerful Security Council of Russia. The Conversation · Jun 7, 2022
Why the best way to stop strongmen like Putin is to prevent their rise in the first place Russia’s invasion of Ukraine presents foreign policymakers with few good options to punish Russian President Vladimir Putin, or to deter these types of aggressions in the future. The U.S. government, for example, continues to push for additional sanctions on Russia in response to news of Russian military atrocities, even though… The Conversation · Apr 7, 2022
Russia-Ukraine war: West says Putin ‘being misled’ by advisers US, UK and European officials say Putin is being ‘misinformed’ about his military’s poor performance in Ukraine. Al Jazeera · Mar 30, 2022
Russia's Kremlin 'under attack' as protester hurls 'fire bomb' at Vladimir Putin's headquarters The video posted on TikTok shows a figure throwing a homemade 'Molotov cocktail' at the Kremlin in Moscow on Wednesday Irish Mirror · Mar 23, 2022