The Latest Breaking News from Russia Security Council

Sergei Ivanov, once seen as Putin's potential successor, dies at 73

Sergei Ivanov, a former Russian defense minister and longtime ally of President Vladimir Putin who was once seen as a potential successor to the Russian leader, has died at the age of 73.

The Times of India · Jun 27

Russia to respect nuclear arms limits with US for one more year, Putin says

The New START deal, signed by then-US and Russian presidents Barack Obama and Dmitry Medvedev, limits each country to no more than 1,550 deployed nuclear warheads and 700 deployed missiles and bombers.

Euronews · Sep 22, 2025

War of words: Russia’s Medvedev rebukes Trump over Putin social media post

Trump says Russia’s Vladimir Putin is ‘playing with fire’ and Russia has so far been shielded from ‘really bad things’.

Al Jazeera · May 28, 2025

Putin says Western tanks ‘priority target’ for Russia in Ukraine

Russian president also warns that Western weapons supplied to Kyiv only prolonged war and would not change its outcome.

Al Jazeera · Jul 14, 2023

Putin ally meets India's Modi in New Delhi

A close ally of Russian President Vladimir Putin met Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi in New Delhi on Wednesday to discuss the two countries' "mutual interests", Russian news agencies reported.

Reuters · Mar 29, 2023

Putin ally says Russia has weapons to destroy US if its existence is threatened

An ally of President Vladimir Putin has warned that Russia has the weapons to destroy any enemy, including the United States, if its own existence is threatened, accusing Washington of underestimating Moscow's nuclear might.

Reuters · Mar 27, 2023

NATO countries a party to Ukraine conflict -Russia's Patrushev

The secretary of Russia's Security Council, Nikolai Patrushev, said that NATO countries are a party to the conflict in Ukraine, according to excerpts from an interview with Russian government newspaper Rossiyskaya Gazeta on Monday.

Reuters · Mar 27, 2023

Russia wants demilitarised buffer zones in Ukraine, says Putin ally

Russia wants to create demilitarised buffer zones inside Ukraine around areas it has annexed, an ally of President Vladimir Putin said on Friday, saying it might be necessary to push deeper into Ukraine if such zones cannot be set up.

Reuters · Mar 24, 2023

Russia's Medvedev says defence factories meeting demand, denies missile shortage

Former Russian president Dmitry Medvedev said the country's factories are working round the clock to meet an exponential increase in defence orders, mocking the idea that Moscow's forces in Ukraine were running out of missiles.

Reuters · Feb 25, 2023

Russia's Medvedev floats idea of pushing back Poland's borders

Former Russian president Dmitry Medvedev said on Friday that the only way for Moscow to ensure a lasting peace with Ukraine was to push back the borders of hostile states as far as possible, even if that meant the frontiers of NATO member Poland.

Reuters · Feb 24, 2023