The Latest Breaking News from Vladimir Putin

Russian President Vladimir Putin has over the past two decades built up a system of domestic repression and confrontation with the West that is almost certain to guarantee a fifth term in office on Sunday.

The Hindu Morning Digest gives a select list of stories to start the day. Read the top news today on March 17, 2024

Ukrainians and a rights group say people are being coerced to vote by their occupiers in election dismissed as a sham.

Ukrainian bombardments killed two people in a Russian border region on Saturday, its governor said, on the second day of presidential elections in Russia guaranteed to cement Vladimir Putin's hardline rule.

Attack in Belgorod comes day after devastating strike on Ukrainian port city and amid voting in Russia’s election

Navalny's allies persist in opposing Putin post his death, facing challenges and threats. Yulia Navalnaya leads the cause.

Despite several rounds of sanctions levied by Western powers over the war in Ukraine, the Russian economy registered strong growth in 2023 after a recession the previous year. Fuelled by increased public spending – particularly military spending – other industrial sectors also benefited from the war in Ukraine, with the…

As the war enters its 752nd day, these are the main developments.

In Attack from Within, ex-national security prosecutor Barbara McQuade looks at the history of how lies are widely spread