The Latest Breaking News from Vladimir Putin

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

More than 75 also wounded after second missile strike in residential area hits responders to initial attack. What we know on day 752

The Russian presidential election seems a well-orchestrated drama

It is now obvious. The war in Ukraine is at a tipping point — not only for Ukrainians and Russians but for the United States, wider Europe and, most particularly, the UK.

Vladimir Putin is likely to stay in power until "the end of his natural life" or until he is overthrown, an anti-corruption campaigner said on Friday as Russians voted in presidential polls.

Russians begin voting in a three-day election that is almost certain to hand the president six more years.

A satin leopard headscarf framing her face, 23-year-old Russian ballerina Nadezhda walked away from the electronic booth after voting for the first time, but without much enthusiasm.

The Nordic nation’s PM says it has been the target of ‘instrumentalised migration’ facilitated by its neighbour, Russia.

President Vladimir Putin faces just three rivals in Russia's March 15-17 presidential election after anti-war candidates were barred from running. But Leonid Slutsky, Nikolai Kharitonov and Vladislav Davankov do not pose much of a challenge for the Russian leader, who is all but guaranteed to secure another six-year term.