The Latest Breaking News from Vladimir Putin

Sergei Mikhailov was arrested in 2022 after publishing reports about civilian deaths in Bucha and Mariupol.

Trip would be Russian president’s first to a member of International Criminal Court since warrant over ‘war crimes’.

Venezuela in crisis as Maduro claims victory in disputed election, backed by Russia. International tensions rise.

A former Russian defense official was detained on fraud charges Thursday, Russian state news agencies said in the latest high-profile arrest of a senior military official in Russia

Putin wants to downplay the move

Are we living in a pre-war rather than a post-war world? This is a legitimate question, given that there are more than 120 armed conflicts worldwide. The International Crisis Group has noted that 2024 began with:

HR McMaster writes that former president’s ‘anxieties and insecurities rendered him vulnerable’

Is there about to be a Russia crypto bull run? Is Putin on the verge of a financial transformation? Russia plans to test the waters with crypto exchanges

Russia’s recent military advances and ferocious bombardment of Ukraine have led the country to renew calls for western allies to lift their ban on the use of their long-range missiles to hit military targets in Russia. But despite the urgency of the situation, with Russian forces approaching the strategically important…