The Latest Breaking News from Vladimir Putin

Beachhead established on occupied side of river could allow Kyiv forces to reclaim more of Kherson region

Ukraine’s foreign minister says president is considering the ‘pros and cons’ of holding spring elections

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un is launching his biggest scaling back of country’s embassies, likely betting he can earn a larger payout in arms deals with the Kremlin than through missions suspected of sending him a cut of their alleged crimes.

Explosions in Ukraine’s second-largest city start fire as president claims Moscow retreating in Black Sea

US says move will undermine confidence in international arms control, amid concerns Moscow’s nuclear threats are designed to deter Ukraine’s allies

Defendant had (among other things) tweeted about Flynn, "He's a traitor. He's being paid by Putin. Stop pretending Flynn hasn't forsaken his oath to the nation for money." Flynn's Complaint, filed today in Flynn v. Wellman (M.D. Fla.), claims this was a deliberate lie.

Russian journalist Elena Kostyuchenko has survived a poisoning attempt and managed to evade a Chechen hit squad, but the attempts on her life have not dissuaded her from becoming one of Russia's most outspoken dissenters. She has just published her first book, "I Love Russia", which she wrote while in…

Russia bombards 100 settlements within 24 hours as top Ukrainian commander warns war has become deadlocked

Artillery shells reportedly sent to Russia through ships and other means since early August

Vladimir Putin is expected to seek another term in the Kremlin when Russia holds presidential elections next March

As Russia bombarded the Black Sea and reduced regions to rubble, Ukraine has made gains on two fronts