RUSSIA has accused Europe of gearing up for “major war” after a top Nato chief claimed the defence pact could launch “pre-emptive strikes” on Vladimir Putin. Moscow hit

Putin’s warning came before a meeting with Donald Trump’s envoy on a peace plan for Ukraine, which despite five hours of talks resulted in ‘no compromise’ reached

Donald Trump has defended his special envoy Steve Witkoff as doing the "standard thing" after a leaked recording appeared to show him advising a Russian official on how to appeal to the US president.

The growing ability of Russia’s troops to hit Ukrainian supply lines with drones is seen as a more significant shift than its incremental gains in territory.

When Russians look back at 2025, they might remember it as the year when the government took even tighter control of the internet.

Vladimir Putin is sort of the Old Spice of world leaders. Now back to me,” a female pop duo was already topping Russian charts with the 2002 hit “A Man Like Putin,” comparing their deadbeat boyfriend to a more desirable man, “One like Putin, full ...