Vladimir Putin

Russian President Vladimir Putin is reportedly ready to stop its war against Ukraine if Ukraine recognizes current battle lines, according to Reuters.

Russians mourning Alexei Navalny's death were detained as they tried to lay flowers at memorials.

Putin has held power for nearly 24 years. His year-end news conference lasted over four hours.

Under constitutional reforms Vladimir Putin arranged, he is eligible to seek two more six-year terms after his current one expires next year, potentially allowing him to remain in power until 2036.

An investigation team said they had insufficient evidence to launch new prosecutions and suspended their probe into the shooting down of the plane that killed all 298 people aboard in 2014. Russia has denied any involvement in the downing of the flight.

The Russian Orthodox Church celebrates Christmas on Jan. 7.

Russia has suffered a series of setbacks nearly eight months after invading Ukraine in a campaign many thought would be short-lived.

Pope Francis uttered his strongest plea yet about the seven-month-old war in Ukraine, which he denounced as an “error and a horror.”

The U.S. Embassy in Moscow has issued another security alert for Americans in Russia, warning them to depart “immediately while limited commercial travel options remain.”

The total number of reservists to be called up in Russia could be as high as 300,000.

The 29-year-old was the daughter of political theorist Alexander Dugin, a prominent proponent of the “Russian world” concept and a vehement supporter of Russia's invasion of Ukraine.

Russian President Vladimir Putin says unlike him, Western leaders abuse alcohol and don't do sports.

Zelenskyy pushes for harsher sanctions as the war in Ukraine persists

Given Vladimir Putin’s antipathy toward the West and his repeated denunciations of Ukraine, officials believe he may see the U.S. backing of Ukraine’s resistance as a direct affront to him, giving him further incentive to target another U.S. election.