The Latest Breaking News from Vladimir Putin

Russia and Ukraine continue long-range drone and missile attacks, but observe an informal ceasefire in the Black Sea.

The Central Asian region’s strategic location between Russia and China has long made it a ‘grand chessboard’ for great power politics

As he looks to solidify his territorial gains in Ukraine in a potential ceasefire deal, Russian President Vladimir Putin has one eye trained on Russia’s southern border – and boosting Russian influence in Central Asia.

Tariff hikes announced by U.S. President Donald Trump have provoked dismay, threats of countermeasures and calls for further negotiations to make trade rules fairer

Donald Trump's tariffs have become a black and white issue on social media, where penguin memes have gone viral after he targeted an island inhabited by the flightless birds, but no people.

The U.S. already imposes heavy sanctions on Russia but still did approximately $3.5 billion in trade last year

May WTI crude oil (CLK25 ) Thursday closed down -4.76 (-6.64%), and May RBOB gasoline (RBK25 ) closed down -0.1667 (-7.15%). Crude oil and gasoline prices plunged to 3-week lows on Thursday due to concern that President Trump’s harsher-than-expected reciprocal tariffs would ignite a trade war that derails the global...

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