The Latest Breaking News from Vladimir Putin

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One dead while second tanker in distress in Black Sea near occupied Crimea. What we know on day 1,027

Many of the more notorious actions of Putin's Russia are barely distinguishable from those conducted by the US and its allies.

January WTI crude oil (CLF25 ) Friday closed up +1.27 (+1.81%), and January RBOB gasoline (RBF25 ) closed up +0.0133 (+0.67%). Crude oil and gasoline prices Friday rallied to 2-1/2 week highs and settled higher. The prospects for additional sanctions on Russian and Iranian crude supplies pushed oil prices higher...

US president-elect Donald Trump has invited China’s president Xi Jinping to his inauguration on January 20 in a surprise move which appears to be part of a plan to involve Beijing in ceasefire negotiations in Ukraine.

January WTI crude oil (CLF25 ) today is up +0.80 (+1.14%), and January RBOB gasoline (RBF25 ) is up +0.0112 (+0.56%). Crude oil and gasoline prices today are moderately higher and posted 2-1/2 week highs. The prospects for additional sanctions on Russian and Iranian crude supplies are pushing oil prices...

Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelensky says Vladimir Putin’s plan is to destroy everything

Putin’s army is stepping up attacks in an apparent bid to strengthen Trump’s argument for cutting aid to Kyiv.

Russia named a sports minister sanctioned by the West as its new Olympics chief on Friday, as Moscow faces isolation from international sport over its Ukraine offensive.