The Latest Breaking News from Vladimir Putin

Putin signs treaty with Belarus for security guarantees, including nuclear umbrella. Russian doctrine allows nuclear response to aggression amidst tensions...

Ruling follows revelation of declassified intelligence alleging Russia ran online campaign to promote far-right outsider

And the Government’s delayed defence review will only make things worse

Russia has had similar troughs in its demographics during World War II and after the fall of the Soviet Union—but things are different this time.

The LGBTQ+ community in Russia has been under pressure for a decade, but the situation has worsened in the past year

The LGBTQ+ community in Russia has been under pressure for years, but the situation has worsened since the Kremlin sent troops into Ukraine

Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov on Thursday said he hoped Ukraine's allies took "seriously" Moscow's recent use of a hypersonic missile in the conflict there, and warned that Russia was ready to use "any means" to defend itself.

Ukraine and west hit out at Russian foreign minister in Malta; sanctions force Putin to scrap Gazprombank monopoly. What we know on day 1,017

January WTI crude oil (CLF25 ) Thursday closed down -0.24 (-0.35%), and January RBOB gasoline (RBF25 ) closed down -0.0066 (-0.34%). Crude oil and gasoline prices posted moderate losses on Thursday. Crude prices fell as Thursday's weaker-than-expected global economic news signals stagnant fuel demand. A weaker dollar Thursday limited losses...