The Latest Breaking News from Vladimir Putin

Bishara Bahbah ‘bent on punishing’ Democrats for ‘unfettered support’ of Israel, despite GOP following suit

Britain needs to rethink financial support, a leading US congressman has told The Independent

Far from being a lame duck, the president can use his time in office to champion US democracy and tackle unfinished business abroad

Anne Applebaum’s book charts the rise of the world’s strongmen. Has the rules-based international order been defeated?

Rico Krieger admits role in Ukrainian plot and pleads for German chancellor to save him during broadcast

Arrest of Dmitry Bulgakov is latest high-profile incident in ongoing purge within Moscow’s military top brass

The Russian Orthodox Church has approved a statement describing Russia’s “special military operation” as a holy war, arguing that all of Ukraine should be Russia’s exclusive zone of influence. Said Ismagilov, one of Ukraine’s top muslim leaders, joined the armed forces to fight against Russia’s mass invasion, claiming a Quranic…

France is preparing to welcome over a hundred heads of state and government for the Summer Olympics which begin with a dazzling ceremony on the river Seine this Friday, with one notable absence – Russia.

Signing an agreement with Russia to stop the war with Ukraine would amount to signing a deal with the devil

Russian President Vladimir Putin and North Korean leader Kim Jong-un recently held a historic meeting in Pyongyang that resulted in a mutual defence agreement that has alarmed many western analysts.

Ukraine’s foreign minister visited Beijing for the first time during the war, as Kyiv turns to diplomacy to win war aims