The Latest Breaking News from Vladimir Putin

Hungarian prime minister, Victor Orban, threw a major tantrum at the European Council meeting in Brussels on December 14 2023. Essentially doing the Russian president Vladimir Putin’s bidding, he prevented agreement on a major €50 billion (£25.7 billion) financial package for Ukraine.

The French government is said to be concerned about the lack of news about jailed Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny. It has described the silence as "very worrying", after allies said he had been moved from his prison near Moscow.

Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban has blocked €50 billion in EU aid for Ukraine after leaders side-stepped his opposition to agree to open talks with Kyiv on joining the bloc.

Russia's central bank on Friday raised its key interest rate to 16 percent, announcing a fifth hike since summer in a bid to fight accelerating inflation.

The U.S. Department of Justice announced on Dec. 4, 2023, that Victor Manuel Rocha, a former U.S. government employee, had been arrested and faced federal charges for secretly acting for decades as an agent of the Cuban government. Rocha joined the State Department in 1981 and served for over 20…

With LGBTQ+ rights continuing to expand across much of the world, Vladimir Putin’s Russia has doubled down on restricting them – and a new ruling has made the future even more uncertain for Russian LGBTQ+ groups and individuals.

In a climate of combative conflict, the U.S National Security Advisor meets with Israeli PM Netanyahu, discussing warfare, hope, and prisoners in Russia.

Russia's radical conservative turn since it invaded Ukraine is changing life inside the country, with even the long-held right for women to have abortions being questioned.

Filmed as Russia invaded Ukraine’s port city, Mstyslav Chernov’s documentary is gruelling, compelling and vital

Explore the dynamics of Putin's annual press marathon, the ongoing Ukraine conflict, internal EU tensions, and the intriguing behind-the-scenes Kremlin str...

Russian opposition figure has been moved from penal colony and lawyers say they haven’t seen him since last week.