The Latest Breaking News from Vladimir Putin

Treason and grief in the town of Hroza after a deadly Russian missile attack; Kyiv makes remarkable progress in Black Sea

Vladimir Putin is expected to travel outside the borders of the former Soviet Union for the first time in 20 months to meet China’s Xi Jinping on October 17. The visit, if it happens, is likely to entrench a relationship in which Russia has become a useful tool in a…

Marina Ovsyannikova was sentenced in absentia to eight and a half years in prison in Russia

As the war enters its 597th day, these are the main developments.

Rep. Jim Jordan of Ohio wants “details” on how Ukraine is spending military aid. Let’s give him a few, along with the big picture Jordan is obviously missing, a leader of Chicago’s Ukrainian community writes.

Handshake approach that helped rule motorsport for decades appears to have been his downfall

For some people it was a week when they forgot that the Ukraine war was happening.

The Russian central bank endorsed the move to save the ruble and improve liquidity after months of pushback against President Putin's capital controls.

Foreign policy has yet to feature significantly this election despite its obvious implications for national security and development. Internationally, observers are looking for what the elections will mean for policy towards Aukus, the Ukraine War, and, crucially, climate change, writes Robert Patman.