The Latest Breaking News from Vladimir Putin

The differing styles of the French president and the European Commission president may help create a united front over Ukraine, but Xi Jinping holds plenty of cards, writes Borzou Daragahi

Russian President Vladimir Putin said during a televised meeting with officials on Wednesday that there was reason to believe Western intelligence agencies were involved in what he said were sabotage and terrorist acts carried out by Ukraine. In a meeting of the Kremlin's Security Council with the heads of the…

The Wagner mercenary group claims to have captured Bakhmut – but fighting continues in the destroyed city

Russia's announcement that it will station tactical nuclear weapons in Belarus shows that a Russia-China joint statement days earlier amounted to "empty promises", NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg said on Wednesday.

The latest addition to the military alliance will be able to make a ‘significant’ contribution to its armament, officials said.

French president says it is not in China’s interests to arm Russia and cause a lasting war

In the world of geopolitics, great powers make, break and play by their own rules. Smaller states largely have to make do with adjusting to the world as determined by others.

Former Italian prime minister taken to hospital amid ‘shortness of breath’ and reported to be stable

French President Emmanuel Macron says he wants to “engage China toward a shared responsibility for peace” in Ukraine when he meets Chinese leader Xi Jinping this week