The Latest Breaking News from Vladimir Putin

Lana Estemirova promised to tell story of her mother, a renowned human rights activist. This month it is published

Damage reported in several districts of capital and in northern Chernihiv region after Kremlin warns of retaliation for assault on Russian bases. What we know on day 1,199

The German chancellor expressed his country’s support for Ukraine and pushed Trump to apply more pressure on Russia.

German Chancellor Friedrich Merz met US President Donald Trump at the White House on Thursday afternoon. But did Merz get everything he wanted from the talks?

Editorial: The strikes on Russian airbases are further evidence of Kyiv’s innovation. Imagination and skill can bolster external backing – but can’t replace it

You can generally tell when Vladimir Putin appears rattled by an adverse event in his war on Ukraine. He (or one of his proxies) ramps up the bloodcurdling rhetoric. And so it is with Ukraine’s “Spiderweb” drone attack on four airbases inside Russia, which reportedly destroyed or damaged as many…

Putin's got all the time in the world.

Letters: Readers respond to the prime minister’s plans to put Britain on a war footing with his defence spending review

The aerial attacks came just hours after US President Donald Trump spoke by phone with Russia’s leader Vladimir Putin, who promised Russia would respond "very strongly" to Ukraine's audacious drone attacks on military airfields on Sunday.