Alexander Dugin, a Russian far-right philosopher, has pushed forward the debate to bury Lenin's body to make way for Putin's.

Vladimir Putin is unaware of the real earnings of Russians, asserts Anton Gerashchenko, a Ukrainian politician. A recording of Putin’s reaction to salary levels in Moscow was published on social media.

Since Moscow’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine in 2022, Russia’s economy has surpassed expectations. But some experts say this image of resilience is a mirage crafted by the Kremlin.

We'd better meet and have a calm conversation on all issues of interest to both the US and Russia based on today's realities,” Putin said in a TV interview. View on euronews

Russian President Vladimir Putin has had a call with Chinese President Xi Jinping, emphasizing the two countries’ close ties, a day after Donald Trump was sworn in as the 47th U.S. president.

Russian President Putin on Friday echoed U.S. President Donald Trump's claim the conflict in Ukraine could have been prevented had he been in the White House in

Russia’s president flattered his American counterpart as “smart” and “pragmatic,” and repeated Mr. Trump’s baseless claim that the 2020 election was stolen.

On August 6, Kyiv began the military operation into Kursk, which appeared to take Russian President Vladimir Putin and even Ukraine's allies by surprise. Kyiv later announced it had seized 500 square miles at what was then the lightly-defended border of the Russian region.

President Donald Trump has said multiple times that the war in Ukraine would have never broken out had he been in office.

Russian President Vladimir Putin has spoken with Chinese President Xi Jinping, emphasizing the two countries' close ties a day after Donald Trump was sworn in as the 47th U.S. president.