A free and thriving Ukraine would make it undeniable that Putin’s rule has been an economic disaster for Russia.

President Donald Trump said Russian President Vladimir Putin had “really let me down,” but insisted allies must stop purchasing oil from Russia if they want the US to further intervene and pressure the Kremlin to end the war in Ukraine.

Dmitri N. Kozak’s departure is one of the few known splinters in President Vladimir V. Putin’s inner circle since the start of his invasion of Ukraine.

President Vladimir Putin said on Thursday that Russia is deliberately slowing its economic growth in order to suppress inflation and that the world's second largest oil exporter was far away from a recession.

The former magazine editor faced up to 10 years behind bars in Russia before he agreed to fight on the frontlines.

On September 10th Alla Pugacheva, who has been, by far, Russia’s biggest pop star for 50 years, whose fame rivals Abba and Madonna and far outstrips that of Anna Netrebko, a Russian classical diva, gave her first big interview since she left Moscow in 2022.

Vladimir Putin has signaled his willingness to abolish Russia’s labor patent system — the country’s work permit program for migrants, which requires citizens of visa-free countries to get special authorization for employment.

Russian President Vladimir Putin signalled on Thursday that he is open to raising certain taxes, especially on the wealthy, as the government struggles to make ends meet in the fourth year of the war in Ukraine.