Vladimir Putin may be growing increasingly worried about a small NATO member on Russia's doorstep that is openly preparing for potential warfare.In what resembles a David versus Goliath standoff, the tiny Baltic state of Lithuania has started boosting military expenditures and conducting war games in response to escalating threats from Moscow.

A massive Russian drone and missile attack on Ukraine over the weekend prompted a direct military response from NATO. Polish and other allied jets were scrambled as a precaution during the hours-long barrage.

Former Finnish President Sauli Niininsto has met Vladimir Putin and Donald Trump. DW spoke to him about diplomacy to end the Russian war against Ukraine, NATO and the 50th anniversary of the Helsinki Final Act.

Former prime minister Stephen Harper told a conference in Saskatchewan on Monday that Russian President Vladimir Putin is “an evil man” who will leave Russia poor and in chaos.

Vladimir Putin could unleash a nuclear attack on US satellites in space, an expert on the topic has warned. Elena Grossfeld, an expert on Russian space arms and intelligence operations at King’s College London,

Despite Russian President Vladimir Putin's "pathological fixation" on preventing Ukraine from joining NATO, a direct Russian attack on the alliance is highly unlikely. -The war in Ukraine has exposed the Russian military's significant weaknesses and its limited ability to project power,