Ukraine, Vladimir Putin and Russia

Russia Loses 5 Air Defense Systems Worth $350M in a Day

Russia's Orthodox patriarch, marking Christmas, says West trying to smother Russia
The patriarch of Russia's Orthodox Church, celebrating Christmas alongside Kremlin leader Vladimir Putin, said on Tuesday ...
Russia’s war economy spirals out of control as 2025 brings looming stagnation
Russia’s focus on armaments is draining its industrial base, straining companies vital to the economy. As the war in Ukraine ...
Putin orders Russia's top bank to team up with China in AI push to challenge Western tech dominance
Sweeping Western sanctions against Russia have made AI chips a challenge to obtain.
Putin says he saved Russia, but a year of challenges suggests Moscow’s position is precarious
Marking 25 years in office, Vladimir Putin says he has remade Russia as a sovereign power and will prevail in Ukraine, but ...
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Punishing Putin: Inside the Global Economic War to Bring Down Russia
Baker, a veteran journalist, offers a deeply sourced investigation into the political economy of the sanctions imposed on Russia following its attack on Ukraine.
Putin tells Russia 'everything will be fine' amid the nation's military and economic struggles
Still, Putin refrained from giving a concrete outlook on the war in Ukraine, or the path of the Russian economy going forward ...
China Told Putin Not To Use Nuclear Weapons, Blinken Says
The U.S. secretary of state told the Financial Times that pressure from Beijing dissuaded Vladimir Putin from using nuclear ...
Putin Declares ‘Everything Will Be Fine’ Despite Russia’s Growing Challenges
Speaking on the 25th anniversary of his rule, President Vladimir V. Putin delivered an upbeat and vague New Year’s Eve ...
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Zelensky takes on Putin apologists, US skeptics on 3-hour Lex Fridman podcast
In a newly released three-hour interview, Moscow-born U.S. podcaster Lex Fridman tried to persuade President Volodymyr ...