A publicity stunt orchestrated by the Kremlin for Vladimir Putin this week backfired within just a few hours of its broadcast. The Russian leader had the starring role in a brief audio clip described as a phone conversation between Putin and a top commander on the battlefield in Ukraine.

Putin will eventually leave office, whether by death, illness, or—against all observable inclinations—stepping aside. But what happens then is unclear. It could be a rushed passing of the guard, a chaotic power struggle among elites long denied the highest political offices,

MOSCOW, Aug 5 (Reuters) - President Vladimir Putin on Wednesday named Denis Lyamin to head Russia's Unmanned Systems Forces, a newly established branch of the military that will be responsible for drone warfare.

Boris Nadezhdin, who criticized the Ukraine war and tried to challenge President Vladimir Putin in the 2024 election, was one of the few high-profile Putin critics still living in Russia.

Russia last mobilized hundreds of thousands of soldiers for the war in Ukraine nearly four years ago, triggering rare protests.

President Vladimir Putin signed Russia's first law giving comprehensive rules to crypto exchanges, custodians, brokers, and mining. Only firms on a state registry may run exchanges after July 1, 2027,

Russian President Vladimir Putin is a cornered man. Ukraine, especially through its deep-strike drones and ballistic missiles, is bringing Putin’s special military operation home to the city confines of Moscow and Saint Petersburg.

Russian President Vladimir Putin could attempt a limited military action against a NATO member within the next few years to gauge the alliance's response, the Wall Street Journal

The Russians even admitted to the crime, showing zero… pic.twitter.com/uGjC7esFwR Since 2024, Russian drones have been conducting human safaris in Kherson and other parts of southern and eastern Ukraine,

Vladimir Putin is increasingly leaning on the FSB to run the country. Sources close to the Kremlin revealed that the 73-year-old president is tasking his security service with keeping control of the nation as the war in Ukraine goes from bad to worse.