January, President Vladimir Putin’s “special military operation” in Ukraine will have dragged on longer than the war on the Eastern Front that ended with the fall of Berlin in May 1945.

PUTIN has vowed he will defeat Ukraine in a chilling New Year message. His disturbing speech, in which he congratulated his soldiers on a premature victory, comes as he edges close to beating a

President Donald Trump engaged Ukraine, Russian leaders throughout 2025 in unprecedented diplomatic push to end the war, including Alaska summit and Mar-a-Lago meetings.

Moscow said a Ukrainian drone attack targeted a residence of President Vladimir V. Putin, which Ukraine denied, accusing the Kremlin of fabricating an excuse not to make peace.

Putin’s war on Ukraine was once a popular enterprise. But domestic support is softening as the conflict's material, human and reputational costs continue to mount.

Zelenskyy says Moscow trying to derail peace talks progress, as Russian foreign minister claims Ukraine targeted president’s home in Novgorod

Putin’s field commanders brief that the Northern Group has pushed a deep “security zone” into Ukraine’s Sumy and Kharkiv regions—about 940 square kilometers and 32 settlements, including Volchansk—while the Western Group says its 25th Army is fighting inside Krasnyi Lyman,

During the full-scale war against Ukraine, the number of billionaires in Russia increased, but they lost political influence. President Vladimir Putin leveraged fear, sanctions, and strict control to compel Russian oligarchs to stay silent and align with the war effort,