2 days ago · Russia is approaching a grim milestone: by mid-January, President Vladimir Putin’s “special military operation” in Ukraine will have dragged on longer than the war on the Eastern …

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3 days ago · Peace talks to end the war in Ukraine were dealt a setback after Russia claimed that Ukrainian forces launched a drone strike on one of Vladimir Putin's residences. Follow DW for …

2 days ago · The Kremlin paints a picture of a society united by war, but underneath, frustration is festering as all avenues of creativity and dissent or controlled or blocked.

3 days ago · Russia shells the eastern Ukrainian city of Sloviansk, killing at least one person and injuring five.

1 day ago · President Vladimir Putin's New Year message addresses Ukraine war as he vows victory in defiant message to West, praising soldiers in nearly four-year conflict.

1 day ago · Russian President Vladimir Putin used his annual televised New Year's address to rally his troops fighting in Ukraine, saying he believed in them and in victory in a war that he …

3 days ago · Hours after Trump declares Russia and Ukraine "closer than ever" to peace, Moscow claims a failed drone strike will alter its negotiating position.

Aug 13, 2025 · When Russian President Vladimir Putin ordered up to 200,000 soldiers into Ukraine, his aim was to sweep into the capital, Kyiv, in days, overthrow its pro-Western …

Aug 14, 2025 · Instead of abandoning the invasion, Mr. Putin threw the full strength of the Russian state behind the war, re-engineering the military and the economy with a singular goal …