MOSCOW, June 12 (Reuters) - Russia is developing a satellite-based system for controlling combat drones, President Vladimir Putin said on Friday during a meeting with military officials, the Interfax news agency reported.

Russian dictator Vladimir Putin is hoping for a Hail Mary winter offensive against Ukraine, experts said — as Russia’s economy is in a death spiral and the war-mongering leader is growing increasingly desperate.

Russia is playing the GOP like a fiddle right now. Crazy to see members of Congress entertain this biolab propaganda"

As Ukrainian attacks on Russian energy infrastructure and EU sanctions take their toll, Russian citizens are increasingly feeling the squeeze

Russian President Vladimir Putin is running out of time to win his war against Ukraine, amid a stalemate on the battlefield and growing troubles at home, an Estonian intelligence chief has told CNN.

MOSCOW, June 10 (Reuters) - Russian President Vladimir Putin told top officials on Wednesday that there are grounds to expect a cut in the central bank's key interest rate when it meets next week, and praised the monetary policy of central bank chief Elvira Nabiullina,

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un and Russian President Vladimir Putin meet during their visit to Beijing to attend China's commemoration of the 80th anniversary of the end of World War Two, in Beijing, China, September 3, 2025, in this picture released by North Korea's official Korean Central News Agency. KCNA via REUTERS

China's Xi Jinping welcomed Vladimir Putin in Beijing, touted the countries' "unyielding" ties, and took a loosely veiled jab at Trump's policies.

Russian President Vladimir Putin told top officials on Wednesday that ​there are grounds to expect a cut in the central bank's key interest rate when it ‌meets next week, and praised the monetary policy of central bank chief Elvira Nabiullina, who was absent from the meeting due to illness.

Russian President Vladimir Putin has rejected a proposal by Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy for a face-to-face meeting, saying he sees “no point” in it.

When a nation’s leader declares a new fighter jet to be the undisputed best on the planet, the public usually nods along. But when the country’s own frontline experts start poking holes in that narrative,