Vladimir Putin
Russian anti-transgender bill compared to Republican efforts in U.S.
Lawmakers in Moscow banned gender-affirming health care for adults this week, the latest law restricting LGBTQ+ rights in Russia.
Putin sent Wagner to Belarus to prepare attack on Poland: Russian lawmaker
Wagner Group forces could take a key Polish region "in a matter of hours," MP Andrey Kartapolov recently alleged.
Ukraine has chance to break through Russia's exhausted troops: Igor Girkin
The former commander said Russia faced high losses and soon "there will be no one to stop the enemy."
Kremlin-aligned group denounces Russian nuclear threats, state TV rhetoric
"This is a direct threat to humanity," said Russia's leading foreign policy organization, the Council for Foreign and Defense Policy.
Russia's allies falling out over Putin visit
The Russian president wants to go to South Africa for the BRICS summit but he could face arrest as he is wanted for war crimes.
Prigozhin photo may offer clue to his whereabouts
Russian milbloggers have been circulating a picture of the Wagner Group leader sitting in a makeshift tent without his pants on.
Mike Pence booed as he defends U.S. support for Ukraine
"Anybody that says we can't be the leader of the free world and solve our problems at home has a pretty small view of the greatest nation on earth," Pence said.
Fleeing Russian soldier hit by falling tree, video shows
Drone footage caught a lone soldier running before he tripped and was struck by a falling tree, reportedly near Bakhmut.
Uranium plant explosion in Russia sparks nuclear radiation fears
More than 100 workers from the plant were reportedly taken to a nearby hospital after a cylinder containing depleted uranium hexafluoride "depressurized."
Wagner Group "ready for global events and turmoil," video warns
""Friends, it's all just beginning. PMC Wagner and its path is far from over," a man who says he is a Wagner Group field commander said in a video.
Putin "laughing" at NATO: exiled official
The alliance's hesitance to set out a timetable for Ukrainian membership will have buoyed the Kremlin, Boris Bondarev tells Newsweek.
Putin says Wagner Group "does not exist," rejected offer to keep fighting
The Russian president said that he presented "several employment options" to 35 mercenaries and group founder Yevgeny Prigozhin late last month.
Putin "made NATO great again": Former CIA chief
Putin "set out to make Russia great again, and really has made NATO great again," former CIA Director David Petraeus said.
Biden reverses stance on prospect of Putin using nukes
The president's most recent comments about Putin turning to nuclear weapons in Ukraine contrast sharply with prior remarks made last month.
Maps show where Russia gained, lost territory since start of Ukraine war
After a forceful showing early in the war, Russia has lost a lot of the territory in Ukraine it once controlled.
Prigozhin Is Not the Only Warlord Keeping Putin Up at Night
Prigozhin won notoriety last month by marching his paramilitary forces toward Moscow, but Russian President Vladimir Putin also faces an unexpected threat from another warlord.
The most scathing lines from Russian general's post about Putin's military
General Ivan Popov accused Russian military leaders of "viciously beheading" their own troops by not providing sufficient support.
The Putin mastermind myth has been brutally exposed
The mutiny by Wagner is the latest setback to weaken the Russian president's position.
Vladimir Putin Is Preparing Russian Children for Lifetimes at War
Meet the Youth Army, Russia's frightening paramilitary youth group and the defenders of Russian civilization in a grand existential war that is just beginning in Ukraine.
Putin may be facing plot from inner circle, warns Igor Girkin
The former commander said Wagner's mutiny had redistributed power among the Russian president's inner circle.
Putin's military just got a huge increase in weapons
The Russian Defense Ministry is getting an influx of weapons, ammunition due to an agreement with Wagner Group leader Yevgeny Prigozhin.
Russians scrambled for cash amid fears of Putin's ousting
Russians withdrew $1.1 billion from banks during the Wagner mercenaries marched on Moscow.
Joe Biden calling Zelensky "Vladimir" during NATO remarks goes viral
The two-day NATO summit in Vilnius, Lithuania, has reinforced allies' pledges to increase defense spending and continue to support Ukraine.
Russian troops say they are locked in a pit after refusing to fight
A video shows Russian soldiers saying a commander ordered them to stay in the pit after they said they wouldn't return to the Ukrainian war's front lines.
Was the Prigozhin mutiny staged by Putin? What we know
Yevgeny Prigozhin met with Vladimir Putin on June 29 at the Kremlin, adding further mystery to the rebellion the Wagner founder had staged only days before.
Russian public approval of Ukraine War dropping rapidly: Survey
The polling was conducted a few weeks into the start of Ukraine's counteroffensive to recapture territories seized by Russia throughout the war.
Russia has "precious little" reserve strength left: U.K. defense secretary
"They are in a position where the attrition rates for the Russian forces are difficult," Ben Wallace said of President Vladimir Putin and his military planners.
Putin's "bad bet" in Ukraine won't get better, U.S. official says
The White House national security adviser said the Western allies would outlast the Kremlin in its support for Ukraine.
Why Ukraine's burning through ammo in war with Russia
Artillery is the biggest killer on both sides of the war, one military expert told Newsweek.
Putin Is rapidly running out of allies
The leaders of Hungary and Turkey, considered close to Vladimir Putin, have dropped objections to Sweden joining NATO, dealing a blow to the Russian leader.