Russian President Vladimir Putin on Thursday declared a 32-hour ceasefire in Ukraine over the Orthodox Easter weekend, following an earlier call from Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy for a pause in some of the hostilities to observe the holiday.

Putin’s announcement was similar to a 30-hour ceasefire he ordered last year. Each side accused the other of violating it.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky warned that the Kremlin's clampdown on Telegram could signal looming "unpopular decisions."

Russian President Vladimir Putin has taken cancel culture to a whole new level. A legislative ban signed by the strongman went into effect March 1 and targets films that “discredit Russia’s traditional spiritual and moral values,

President Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin are scheduled to meet Friday at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson in Anchorage, Alaska, to discuss the conflict between Russia and Ukraine. The world is waiting to see if Trump can broker a ceasefire in the Russia-Ukraine conflict as he meets Putin in Alaska

A slip-up by Russian propaganda has revealed an unflattering "death mask" image of Vladimir Putin in a candid video shot through a gap in a Kremlin door. The unedited footage shows the 73-year-old autocrat appearing tense, fatigued, noticeably aged, with a ...

Vladimir Putin’s top negotiator shared a video of himself casually wake-surfing off the Florida coast ahead of Sunday’s crunch talks between President Trump and his Ukrainian counterpart, Volodymyr Zelensky. Kirill Dmitriev — the Harvard-educated ...

In March 2026, a rumor circulated online that Russian President Vladimir Putin posted (archived) on X that Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu died in an airstrike. The claim spread as Iran carried out retaliatory strikes on Israel after the country ...

MOSCOW, Jan 21 (Reuters) - President Vladimir Putin said on Wednesday that Greenland's ownership was not Russia's concern and that the United States and Denmark - whose historical treatment of the island he criticised - should sort the matter out ...

Russian President Vladimir Putin condemned the killing of Iranian Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei on Sunday, calling the death, which came amid strikes from Israel and the U.S., a "cynical violation" of norms. Putin made the statement in a letter to Iranian ...

Tight state control over media and education is nothing new in Russia. Official narratives have long been used to shape public opinion. Critics argue this system often serves as a vehicle for government messaging.