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Putin said he prayed for ‘his friend' Trump after 2024 assassination attempt, U.S. envoy says
Steve Witkoff said the Russian leader had an artist paint a portrait of Trump and gave it to the American president as a gift. Witkoff called Putin “super smart” and not “a bad guy.”
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Trump says he and Putin have agreed to begin ‘negotiations' on ending Ukraine war
President Donald Trump says he and Russian President Vladimir Putin have agreed to begin “negotiations” on ending the Ukraine war.
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Inside the Justice Department's efforts to combat election threats from foreign actors
Attorney General Merrick Garland detailed Russian attempts to influence public opinion ahead of the 2024 election.
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Mongolia was meant to arrest Russia's President Putin last night. It didn't, and now it's in trouble
Mongolia, as a member of the International Criminal Court, should have arrested the Russian president as soon as he landed on Mongolian soil Monday evening.
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Analysis: Why did Putin agree to US-Russia prisoner swap?
Analyst Sue O’Connell unpacks the political ramifications of the historic prisoner swap that freed Americans Paul Whelan and Evan Gershkovich held in Russia, as well as the current state of the Trump campaign now that he’s likely running against Kamala Harris.
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Putin hails election victory after harshest crackdown on opposition since Soviet era
President Vladimir Putin has secured a fifth term, as Russia’s election commission said he received an overwhelming number of votes.
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Putin says Russia is ready to use nuclear weapons if its sovereignty or independence is threatened
President Vladimir Putin says that Russia is ready to use nuclear weapons if there is a threat to Russian statehood, sovereignty, or independence.
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Russian lawmakers set presidential vote for March, clearing a path for Putin's 5th term
Russian lawmakers have set the date of the 2024 presidential election for March 17, moving Vladimir Putin closer to a fifth term in office.