ANALYSIS: President Biden has framed it as an existential fight, one that requires sustained U.S. funding for Ukraine in order to keep Russian President Vladimir Putin from overrunning Eastern Europe with a 21st century blitzkrieg.
Vladimir Putin on Friday moved to prolong his repressive and unyielding grip on Russia for at least another six years, announcing his candidacy in the presidential election next March that he is all but certain to win, according to state media reports.
It was universally expected but now is official: Russia and the world will likely have President Vladimir Putin to kick around for at least another six years.
Russian President Vladimir Putin will make a one-day trip to the United Arab Emirates and Saudi Arabia focused on the Israeli-Hamas war and host the Iranian president in Moscow this week, the Kremlin said Tuesday.
At least 50,000 Russian military troops have been killed on the battlefield since President Vladimir Putin launched the war against Ukraine in February 2022, along with another 20,000 mercenaries recruited by the Wagner Group and other private security firms, a new survey said Monday.