Vladimir Putin

White House shifts tone on Ukraine as NATO disucsses Russia incursions

Trump signaled at UNGA that he believes that NATO members should shoot down Russian jets if they encroached on their airspace, which the alliance discussed on Tuesday.

Service members of the 93rd Kholodnyi Yar Separate Mechanized Brigade of the Ukrainian Armed Forces are seen in a trunk of a pick-up truck in the frontline town of Kostiantynivka, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, in Donetsk region, Ukraine September 21, 2025. I
Archbishop Marchel celebrates Mass at a church in Slobozia-Magura, Moldova, September 6, 2025.

Holy war: How Russia recruited Orthodox priests to sway Moldova's voters

Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa addresses the 80th United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) at the UN headquarters in New York, US, September 24, 2025.

How Syria’s president became the ‘star’ of the UN - analysis

 A demonstrator gestures, what is believed to symbolise "WP" for 'white power', at a right-wing protest at Friedrichshain district in Berlin, Germany, March 22, 2025.

Fueled by billionaire money, Europe’s far-right reaches heights unseen since Hitler - opinion


US would help secure peace after Russia's war in Ukraine, Trump tells Fox News

"After the war is settled, we would help secure the peace. And I think ultimately that'll happen," Trump told Fox News.

A rescuer holds a soft toy at the site of an apartment building which was hit by Russian missile and drone strikes, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, in Kyiv, Ukraine August 28, 2025.

British police arrest three on suspicion of aiding Russian spy services

The Kremlin has denied the accusations, saying the British government repeatedly blamed Russia for anything "bad" that happens in Britain.

Police officers stand on duty at Windsor Castle,  in Windsor, Britain, September 17, 2025.

Nowhere is safe in Europe when Russian drones hit Poland - opinion

If we let Vladimir Putin cross into NATO territory without cost, he will not stop at drones.

RUSSIA’S AMBASSADOR to the United Nations Vassily Nebenzia attends a Security Council meeting last Friday on threats to international peace and security. In Moscow’s eyes, Poland is enemy number one after Ukraine, says the writer.

Ukrainian Jews hold onto faint hope amid the ravages of war

Trump held a peace summit in Alaska with Russian President Vladimir Putin on August 15, and on an August 18 a White House summit with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky and key European leaders.

A child is seen swinging among the rubble in Odesa, Ukraine.

Trump says he will level 'massive' tariffs on Russia if NATO does the same

Trump shamed some NATO members for purchasing Russian oil.

US President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin following a meeting to negotiate an end to the war in Ukraine, at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, in Anchorage, Alaska, August 15.

ICC starts hearing on charges against Uganda's fugitive warlord Joseph Kony

Kony's victims were happy the ICC was moving forward with the case but lamented the lack of financial compensation for his alleged victims.

Joseph Kony, November 12, 2006.

If regime change isn't possible in Russia, then a 'persona change' is a viable solution - opinion

Russia’s leadership record of the past few centuries unequivocally confirms that Russia’s policies can change without regime change. The key is the one person presiding on the throne.

RUSSIAN PRESIDENT Vladimir Putin speaks during a news conference, at the end of his visit to China last week. Removing Putin from power is a must, the writer argues.

Trump says India and Russia appear 'lost' to 'deepest, darkest China'

Diplomatic relationships between China, Russia, and India seem to be strengthening.

CHINESE PRESIDENT Xi Jinping welcomes Russian President Vladimir Putin during a ceremony at the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) summit in Tianjin, China, on Sunday. It is tempting to argue that fortune has been on China’s side, says the writer.

Putin says foreign troops in Ukraine would be legitimate targets

US President Donald Trump said this week he was "very disappointed" in Putin and his moves to grow closer to China's Xi Jinping.

A serviceman of the 141st Separate Mechanized Brigade of the Ukrainian Armed Forces walks at a position near a front line, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, in Donetsk region, Ukraine September 3, 2025.

Putin says he is ready to meet Zelensky if he comes to Moscow

Putin said he is open to meeting Zelensky in Moscow, while Ukraine denounced the offer as unacceptable.

Russian President Vladimir Putin speaks during a press conference in Beijing, September 3, 2025.

Hot mic picks up Putin and Xi discussing organ transplants and immortality

As Putin and Xi walked toward the Tiananmen rostrum where they viewed the parade with Kim, Putin's translator could be heard saying in Chinese, "Biotechnology is continuously developing."

Russian President Vladimir Putin, Kazakh President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev, Chinese President Xi Jinping and Uzbek President Shavkat Mirziyoyev arrive for a military parade marking the 80th anniversary of the end of World War Two, in Beijing, China September 3, 2025.