5 Hard Truths for Putin About a Russia-NATO War

For months, European allies have cautiously warned about the prospect of war with Russia, urging the continent to take the threat seriously and rearm itself for the possibility. The warning was always hedged: a Russia-NATO war was still unlikely. In the …

‘He’s a Person With a Mission’: Andrei Kolesnikov on Putin’s Ideology and Russia’s Future

Over more than two decades in power, President Vladimir Putin has built an ideology around Russia’s imperial history, confrontation with the West and his own role as the country’s indispensable leader. Political analyst Andrei Kolesnikov argues that this …

Putin consolidates grip on Russia as 49 Ukraine war veterans elected to parliament

Russia’s new parliament will include 49 deputies who have taken part in the war against Ukraine, officials said on Monday, after a landslide victory by the ruling United Russia party in widely criticised elections. The pro-Kremlin party won a record 355 …

Russia: Putin party retains majority in controlled parliamentary vote

Russia's electoral commission on Monday said that the ruling United Russia party has won the parliamentary election. It's the first parliamentary poll since Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine and President Vladimir Putin has cast it as a …

United Russia Set for Record Parliament Majority in First Wartime Elections

Russia’s ruling party, United Russia, is on track to secure a record number of seats in the lower-house State Duma following the country's first parliamentary elections since the launch of the full-scale invasion of Ukraine, preliminary results showed …

Russia Announces Election Results Cementing Putin's Power; EU Slams 'Veneer Of Democracy'

Officials in Moscow have announced a new record victory for President Vladimir Putin’s United Russia party in what the European Union dismissed as “sham elections” on September 21. The Central Election Commission said United Russia gained nearly 58 percent …

Trump set to press Zelenskyy at UN to agree energy ceasefire with Russia

Donald Trump is expected to press Ukrainian leader Volodymyr Zelenskyy on an energy ceasefire during a face-to-face meeting this week during United Nations high-level week, as world diesel prices have soared due to the war in Iran, as well as Russia’s war …

Chess-CAS ruling on Russia a red line for FIDE, says presidential candidate Turlov

BENGALURU, Sept 21 : FIDE presidential candidate Timur Turlov said the world chess body must continue to abide by international sports rulings restricting Russian participation, while expressing hope that Russian federations will eventually meet the …

Massive Ukrainian drone attack in Russia

Russia election results show Putin’s party winning: What we know

Early results emerging from Russia’s first parliamentary elections since the launch of the full-fledged war on Ukraine show President Vladimir Putin’s party dominating the vote — an outcome widely predicted. The election, which began on Friday and ended on …