VLADIMIR Putin has warned Russians to be “prepared for anything” after admitting – for the first time – that the Kremlin was “mistaken” to believe Ukraine

Vladimir Putin made a fool of himself with an intercom mishap. The Russian president visited sailors aboard a fishing vessel on Wednesday, according to the Kremlin, but his attempt to make contact

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said that Russian airspace will be "effectively closing" amid escalating drone strikes.

MOSCOW, Sept 1 (Reuters) - President Vladimir Putin said on Tuesday that Russian troops had captured 270 square km of Ukraine’s Donetsk region in August and a large group of Ukrainian troops were surrounded.

Russian President Vladimir Putin slammed the West for failing to speak out about what he termed Kiev's "state terrorism" as he spoke to the Eastern Economic Forum in Vladivostok on Thursday, amid the

Bishkek showcases Putin’s diplomatic reach and the leverage held by the partners that Russia increasingly needs.

The war has become a ruinous contest of drone and missile attacks that, while devastating to Ukraine, are inflicting visible damage on Russia too. But Mr Putin shows no sign of backing off. The worry is that he may try to escape from what Russians call a tupik (dead-end) as he has in the past: by finding some new way to escalate the conflict.

Independent Russian investigations outlet Important Stories reported in May that Putin had stepped up his own security to an extent not seen before amid assassination fears. It said that the Kremlin was on high alert, particularly over the possibility of weaponized drones being used to target him.