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Germany

'We didn't want to see what Putin is up to,' admits Vice Chancellor

German Vice Chancellor and Minister of Economy and Climate Robert Habeck warned that Europe must ramp up defence spending during a global conversation with Euronews.

Russia

Euroviews. What does Putin’s farcical ‘re-election’ mean for the EU?

Appeasement is off the table. Europe needs to unite and get serious about the truly existential threat that Putin’s brutal regime poses, Michael Emerson writes.

Russia

Four bruised and bloodied men charged over Moscow concert attack

More than 130 people were killed in a grisly shooting in the Russian capital on Friday.

World News

Russia launches its biggest attack on Kyiv in weeks

Russia launches its largest attack, in weeks on Kyiv, causing damage to structures and injuring several. As attacks from Russia are expected by experts to pick up again.

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Europe News

Orbán breaks EU ranks and congratulates Putin on 'his re-election'

Viktor Orbán has congratulated Vladimir Putin on "his re-election" in a fresh affront to the European Union's political unity.

World News

'Free world will not let Ukraine fail': US defence chief

Germany's defence minister said Berlin will also provide ammunition to Ukraine totalling €500 million.

Russia

Russia to evacuate children from border region targeted by Ukraine

Vladimir Putin said this week he wants to create a buffer zone to help protect Russia's border regions from long-range Ukrainian strikes and cross-border raids.

Russia

Putin open to Macron's ceasefire proposal during Paris Olympics

Putin said he would consider the request if it was a serious move to build 'peaceful, neighbourly relations'.

Russia

Putin says he supported Alexei Navalny prisoner swap

Russia’s best-known opposition figure died last month while serving a 19-year sentence on extremism charges that supporters say were politically motivated.

World News

'Pseudo-election': European leaders condemn Putin's victory

The European Union has said that Russia's recent elections took place in a "highly restrictive environment."

World News

Protestors defy Putin as leader heads for predictable landslide win

President Vladimir Putin looks set to lead Russia for another six years, with exit polls for the highly controlled presidential elections showing a predictably large share of the vote for the Kremlin leader.

Russia

How supporting Putin has divided families in Russia

Support for the Russian president divides Russian society. Children often have completely opposite views to their parents.

Russia

Russians cast ballots on second day of elections

Russians cast their ballots on second day of an election almost certain to extend Putin's 25 year rule by another six years.

Russia

Pensioner defies Vladimir Putin with anti-war murals

The 85-year-old has been fined multiple times but says he has no intention of stopping.

Russia

Arrests and vandalism mar Russia's all but certain election

Putin looks set to extend his rule by six more years after he stifled dissent, though there has been sporadic vandalism at ballot boxes.

Europe News

How EU sanctions won't stop Putin getting six more years in power

President Vladimir Putin is all but guaranteed to win six more years of power in Russia’s upcoming elections. Opponents - many of them behind bars, exiled abroad, or dead - say EU officials must intensify their efforts to hit Moscow where it hurts.

Ukraine

At least two people killed in Ukrainian missile attack, says Russia

The strike comes as Kyiv attempts to rattle the Kremlin ahead of Russia’s presidential elections.

Armenia

Russian campaigns against Putin from Armenia mountains

Yuri Alekseyev believes he would ended up in prison for a long time if he had stayed in Russia.

Economy

Why haven't Western sanctions worked on Russia's economy?

Renewed packages of sanctions from the EU and US were supposed to weaken the Russian economy. Instead, it has adapted, and remains robust just as Vladimir Putin is about to get reelected for a fourth presidential term.

World News

Vladimir Putin widely expect to stay in power until 2030

With no opposition figures allowed to run against him, the Russian president looks set to keep his grip on power until at least 2030.

Vladimir Putin, Russia’s president since 2000 (with a break as prime minister from 2008 to 2012), has shaped the country’s politics and global influence. From the war in Ukraine to political repression, stay informed on his policies and their impact.