Russia says battlefield performance against Western weapons is driving $13bn in new arms deals. Can Moscow actually deliver?

Two people were killed when Russia bombarded the Ukrainian capital Kyiv with drones and missiles overnight, local authorities said Tuesday, and a Russian-installed official in illegally annexed Crimea said a Ukrainian attack killed two people there.

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.

Steve Witkoff, President Trump’s special envoy, and Jared Kushner, his son-in-law, plan to visit Kyiv next, in an effort to revive peace negotiations between Russia and Ukraine.

VLADIVOSTOK, Russia, Sept 3 (Reuters) - Russian President Vladimir Putin said on ⁠Thursday ⁠there was a chance of reaching an ⁠agreement to end the war in Ukraine, while Kyiv said it expected a "new dynamic" in ​peace efforts.

Vladimir Putin’s approval rating has suffered its sharpest weekly fall since launching his Ukraine war in 2022, as a worsening fuel crisis appears to have struck a nerve with Russians. A poll conducted by the Kremlin-linked Public Opinion Foundation (FOM ...

There is little sign that public exhaustion, economic headwinds or increased Ukrainian strikes are changing the Russian leader’s view that he will eventually achieve victory.

This voice experience is generated by AI. Learn more. This voice experience is generated by AI. Learn more. Putin faces terminal trouble as Ukrainian drone strikes cripple Crimea's fuel supply, making the Kerch bridge a prime target for an imminent attack.

Donald Trump still doesn’t seem to have learned a thing about the Russian dictator he calls a friend. He’s tried all kinds of contradictory gambits in pursuit of peace in Ukraine: welcoming Vladimir Putin in Alaska, helping Kyiv blow up Russian oil ...

Aging, allegedly ailing Vladimir Putin has been mocked over his puffy, strangely altered face after the fearful, paranoid Russian dictator made a rare public appearance in Moscow over the weekend. The swollen-cheeked 73-year-old despot was spotted at an ...

A new analysis sheds light on why the Kremlin is hell-bent on capturing Donetsk before reaching a peace agreement with Ukraine amid fresh negotiations.