Vladimir Putin

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Putin's New Order Will Make His Army 2nd-Largest on Earth

With 180K new service members, for a total of 1.5M, Russia's army will be 2nd to China's in size

(Newser) - China boasts the largest army on Earth, with the United States and India claiming the next-biggest forces. Vladimir Putin now wants in on that elite pecking order, ordering Russia's army on Monday to boosts its ranks by 180,000 active service members, bringing the total number to 1.5...

Ukraine Pushes for Strikes Deeper Into Russian Territory

Allies including US have limited use of long-range weapons

(Newser) - Ukraine made a new call Saturday on the West to allow it to strike deeper into Russia after a meeting between US and British leaders a day earlier produced no visible shift in policy on the use of long-range weapons. "Russian terror begins at weapons depots, airfields, and military...

Putin: Missile Deal Would Put West, Russia at War

Russian president warns Western bloc ahead of US-UK summit

(Newser) - Vladimir Putin on Thursday night threatened war between Russia and NATO if the West ends up providing missiles to Ukraine that are used to strike targets inside Russia. "This will mean that NATO countries, the United States, and European countries are fighting Russia," the Russian president said in...

Trump or Harris? Putin Makes His 'Ironic' Pick

With wry smile, Russian president names Harris because 'she laughs so expressively'

(Newser) - A day after two Russian media executives were charged with trying to influence the upcoming US election, Russian President Vladimir Putin offered up his choice of election victor: Kamala Harris. In what Reuters views as an "ironic remark," Putin said Russia preferred Harris over Donald Trump, partly due...

Images May Reveal Site of 'Invincible' Russian Missile

US researchers think they've found the launch pad for the nuclear-powered Burevestnik

(Newser) - Vladimir Putin has been boasting of building a nuclear-armed cruise missile more powerful than anything in existence for six years now, and two US researchers say they think they've discovered the construction site.
  • Where: Using satellite images, the researchers have detected a massive construction project near a nuclear warhead
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On the First Day of School, Russia Strikes
On the First Day
of School, Russia Strikes
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Sep 2, 2024 1:55 PM CDT

On the First Day of School, Russia Strikes

Explosions rock Kyiv after launch of drones, missiles

(Newser) - Russia launched an overnight barrage of drones and cruise and ballistic missiles at Kyiv, officials said Monday, as children were returning to school across Ukraine. Some pupils found classes canceled because of damage from the attack. Several series of explosions rocked the Ukrainian capital, the AP reports. Debris from intercepted...

McMaster Says He Still Doesn't Get 'Putin's Hold on Trump'

Former national security adviser describes a flattery-filled White House

(Newser) - Donald Trump and HR McMaster saw Russian President Vladimir Putin differently. Early in Trump's presidential term, McMaster writes in his new book, the national security adviser told his wife, Katie, when he got home one night, "After over a year in this job, I cannot understand Putin's...

Big Questions Emerge After Ukraine's Stunning 'Gamble'

Kyiv has pushed nearly 8 miles into Russian territory, but will it be able to keep the gains?

(Newser) - A week after the biggest military invasion of Russia since World War II, details are beginning to solidify about Ukraine's stunning move.
  • Numbers: Ukraine forces have advanced nearly eight miles into the country and control more than two dozen villages, the acting governor of Russia's Kursk region told
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Freed Dissidents Aren't Thrilled With All Terms of Their Release

Ilya Yashin, Andrei Pivovarov say they want to return home to Russia, probably can't

(Newser) - With last week's historic prisoner swap, Russian President Vladimir Putin did more than secure the release of his assassin friend . He also appears to have conveniently "rid himself of some of his most persistent critics," Politico reports, noting several Russian dissidents whisked from prisons inside Russia have...

Putin's Flouting of Norms Brings Biggest Payoff Yet

Robyn Dixon writes in the Washington Post that Russia's long-term strategy works

(Newser) - US officials and families led by President Biden celebrated the prisoner exchange that was bringing three Americans home, but Russia's leader had a victory to savor as well. President Vladimir Putin secured the release of spies, hackers, and an assassin, while seeing his long-pursued strategy succeed. "It was...

Russia Allegedly Plotted to Kill This Arms Maker

Germany's Armin Papperger runs a company vital to Ukraine's military

(Newser) - American intelligence agencies may have saved the life of a German businessman who is high on Vladimir Putin's enemies list, according to multiple reports. The details:
  • Who: Armin Papperger runs a company called Rheinmetall in Germany that is one of the biggest suppliers of military weaponry to Ukraine, reports
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Russian Court Orders Arrest of Navalny's Widow

Yulia Navalnaya, who is living abroad, reacts with defiance

(Newser) - Less than five months after dissident Alexei Navalny died in a Russian penal colony , authorities are making a push to lock up his widow. A court in Moscow on Tuesday issued an arrest warrant in absentia for Yulia Navalnaya on extremism charges, reports the BBC . Navalnaya is living somewhere abroad,...

Putin Says US Forced His Hand on Nuclear Missile Plan

Russian president says missiles banned in late-'80s US-Russia treaty to go into production again

(Newser) - A decades-long halt on Russia's production of shorter- and intermediate-range nuclear-capable missiles has come to an end. Vladimir Putin on Friday called for his country to resume the manufacture of ground-based missiles with a range of between 310 and 3,410 miles, which had been banned in the Intermediate-Range...

South Korea May Relent on Selling Weapons to Ukraine

Possible reconsideration of weapons policy comes in response to Russia-North Korea pact

(Newser) - South Korea is not taking North Korea and Russia's newly cemented partnership lightly. Shortly after Vladimir Putin stated that the deal provides for "mutual assistance in the event of aggression against one of the parties," Seoul on Thursday said it was "planning to reconsider the issue...

US Condemns Putin's Visit to Vietnam

Russian leader signed a series of deals

(Newser) - Russian President Vladimir Putin signed a series of deals with his Vietnamese counterpart To Lam on Thursday during a state visit that comes as Moscow is seeking to bolster ties in Asia to offset growing international isolation over its military actions in Ukraine. The two signed agreements to further cooperation...

Putin, Kim Take Turns in the Limo Driver's Seat

Leaders exchange gifts, one of which is an armored Russian-made Aurus

(Newser) - Russian President Vladimir Putin presented his North Korean host with a tea set, an admiral's dirk, and a retro-styled Aurus limousine, the very model he tools around Moscow in. Kim Jong Un counterpresented his guest with works of art depicting Putin, including busts, Reuters reports. Although a Russian spokesman...

Russia's Deal With North Korea Is 'Ominously Ambiguous'

They pledge assistance to each other in the event of 'aggression,' but details will be key

(Newser) - Vladimir Putin and Kim Jong Un made a big deal of their newly cemented partnership on Wednesday, with the Russian leader calling it a "breakthrough" and his North Korean counterpart labeling it a "most powerful agreement." But what exactly does it say? Neither side has released the...

Putin Arrives in North Korea
Sanctioned by US,
2 Dictators Join Forces
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Jun 19, 2024 2:05 AM CDT

Sanctioned by US, 2 Dictators Join Forces

Kim Jong Un vows 'full support' for Vladimir Putin's war in Ukraine

(Newser) - North Korean leader Kim Jong Un promised full support for Russia's war in Ukraine before beginning a one-on-one meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Pyongyang on Wednesday, in a bid to expand their economic and military cooperation and show a united front against Washington. Kim said relations between...

Putin Going to North Korea for First Time in 24 Years

Russia needs conventional weapons for its Ukraine war

(Newser) - Vladimir Putin is going to North Korea this week for the first time in 24 years, reports the BBC . The Russian leader traveled there early in his presidency, and he welcomed North Korean leader Kim Jong Un for a visit last year . This reciprocal two-day trip by Putin, which begins...

Ukraine Condems 'Sham' Ceasefire Offer From Putin
Putin Offers Ceasefire,
Ukraine Isn't Having the 'Sham'
THE RUNDOWN
Jun 14, 2024 10:42 AM CDT

Putin Offers Ceasefire, Ukraine Isn't Having the 'Sham'

He wants country to give up 4 regions, abandon NATO bid

(Newser) - In a proposal slammed by Ukraine as "absurd," Vladimir Putin offered Friday to order an immediate ceasefire if Ukraine withdraws all of its troops from parts of the country claimed by Russia and abandon plans to join NATO. He said that if Ukraine and Western countries turn down...

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