Vladimir Putin's 25-year vice-like grip on Russia ends if he accedes to peace talks with Ukraine, experts say. The despot faces mutiny on all fronts at home - notably his army and the rise of "armed" opposition - with acceding to a ceasefire seen as a show of ultimate weakness.

President Vladimir Putin said Russia had sufficient strength and resources to take the war in Ukraine to its logical conclusion, though he hoped that there would be no need to use nuclear weapons. Putin ordered thousands of Russian troops into Ukraine ...

The Kremlin declined to say whether Putin would attend talks on the war in Ukraine.Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Tuesday he would attend talks on the war in Ukraine this week only if Russian President Vladimir Putin is also present.

By Marina Bobrova and Lidia Kelly MOSCOW (Reuters) -Russian President Vladimir Putin on Sunday proposed direct talks with Ukraine on May 15 in the Turkish capital Istanbul that he said should be aimed at bringing a durable peace and eliminating the root causes of the war.

A surge in Russian military activity near the Finnish border has been detected, with Moscow rapidly expanding its military footprint in northwestern Russia

President Donald Trump accused Russian President Vladimir Putin of being too busy celebrating VE Day to deal with the “bloodbath” in Ukraine. “I’m starting to doubt that Ukraine will make a deal with [Vladimir] Putin,

The leaders of four European countries have arrived in Kyiv as calls intensify for Russia to agree to a monthlong ceasefire in the war

Russia marked the 80th anniversary of the Soviet Union's victory over Nazi Germany in World War Two on Friday with a major military parade that went off without any reports of Ukrainian attacks despite three years of devastating war.