All news on the topic: Vladimir Putin

Anti-anxiety drug Phenibut, developed in the 1960s to help the Soviet military handle pressure, is a growing concern for drug charities, which fear more users are becoming hooked

43-year-old Kevin Johnson recently changed his surname to Vladimirovich and he weighed in for his latest fight wearing a t-shirt of Putin after becoming a Russian citizen

Alexei Khlebnikov, 35, officially hailed a "hero" for his service in the war in Ukraine, went on the run in the Volgograd region after being accused of rape

The chief executive of brewing giant Carlsberg had agreed on a deal to sell its Russian operations in late June, but just weeks later a presidential decree transferred the business to the Russian Federal Agency for State Property Management

The Prime Minister boasted of an eightfold increase in the manufacture of 155mm artillery shells, but now it has emerged it will take until 2025 to build up capacity

WARNING: GRAPHIC CONTENT Ilya Mikhalchuk tank column was pounded by Wagner artillery near Bakhmut in February and he was captured by the bloodthirsty mercenaries, who then refused to give him medical treatment until the end of his drug-addled interrogation

The Russian rouble currency continues to plummet amid Western sanctions in response to Vladimir Putin's war in Ukraine, with a chyron beamed above a skyscraper labelling him a 'd****head'

Poland is putting around 10,000 troops on the Polish border with Belarus to defend itself against the threat from Wagner mercenaries now based in the neighbour which is a Russian ally

British naval vessels have been summoned to escort Kremlin ships through UK waters dozens of times since 2021, according to a written parliamentary answer

Two drones were seen buzzing over Moscow's airspace, causing aviation officials to shut down Vnukovo international airport in Russia's Kaluga City

The ramping up of rhetoric came as terrified Ukrainians fled for safety from Russian bombs and missiles raining down on key sites, including the eastern city of Pokrovsk

Pupils will now be taught that Ukraine is an "ultra-nationalist state" where "any dissent is severely persecuted" and "opposition is prohibited" - arguably more fitting to Putin’s Russia

Two groups from North Korea are reportedly targeting Russia's missiles from cyberspace in an attempt to steal information about its weapons arsenal, a cybersecurity firm said

Vladimir Putin’s forces deployed two warships to counter the strikes - one of them, the Olenegorsky Gornyak, was towed back to harbour in bad shape, though Russia's defence ministry deny any damage

Dozens of Russian aircraft were intercepted in Estonia, it has tonight emerged, and Royal Air Force (RAF) has been praised for its bid to safeguard European airspace

Ukrainian beauty queen turned crack sniper Evgeniya Emerald, changed her tune since she first learned she had to kill another human being and claims she "wouldn't hesitate" to kill the enemy

Planners at the Cabinet Office have drawn up a guide to the greatest risks posed to Britain, taking in a cyber hack of the transport network, coastal flooding and war

Mysterious callers and messages coaxed women and men into trying to burn down the draft centres after scammers persuaded them younger relatives would die if they refused

Marina Butina, 34, was once imprisoned in the US after being charged with "conspiring to work for a foreign government", but has turned her targets from espionage to the Barbie childrens' toy because she believes it promotes "LGBT values"

The capital's Mayor Sergei Sobyanin said several drones were shot down overnight but one escaped defences and "flew into the same tower at the Moskva City complex" that was targeted on Sunday

The Ukraine leader made his defiant statement while visiting injured troops and presenting medals for bravery, and he has also made morale boosting trips to the front line

The PM caved in to demands from hard-right Tories and big business but snubbed calls to invest in renewables amid claims it would not reduce energy bills

Dmitry Medvedev, the deputy chairman of Russia’s Security Council, said that if Ukraine’s ongoing counteroffensive against Moscow’s invasion captures Russian territory, then the Kremlin army would be forced to act

Guinean embassy worker Lama Jacques Sevoba was spotted draped in a t-shirt covered with the face of Russia's tyrannical leader, Vladimir Putin, who is on a charm offensive trying to shore up support for his brutal war in Ukraine among African leaders

Photos released by state media showed North Korean leader Kim Jong-un giving a Russian minister a tour of a plush official building with walls plastered with portraits of warmonger Vladimir Putin