Vladimir Putin

It’s becoming increasingly difficult for Russians to escape government scrutiny. Authorities monitor social media accounts, prosecuting critics of President Vladimir Putin or the war in Ukraine.

Sue O’Connell spoke with Carol Saivetz, senior advisor at MIT’s Security Studies program, to update us on the latest happening in the war in Ukraine.

Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskyy denied any involvement in what Russia said was a Ukrainian assassination attempt on President Vladimir Putin.

The Kremlin says Russian President Vladimir Putin has visited headquarters of the Russian troops fighting in Ukraine.

President Vladimir Putin wasn’t waiting at the end of the red carpet to greet Chinese leader Xi Jinping upon his arrival in Russia for a high-profile visit. But it wasn’t a snub. Russia’s standard protocol for visiting dignitaries calls for them to be welcomed at the airport by a lower-ranking Cabinet official. Many observers argue that the fighting in Ukraine...

Sue O’Connell gets reaction from Carol Saivetz about the arrest warrant issued for President Putin.

Russian President Vladimir Putin warmly welcomed Chinese leader Xi Jinping to the Kremlin on Monday, sending a powerful message to Western leaders that their efforts to isolate Moscow over the fighting in Ukraine have fallen short.

The visits came days after the International Criminal Court issued an arrest warrant for the Russian leader accusing him of war crimes.

The Ukrainian military additionally said in its regular update Saturday morning that Russian forces over the previous 24 hours launched 34 airstrikes, one missile strike and 57 rounds of anti-aircraft fire.

The International Criminal Court issued arrest warrants for Russian President Vladimir Putin and Maria Alekseyevna, the Russian Commissioner for Children’s Rights, for war crimes over the unlawful deportation of children from Ukraine.

The court said in a statement that Putin “is allegedly responsible for the war crime of unlawful deportation of population (children) and that of unlawful transfer of population (children) from occupied areas of Ukraine to the Russian Federation.”

Russian President Vladimir Putin has suspended Moscow’s participation in the last remaining nuclear arms control pact with the United States.

Russian President Vladimir Putin has accused Western countries of igniting and sustaining the war in Ukraine.

The Australian Open allowed athletes from Russia and Belarus to compete without national affiliation, but fans continue to defy the ban of their national flags.

He did not appear to make his cease-fire order conditional on a Ukrainian agreement to follow suit, and it wasn’t clear whether hostilities would actually halt on the front line.

Russia’s defense minister has called for expanding Moscow’s military by at least 500,000 troops.

Brittney Griner’s release from a Russian prison has highlighted the case of another U.S. citizen in the custody of Vladimir Putin’s government.

Russian President Vladimir Putin will not attend the Group of 20 summit in Indonesia next week, avoiding a possible confrontation with the United States and its allies over his war in Ukraine.

The U.N. General Assembly has scheduled a vote for Monday on a resolution that would call for Russia to be held accountable for violating international law by invading Ukraine, including by paying reparations.

Kremlin-connected businessman Yevgeny Prigozhin has admitted that he interfered in U.S. elections and would continue to do so.