There is often a gulf between what Russian President Vladimir Putin says and what he actually means. Asked about the US-backed proposal for a 30-day ceasefire in Ukraine, Putin gave a long and ...

U.S. President Donald Trump once again attacked Canada and called it a nasty negotiator. He claimed that he was very serious about making Canada the 51st state of the U.S. Meanwhile, new Canadian ...

Vladimir Putin has been accused of making extreme demands to end the Ukraine war as Donald Trump's hope of bringing a swift end to the conflict appears on the brink. Western security officials ...

Does Russian President Vladimir Putin understandably feel threatened by the growing number of former USSR countries that have become democracies and are trying to align with the West and its values?

Western security officials said Russian President Vladimir Putin has no intention to compromise on demands on land, peacekeepers and Ukraine’s neutrality in any peace talks, complicating ...

From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or ...

Kyiv is reinforcing its troops involved in fighting in Russia's Kursk region, where Moscow's forces have been regaining ground, Ukrainian commander-in-chief Oleksandr Syrsky said Monday. The move ...

Donald Trump and JD Vance have been called "Vladimir Putin's useful idiots" by the US vice-president's cousin. Instead Trump has cosied up to Putin while turning on Volodymyr Zelensky, who he has ...

President Donald Trump’s envoy to the Middle East, Steve Witkoff, plans to visit Moscow for a meeting with President Vladimir Putin, people familiar with the matter said, as the administration ...

A local branch of Vladimir Putin’s United Russia party sparked ... In the Gregorian calendar, 23 February is equivalent to 8 March in the Julian calendar, which Russia was still using at the ...

Got a tip? Send it to The Daily Beast here. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT ...

President Donald Trump mocked the Washington Post when one of its reporters asked about his relationship with Russian President Vladimir Putin. Trump is fresh from a testy exchange with Ukrainian ...