January, President Vladimir Putin’s “special military operation” in Ukraine will have dragged on longer than the war on the Eastern Front that ended with the fall of Berlin in May 1945.

The Kremlin leader kept his speech short, spoke only briefly about the fighting in Ukraine, and did not mention U.S.-mediated talks on ending the war.

President Donald Trump shared a New York Post op-ed on his Truth Social account Wednesday that lambasted Russian President Vladimir Putin as a "dictator" whose "lies" and "hatred" were "standing in the way" of a peace deal in Ukraine.

As its invasion approaches a four-year milestone in February, Russia has also intensified targeting of Ukraine's energy infrastructure, seeking to deny Ukrainians heat and running water in the bitter winter months.

Vladimir Putin has fueled 'doomsday' fears as he touts unstoppable nuclear torpedo that could 'swallow everything.'

President Vladimir Putin and President Xi Jinping exchanged New Year messages, hailing strong trade growth and a "new era" of Russia-China ties.

Russian dictator Vladimir Putin claimed in a phone call with President Donald Trump that Kyiv had attacked one of his official residences—a claim which Ukraine denied almost instantly. The Russian readout of the call said that Putin,

Russia’s claim of a foiled Ukrainian drone attack on President Vladimir Putin’s Valdai residence has put the spotlight on his network of high-security official homes, private estates and fortified bunkers across Russia.