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The latest news, updates and features on Russian president Vladimir Putin. The former intelligence officer and politician held the role from 2000 to 2008, and again from 2012 onwards. He was previously Russia's prime minister, between 2008 to 2012.

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In this image made from video provided by Russian Defense Ministry Press Service on Saturday, Nov. 1, 2025, The Khabarovsk nuclear submarine is seen during launches at the Sevmash shipyard in Severodvindk, Russia. (Russian Defense Ministry Press Service via AP)

Putin unveils nuclear submarine capable of unleashing 'radioactive tidal waves'

World 15 hours ago By Sarah Hooper

Some of Russia's new weapons

Is Trump bluffing over US nuke tests - or is he taking Putin's weapons seriously?

World 5 days ago By Gergana Krasteva

Estimated global nuclear warhead inventories, 2025

Fact check: Trump says the US has the most nukes in the world - but is he correct?

World 5 days ago By Gergana Krasteva

Russian President Vladimir Putin

Russian opposition too busy 'bickering' to form coup against Putin

World 7 days ago By Gergana Krasteva

Mysterious ‘flaming green ball’ spotted above Moscow – what was it?

World 7 days ago By Sarah Hooper

Putin (Left) and the new 'unstoppable' missile - the 'Flying Chernobyl' (Right)

Putin’s boast of new ‘Flying Chernobyl’ missile is all talk, says expert

World October 26, 2025 By Molly Lee

TOPSHOT - US President Donald Trump speaks to the media following his meeting with Qatar's Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al-Thani and Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman bin Jassim Al-Thani aboard Air Force One in Doha on October 25, 2025, as he makes a refuelling stop on his way to Malaysia for the ASEAN summit. (Photo by ANDREW CABALLERO-REYNOLDS / AFP) (Photo by ANDREW CABALLERO-REYNOLDS/AFP via Getty Images)

Trump not 'wasting time' with Putin unless Ukraine ceasefire is likely

World October 25, 2025 By Gergana Krasteva

Putin can't stop swaying in bizarre appearance condemning Trump

World October 24, 2025 By Brooke Davies

epa12474340 US President Donald J. Trump gives remarks as he meets with NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, DC, USA, 22 October 2025. The leaders met to discuss continued support for Ukraine. EPA/AARON SCHWARTZ / POOL

What are Donald Trump's 'tremendous' new sanctions on Russia?

World October 23, 2025 By Sarah Hooper

(FILES) US President Donald Trump greets Russian President Vladimir Putin on the tarmac after they arrived at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson in Anchorage, Alaska, on August 15, 2025. Hungary's foreign minister said on October 17, 2025 that his country would ensure that Russian President Vladimir Putin can enter and "hold successful talks" with the US despite an ICC arrest warrant against him. Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban and Putin held a phone call on October 17 to discuss the planned US-Russian summit in Budapest. US President Donald Trump, in his latest abrupt pivot on Russia's 2022 invasion of Ukraine, announced he expected to meet Putin in Budapest within two weeks in a fresh bid to reach a peace deal. (Photo by ANDREW CABALLERO-REYNOLDS / AFP) (Photo by ANDREW CABALLERO-REYNOLDS/AFP via Getty Images)

Four reasons why Putin is delaying another meeting with Trump

World October 22, 2025 By Sarah Hooper

Undated handout photo issued by the Ministry of Defence of Portsmouth-based Type 45 destroyer HMS Duncan (foreground) shadowing Russian destroyer Vice Admiral Kulakov as it sails through UK waters in the English Channel. HMS Duncan was operating under the command of Nato as it monitored the destroyer Vice Admiral Kulakov - the first time such an operation has been undertaken. Issue date: Monday October 20, 2025. PA Photo. Photo credit should read: Royal Navy/MoD Crown Copyright/PA Wire NOTE TO EDITORS: This handout photo may only be used for editorial reporting purposes for the contemporaneous illustration of events, things or the people in the image or facts mentioned in the caption. Reuse of the picture may require further permission from the copyright holder.

Navy destroyer and helicopter shadows Putin warship sailing through UK waters

UK October 22, 2025 By Sarah Hooper

The Ukrainian military attacked a chemical plant in Russia?s Bryansk Oblast with an unspecified number of Franco-British air-launched Storm Shadow cruise missiles, Ukraine?s General Staff announced on Oct. 21.

Nato scrambles fighter jets after Russian night of hell kills two children

World October 22, 2025 By Sarah Hooper

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Is security being compromised to appease China?

Letters October 20, 2025 By Letters Editor

Abakar Abakarov has been identified as the victim

Putin foe stabbed to death in Istanbul villa where he lived in exile

World October 18, 2025 By Gergana Krasteva

Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin shake hands

Kremlin pitches £6,000,000,000 'peace bridge' between Russia and America

World October 18, 2025 By Gergana Krasteva

Close-up shot of a young woman wearing glasses with bleach blonde hair while sat in a Russian court

Who is the 'Swan Lake Cooperative' that is threatening to topple Putin?

World October 17, 2025 By Sarah Ping

U.S. President Donald Trump speaks during an event to make announcements on fertility treatment coverage, in the Oval Office at the White House in Washington, D.C

Donald Trump and Putin set to meet within two weeks

US October 17, 2025 By Noora Mykkanen

Students told Margaret Thatcher had 'similar leadership style to Adolf Hitler'

UK October 16, 2025 By Molly Lee

Uncleared grabs Hundreds call for Putin to be overthrown in huge gathering at St Petersburg in rare display of public dissent against the dictator as Ukraine's long-range strikes bring war home to Russians. Credit: X

Hundreds gather in St Petersburg in rare protest to overthrow Vladimir Putin

World October 16, 2025 By Sarah Hooper

China Lake, California, November 10, 2002 - A Tactical Tomahawk Block IV cruise missile conducts a controlled flight test over the Naval Air Systems Command (NAVAIR) western test range complex in southern California. The Tactical Tomahawk, the next generation of Tomahawk cruise missile, adds the capability to reprogram the missile while in-flight to strike any of 15 preprogrammed alternate targets, or redirect the missile to any Global Positioning System (GPS) target coordinates. It also will be able to loiter over a target area for some hours, and with its on-board TV camera, will allow the war fighting commanders to assess battle damage of the target, and, if necessary redirect the missile to any other target.

What are the Tomahawk missiles that Donald Trump wants to send to Ukraine?

World October 13, 2025 By Josh Milton