Vladimir Putin

Satellite communications system disrupted amid renewed tensions between the US and Ukraine

Ukraine was reportedly denied full access to Elon Musk’s Starlink just as Russia launched a missile attack

Most forecasts now favour Democrats to take both houses of Congress

Time for others to step up and lead a concerted and intelligent response to geopolitical challenges

Boris Johnson’s former top adviser re-emerges from obscurity to give abrasive performance before a House of Lords committee

In the News podcast with Bernice Harrison

The US president claims to have done a deal with Vladimir Putin, who appears more and more to be his puppetmaster

Residents of wartime Lviv feel the US president’s actions are undermining Ukraine’s struggle against Russia

US president cannot forgive Ukrainian leader for showing up his deal-making impotence

But US politicians warn agreement ‌with Putin may violate US law barring ​imports of Russian energy

The US president has again shown himself to be an unreliable ally for Europe

EU leaders are confronted with the limits of their own support for Ukraine as Washington pressures Kyiv

Zelenskiy says Russia continues to strike Ukraine’s power facilities despite Trump’s ‘energy ceasefire’ announcement

Kyiv says it supports the proposal despite being blindsided, while Moscow’s silence casts doubt on whether a truce is viable

Britain and Canada say they would back an energy ceasefire between Moscow and Kyiv

A comprehensive energy ceasefire beyond oil refineries could perhaps follow and open the way to a full ceasefire before winter

Government’s approach reflects ‘staggering disconnect from frontline realities’

Extraordinary intervention came after Russian strikes killed at least 20 people in Ukraine’s Zaporizhzhia region

‘Gifts to Putin will not bring peace ‌or ‌any ​benefit to the civilised world,’ says Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelenskiy

At least 30 die after aerial strike hits two passenger buses in frontline city of Kramatorsk

A nuanced and frankly terrifying guide to averting a third World War

Washington increases pressure on Moscow to share more about the incident in which one person has died

The Wall Street Journal reporter recounts his arrest, trial and 16 months in Moscow’s Lefortovo prison

Ukrainian leader says Putin gave order in September, as Russia began hitting schools, hospitals and data centres

Ukraine says intercepted document shows Moscow wants to cripple the power grid using ballistic missiles and jet-powered drones

Sergey Lavrov says Moscow has regular talks with Trump administration, which describes conflict as ‘Biden’s war, not our war’

Ireland has been taken over by the international IT sector

Government minister says signs suggest incident ‘aligns with Russia’s new doctrine of ⁠attack’ as Kyiv suffers heavy bombardment

Kremlin yet to respond publicly to US invitation that is likely to raise concerns from Ukraine and EU countries

Donald Trump acts as Vladimir Putin’s puppet for reasons that remain shrouded in secrecy

Major oil refinery in Russian capital set ablaze as voting draws to a close in stage-managed parliamentary elections

‘A lot of this is about safety in numbers in a savage world, not cultural communion’

Authorities accuse Zelenskiy of trying to disrupt Russian elections, with at least two killed and oil refinery damaged

An oil refinery was damaged and 400 people evacuated after a drone strike on a high-rise building, authorities say

Kremlin has consistently promoted itself as anti-colonial leader against western ‘neo-colonialism’ on behalf of Global South

United Russia party facing little by way of meaningful competition and set to extend hold it has had on parliament for 23 years

A blend of history, travelogue and geopolitical analysis that traces the faultlines of a 21st-century cold war

CIA director John Ratcliffe will be involved in shuttle diplomacy between Moscow and Kyiv

Kremlin spokesman indicates Russia close to winning Ukraine war, but western observers say this is untrue

Senior Estonian official says Putin has become ‘desperate’ as his war in Ukraine grinds on