That quiet ended on Thursday, when the Kremlin leader delivered his first public foreign policy remarks of the year, outlining a bleak view of the global order while sidestepping several flashpoints. Putin said the global environment had become more unstable, arguing that old conflicts were deepening while new ones were emerging.

THE Putin regime is demanding that “Great” be removed from “Great Britain”, in a childish barb at its biggest foe. Not-So-Great-Britain, in Moscow’s eyes, has long

The US raid on Venezuela has exposed the limits of ties between Moscow and Caracas – while pointing the way for potential strategic opportunities for Russia’s Vladimir Putin in Washington’s new era of gunboat diplomacy.

Donald Trump dismisses idea of U.S. mission to capture Putin after Maduro’s arrest, noting Russia’s heavy losses and economic decline.

For the Russian leader, courting President Trump to secure a favorable resolution in Ukraine, and possibly more, is far more important.

Russian President Vladimir said on Thursday that the international situation had deteriorated and that the world was getting more dangerous but he was silent on the situation in Venezuela and Iran.

Numerous pundits and opinion pieces suggested that Trump’s Venezuela raid would send a welcome signal to Russia and China: Spheres of influence are back, and the U.S. will dominate the Western Hemisphere while allowing China to invade Taiwan and Putin to freely go after the countries that were once part of the Warsaw Pact.

A nuclear-capable missile fired into Ukraine near Poland sent a message to Europe days after its leaders agreed to postwar security guarantees, Russian analysts said.

One of the more extraordinary aspects of this turbulent start to 2026 has been the near silence over American adventurism from Russian President Vladimir Putin. This is a man never previously shy to accuse the US of being imperialist,

Vladimir Putin has been lying to Donald Trump and the world about the war in Ukraine, and his false claims have proven costly for both Ukraine and Russia.

Former Putin adviser Sergey Karaganov warned that Russia would use nuclear weapons against Europe should it ever come close to defeat.