Vladimir Putin

Business

Swiss firm Gunvor drops plan to buy Lukoil assets after US resistance

“As long as Putin continues the senseless killings, the Kremlin’s puppet, Gunvor, will never get a licence to operate and profit,” said the US Treasury in an X post on Thursday.

07/11/2025

Germany

Lawmakers accuse AfD of spying on German army on behalf of Russia

German MPs claim the far-right AfD acts as a "sleeper cell loyal to Russia," following numerous parliamentary enquiries into military and critical infrastructure.

06/11/2025

Culture news

Putin awards Order of Friendship award to German pianist Justus Frantz

Pianist and composer Justus Frantz has regularly divided opinion in Germany's classical music world over his close relationship with Russia's President Vladimir Putin. Now he's set disapproving tongues wagging again within the industry by accepting Moscow's Order of Friendship award.

05/11/2025

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Russia launches new nuclear submarine ‘Khabarovsk’

Russia launches its new nuclear submarine Khabarovsk in Severodvinsk, the country's military reported.

02/11/2025

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Zaporizhzhia region hit hard in Russian strike, injuries reported

Multiple Russian missiles struck the Ukrainian city of Zaporizhzhia from Wednesday night into early Thursday, local officials said, injuring at least 17 people.

30/10/2025

Russia

Moscow says it tested Poseidon drone, another nuclear 'super weapon'

Three days after announcing a test of the nuclear-powered Burevestnik missile, Moscow said on Wednesday it also tested Poseidon, a nuclear-capable underwater drone. The second nuclear weapon test in just a week comes as the talks with the US stalled over Moscow’s reluctance to ceasefire in Ukraine.

29/10/2025

Ukraine

Czech initiative raises funds to purchase Flamingo missile for Ukraine

More than 500,000 euros in just 48 hours? This Czech organisation has shown the way: with a fundraising campaign, the organisation has raised enough money for a Flamingo cruise missile.

26/10/2025

Russia

Russia claims it tested 'unique' Burevestnik nuclear-capable missile

Russia has tested a nuclear-capable cruise missile, Burevestnik, which can evade defences and loiter for long periods of time while covering thousands of kilometres in distance, according to the Russian president.

26/10/2025

Russia

Will Russia back down from war after further EU and US sanctions?

Moscow has denied that the latest round of sanctions by the EU and the new strict measures by Washington will have any effect on its economy or its war strategy, signalling that Russia will not back down on its invasion of Ukraine or agree to a ceasefire.

23/10/2025

Russia

Putin supervises nuclear forces drills as sanctions mount on Moscow

The Kremlin said as part of Moscow’s nuclear triad and drills, an intercontinental ballistic missile was test-fired from the Plesetsk launch facility in northwestern Russia, and a Sineva ICBM was launched by a submarine in the Barents Sea.

23/10/2025

Markets

European defence stocks rally as summit between Trump and Putin stalls

European defence stocks rallied as plans for a Trump–Putin summit were taken off the agenda. Analysts expect sustained defence spending, driven by NATO pressure and ongoing Russian threats despite ceasefire efforts.

22/10/2025

USA

Trump doesn’t want ‘wasted time’ with Putin in called off meeting

“I don’t want to have a wasted meeting,” Trump said in comments that followed reports his planned Budapest meeting with Putin has been shelved over Moscow’s refusal of an immediate ceasefire in its war against Ukraine.

22/10/2025

Europe News

Europeans back Ukraine ceasefire proposal at current contact line

European leaders have closed ranks in support of Ukraine after US President Donald Trump announced a potential summit with his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin in Budapest.

21/10/2025

Europe News

Ukraine peace deal will require ‘compromises’, Sebastian Kurz says

In an exclusive op-ed for Euronews, former Austrian Chancellor Sebastian Kurz writes that Budapest offers the opportunity for a peace settlement that could enable Russia and Ukraine to break the impasse.

20/10/2025

Europe News

EU foreign ministers walk fine line on Trump-Putin summit in Budapest

The prospect of the Russian president, who is wanted by the ICC for war crimes, entering EU territory loomed over a meeting of foreign affairs ministers on Monday.

20/10/2025

The Cube

Did pro-Russian supporters fly a Putin hot air balloon in Berlin?

Social media users claim that the alleged stunt was to show support for Russia rather than Ukraine.

20/10/2025

Europe News

Can Putin, under sanctions and an arrest warrant, enter the EU?

Applicable EU sanctions and an outstanding arrest warrant cast doubt over Vladimir Putin's ability to fly to Budapest and meet Donald Trump.

17/10/2025

Europe News

EU Commission cautiously welcomes Trump-Putin meeting in Budapest

A spokesperson for Ursula von der Leyen said any meeting toward a just peace is welcome but mainstream EU political parties and experts alike are divided on the benefits of the talks.

17/10/2025

World News

Mixed reactions in Hungary to news of upcoming Trump-Putin summit

US President Donald Trump said on Thursday that he will meet with Russia's President Vladimir Putin in Hungary to try to resolve the war in Ukraine, but a date has yet to be determined.

17/10/2025

USA

Trump says he will meet Putin in Hungary in bid to resolve Ukraine war

With a fragile Israel-Hamas ceasefire deal holding in Gaza, Trump said he's now turning his attention to bringing the war in Ukraine to an end.

16/10/2025