Russia

First Photos Of Putin’s Alleged Secret Son Ivan Vladimirovich, 10, Leaked Online

May 2, 2025

The first images of Vladimir Putin's alleged secret 10-year-old son, Ivan, have surfaced, released by VChK-OGPU, a Russian anti-Kremlin Telegram channel with ties to law enforcement and secret services. According to the Sun, the boy, reportedly the son of Putin and his long-time partner, gymnast Alina Kabaeva, 41, has been kept hidden from the Russian […]

For Putin, ‘US is the main enemy,’ Estonian foreign minister says

May 2, 2025

TALLINN, Estonia — Estonia's top diplomat thinks Russia's war on Ukraine goes well beyond the front lines. "This is not about Europe. I think that for [Russian President Vladimir] Putin and for Russia, the U.S. is the main enemy, like historically," Foreign Minister Margus Tsahkna told Fox News in an exclusive interview in Estonia's capital, […]

Japan urges G20 to stabilise markets, warns of US tariff damage

May 2, 2025

Japan's Finance Minister Katsunobu Kato speaks during an interview with Reuters at the Finance Ministry in Tokyo, Japan April 17, 2025. REUTERS/Issei Kato/File Photo Purchase Licensing Rights , opens new tab Summary Japan, US finance chiefs to hold bilateral meeting Thursday Japan tells G20 geopolitics, US tariffs destabilising markets Japan flagged China's overcapacity in G7 […]

A Russian Drone Just Hunted Down Ukraine’s Newest Howitzer

May 2, 2025

A 2P22 in training. 47th Separate Artillery Brigade photo Hunting somewhere along the 700-mile front line of Russia’s 39-month wider war on Ukraine, a Russian drone spotted—and damaged if not destroyed—something special: an early example of the 2P22 Bohdana-B, Ukraine’s first domestically produced 155-millimeter towed howitzer. A video posted online by a Russian officer captured […]

Vance previews Trump’s plans to ‘juice the economy,’ end Russia–Ukraine war in next 100 days

May 2, 2025

EXCLUSIVE: WASHINGTON — Vice President JD Vance said the first 100 days of the Trump administration were about making changes "very quickly," but the next 100 days will require Congress and international partners to "step up to the plate." Vance spoke about the opportunities he sees ahead to "juice the economy" and end the war […]

North Korea confirms soldiers sent to fight with Russia against Ukraine

May 2, 2025

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un says troops sent to help Russia ‘annihilate’ Ukrainian forces under military pact with Moscow. North Korea has confirmed for the first time that it sent troops to Russia to support Moscow’s war against Ukraine, and that its forces had contributed to taking back Russian territory held by Ukraine’s military […]

Kremlin says Putin is open to Ukraine peace but warns against rushing a deal

May 2, 2025

A rescuer works at a site of a Russian drone strike, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, in Dnipro, Ukraine in this handout picture released April 30, 2025. Governor of Dnipropetrovsk Regional Military Civil Administration Serhiy Lysak via Telegram/Handout via REUTERS Purchase Licensing Rights , opens new tab Item 1 of 2 A rescuer works at […]

At The Current Rate, It Would Take Russia Centuries To Capture Ukraine

May 2, 2025

Ukrainian army trainees. Ukrainian defense ministry photo Russian forces managed to capture around 68 square miles of Ukraine in April. But it cost them 4,800 vehicles and more than 36,600 dead and wounded troops, according to one statistician who collects data mostly from official Ukrainian sources including the general staff in Kyiv. In the same […]

Putin announces ceasefire to protect Moscow parade from Ukrainian attack

May 2, 2025

Russian President Vladimir Putin has just announced his second unilateral ceasefire in a matter of days, but this emerging trend does not reflect any sincere desire for peace. On the contrary, Putin’s brazen new ceasefire gambit suggests a man emboldened by Western weakness who is now more confident than ever that he can continue to […]

Kremlin blames Ukraine for car bomb killing of general near Moscow

May 2, 2025

Summary Car bomb detonates outside Moscow Top Russian military officer killed Kremlin accuses Ukraine of terrorist act No official comment from Kyiv MOSCOW, April 25 (Reuters) – The Kremlin blamed Ukraine for a car bomb that killed a senior Russian military officer near Moscow on Friday, hours before U.S. President Donald Trump's envoy Steve Witkoff […]