#Vladimir Putin
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![US President Donald Trump listens during a joint press conference with Russian leader Vladimir Putin after participating in a US-Russia summit on Ukraine at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson in Anchorage, Alaska, on August 15, 2025. (Source: Getty Images)]( "US President Donald Trump listens during a joint press conference with Russian leader Vladimir Putin after participating in a US-Russia summit on Ukraine at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson in Anchorage, Alaska, on August 15, 2025. (Source: Getty Images)")
![Poseidon, Burevestnik, Sarmat: Russia’s Nuclear Blackmail Under a Weakened Ruler]( "Poseidon, Burevestnik, Sarmat: Russia’s Nuclear Blackmail Under a Weakened Ruler")
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![Photo of Louis Beaudemont]( "Photo of Louis Beaudemont")
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- War in Ukraine
As Russia faces mounting military and political setbacks, Russian leader Vladimir Putin is increasingly leaning on nuclear threats—from “unlimited-range” missiles to doomsday torpedoes—to project strength that experts say the Kremlin can no longer guarantee.![President Trump Urges Senate Leader Thune to Fast-Track Russia Sanctions Bill]( "President Trump Urges Senate Leader Thune to Fast-Track Russia Sanctions Bill")
![Russian leader Vladimir Putin speeches during a Russian-Kazakh meeting at the Grand Kremlin Palace, on November 12, 2025. (Source: Getty Images)]( "Putin Wants to Turn Ukraine Into the Next Belarus, Former MI6 Chief Warns")
![“Not a Guest House for Putin Worshippers”: Lithuania Bans Pro-Putin Rapper Morgenshtern for a Decade]( "“Not a Guest House for Putin Worshippers”: Lithuania Bans Pro-Putin Rapper Morgenshtern for a Decade")
![Putin Demands the Donetsk Region Russia Has Failed to Fully Capture for 11 Years]( "Putin Demands the Donetsk Region Russia Has Failed to Fully Capture for 11 Years")
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![Photo of Illia Kabachynskyi]( "Photo of Illia Kabachynskyi")
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- War in Ukraine
One of the Kremlin’s key demands in any negotiation is the complete transfer of the Donetsk region under Russian control, but after 11 years of war in Ukraine, including nearly four years of full-scale invasion, Russia still hasn’t managed to seize its 26,000 square kilometers.
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-ae64b74c8425e66a23ff632d1559ea3f.png "Putin Demands the Donetsk Region Russia Has Failed to Fully Capture for 11 Years")
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