Vladimir Putin tightens grip on power by promoting family members and younger allies to his inner circle as economic strain and opposition threats mount in Russia.

Russian lawmakers have endorsed a bill mandating year-round military conscription, rather than just in the spring and fall, as authorities seek to fill the ranks as fighting in Ukraine grinds through a fourth year.

Vladimir Putin is threatening an “overwhelming” response to deep strikes on Russia just days after his military tested a nuclear-powered Burevestnik cruise missile which reportedly flew 8,700 miles. Britain is pushing allies to deliver more long-range weapons for Ukraine to counter Putin’s war launched in February 2022.

As Trump's plan to meet Putin is called off, Zelenskyy says another bloody night in Ukraine shows Russia isn't feeling "enough pressure for dragging out the war."

Russian President Vladimir Putin hailed the test of a new nuclear-powered cruise missile that his military said was capable of traveling for at least 14,000 kilometers (8,700 miles).