Speculation is mounting that Russian leader Vladimir Putin's grip on power may be slipping, with experts predicting his reign could end in assassination due to the calamitous conflict in Ukraine.The septuagenarian autocrat has reportedly tightened security protocols and become rarely seen outside the confines of his Kremlin sanctuary,

The absence of Russia’s president casts uncertainty over scheduled negotiations aimed at ending the war in Ukraine.

The war against Ukraine was started and can be ended by Putin personally, which means the key to peace lies in the unity of the Western world in applying pressure on the Russian dictator, not in endless expert-level negotiations.

The Russian president rejected the ceasefire offer on Monday and proposed direct negotiations in Istanbul. His Ukrainian counterpart seized the opportunity to suggest a 'personal' meeting.

Putin’s surprise call for peace talks with Ukraine is likely a strategic move, not genuine diplomacy, amid rising Western pressure and shifting global dynamics – and Zelensky knows it. Putin’s surprise call for peace talks with Ukraine is likely a ...

Vladimir Putin will “think through” a Western proposal for a 30-day ceasefire in Ukraine, after Britain, the US and European allies threatened to send more weapons to Kyiv if Russia did not comply by Monday.

Though neither a superpower nor a has-been superpower, Ukraine is the only country that can effectively end the war.

Donald Trump this week faces two challenges — one at home and the other abroad — that will test his self-crafted mythology as a master dealmaker and his capacity to achieve real and enduring change.