Russian leader Vladimir Putin claims Europe has nothing to fear from the Kremlin despite repeated threats against the West - and says he is positive about Trump envoy meeting next week

In his first public comments about the latest U.S. push for peace between Russia and Ukraine, the Russian president described the plan as a list of questions requiring work.

While the Russian president signalled he was open to talks to end his war against Ukraine, he made clear that he won’t be rushed to do so.

Seth Meyers has a recommendation for Vladimir Putin on who he should look to for pointers on how to sweet-talk President Donald Trump instead of special envoy Steve Witkoff. A call between Witkoff and top Vladimir Putin aide Yuri Ushakov was leaked on Tuesday, in which Witkoff offered the Russian advice on how to talk to Trump.

Pootie-poot’s a pinup boy! A new Vladimir Putin propaganda calendar features cringey photos of the war-mongering Russian president looking powerful and masculine each month — including portraits of him body-slamming a judo partner and driving a snowmobile.

Russian President Vladimir Putin has called for a major initiative to rearm the Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO) with modern Russian-made weapons. Speaking at an expanded CSTO meeting, Putin said the proposed program would equip allied forces with systems proven in real combat operations.

Political analyst Valery Solovei, who has long predicted Mr Putin's demise from schizoaffective disorder, claimed last month the leader's "thinness and persistent cough" now alarm his inner circle. In April President Volodymyr Zelensky even suggested that Putin "will die soon”.

Russian dictator Vladimir Putin threatened President Trump not to send Tomahawk missiles to Ukraine in a phone call set in motion by White House special envoy Steve Witkoff ahead of a high-stakes meeting with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky.