Vladímir Putin

Sixty-five years ago, two exhibitions in the USSR and US contrasted Soviet military and space might with American household appliances

‘We are sending a message that the situation is becoming more urgent,’ warned Rachel Bronson, the president of the Bulletin of Atomic Scientists

Poseidon is one of the next generation arms announced by Moscow five years ago with the capacity to devastate coastal cities and attack naval battle groups undetected

War slogans in Moscow aim to drum up support for the invasion of Ukraine as authorities prepare new measures to punish ‘traitors’ who fled the country to avoid the draft

The reconstruction plan, due for completion in 2035, aims to support the narrative that Moscow has saved the Russian-speaking population from Ukrainian discrimination

General Valery Gerasimov replaces Sergei Surovikin – who previously led the Russian intervention in the Syrian war – while paramilitary forces from the Kremlin’s Wagner Group continue battering Ukrainian cities

Yevgeny Prigozhin, the businessman at the head of the Wagner group, takes advantage of his political and media projection to break a taboo: public criticism and threats against other members of Russia’s elite

Ukraine’s officials have expressed mistrust of Moscow’s proposal for a 36-hour cessation of hostilities, but not observing a truce could play against the country in international public opinion

The Russian leader issued the instruction after a petition from Patriarch Kirill of Moscow, but Kyiv has dismissed it as ‘a cynical trap and an element of propaganda’

Estimates of the number of Russian fatalities range from 63 to 400. Reports suggest the HIMARS attack targeted a concentration of cellphone signals at a temporary barracks

In one of the biggest coordinated air strikes of the war, Moscow sent a barrage of missiles and drones against civilian targets, cutting power to 90% of Lviv and 40% of Kyiv

Kyiv says at least 12 killed and 60 wounded in one of the deadliest attacks suffered so far by the port city, which was recaptured by Ukrainian forces in November

The Russian president met senior Defense Ministry officials to discuss beefing up Moscow’s nuclear capability, with armed forces numbers to rise to 1.5m military personnel

Multimillionaires who have voiced opposition to the invasion face smear campaigns by pro-Putin media and the expropriation of their assets

EL PAÍS took a look at four major problems the world will have to contend with in the new year: the war in Ukraine, the fragile relationship between the West and China, climate change and economic turmoil

In his new book, the writer gives an overview of history from the point of view of the desires and emotions that drive it

As the Ukraine conflict continues, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov warned that there was an ‘immense’ risk of a non-nuclear confrontation turning into war

With gas prices rising and winter coming, the Biden administration is reaching out to the Maduro regime, in hopes that the Venezuelan leader will partner with private multinational energy companies to increase output

The Kremlin is taking advantage of the restructuring of Russian search engine Yandex to increase its control over the news its citizens see online

Although recent polls suggest a majority is in favor of introducing checks to reduce reliance on Russian gas, the FDP liberals in the government coalition oppose curtailing what they view as an expression of personal freedom

In a visit to Moscow, Miguel Díaz-Canel showed his support for Russia’s leader, in exchange for the postponement of debt payments

Speaking at the NATO assembly in Madrid, Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez called on Moscow to leave Kyiv ‘in peace’ and said the alliance has been strengthened by the Kremlin’s ‘ill-advised calculations’

The German, Swedish and Danish authorities cooperated on the investigation into September’s damage to the infrastructure and concluded explosives were involved

Hanno Pevkur wants to see more international support for Kyiv, which is fighting for ‘the free world,’ despite the impact from the energy crisis

Experts agree that the prospect of a Russian atomic strike is remote but that the scenario caused by Ukraine’s advances on the ground is the most dangerous in decades

In an interview with EL PAÍS, the Ukrainian president says that negotiation with Moscow is only possible if Putin withdraws all his forces and admits the invasion was a mistake