Putin’s miscalculation in Ukraine could lead to his downfall
By leading his country into an unwinnable war and plunging it into economic crisis, the Russian leader’s own position has…
ByVladimir Putin
Vladimir Putin is the president of Russia and has been the country’s leader, with an interlude as prime minister, for more than 22 years. Putin was born in 1952, studied law at Leningrad State University and served for 15 years as a KGB officer before becoming a politician in 1991.
Don’t be fooled by Russian TV, Putin is losing the information war
There are limits to what the Russian president can get his people to believe in an interconnected world.
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The truth about Putin’s “denazification” fantasy
The Russian president is twisting history in an attempt to justify an unjustifiable war on Ukraine.
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Putin’s theory of war faces its toughest test
With protests at home and spirited resistance in Ukraine, Russian generals are being forced into the long conventional conflict they…
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The anti-war left should not be cowed
Progressives should keep their distance from both Putin and Nato — the cynics who want to shut down debate are…
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Valiant Ukrainians put much of Europe to shame
To watch a whole nation mobilise in defence of its freedoms has been a moving and humbling experience.
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The fight for Ukraine is only beginning
Wars are rarely decided in days, and this one is unlikely to be an exception.
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Putin escalates the war on Ukraine as blitzkrieg calculations fail
Moscow has put its nuclear deterrence forces on high alert in an extreme form of brinkmanship.
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Putin’s war in Ukraine has torn my family apart
My brother has picked up a gun to defend Kyiv, but my uncle in Moscow has been poisoned by propaganda.
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Has Vladimir Putin launched an unwinnable war?
Wars rarely go to plan, especially if you believe your own rhetoric.
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“Scared, hopeless and silent”: anti-war Russians are pessimistic about mass protests
Popular dissatisfaction is unlikely to cause the Russian president to change course.
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Tom Tugendhat: The West should expel Russian ambassadors and agents
The Foreign Affairs Select Committee chairman on why Boris Johnson’s government needs to do much more to punish Vladimir Putin’s…
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Putin’s power vertical and the pathologies of authoritarian rule
A stage-managed meeting in which he humiliated his cabinet may come to be seen as a turning point.
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What took us so long?
It should not have taken the biggest land invasion since the Second World War to end decades of amorality over…
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How the SNP became the most anti-Putin party in the UK
Nicola Sturgeon and her nationalists have turned their backs on Alex Salmond’s pro-Russian antics by standing steadfastly with Ukraine.
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Trump shows what Putin gets right about America
Hours before Russia invaded Ukraine, the former president was still voicing his admiration of Putin.
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Russia’s invasion of Ukraine changes everything
We are in a different world now.
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Putin has substituted his own interests for those of the Russian state
His presidency may have started as a campaign to restore Russia’s great power status, but it has devolved into one…
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Russia’s attack on Ukraine’s Donbas is a grotesque parody of humanitarian intervention
Vladimir Putin's recognition of Russia's puppet "republics" in eastern Ukraine will only deepen the region's suffering
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Leader: The West must stand up to Putin
Until the compromised Conservative Party cleanses London of its dirty money, it will have no right to lecture others on…
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