Russian President Vladimir Putin says Moscow has tested a new intermediate-range missile in a strike on Ukraine and that it could use the weapon against countries that have allowed Kyiv to use their m

Russian President Vladimir Putin will likely reject U.S. President-elect Donald Trump’s Ukraine peace deal unless it includes concessions to Moscow, Western-sanctioned Russian tycoon and Kremlin confidant Konstantin Malofeyevsaid in two separate interviews with the Financial Times and Bloomberg.

Russian President Vladimir Putin has approved a record-breaking defense budget, setting aside a staggering third of the government’s total spending as the war in Ukraine drains resources from both sides nearly three years on.

Russian President Vladimir Putin has signed off a federal budget that will boost defense spending to a record level next year. The budget for 2025 will take the amount allocated for national defense to 13.

President Vladimir Putin has approved Russia's federal budget for 2025-2027, significantly increasing military spending to 13.5 trillion rubles ($145 billion) in 2025, accounting for 32.5% of total expenditures.