Vladimir Putin

Canada’s 20th prime minister wades back into foreign affairs, though the Harper government has distanced itself from his trip to meet Vladimir Putin

The war in Ukraine is the first real test of Putin’s new and improved military. Why its early successes should make Russia’s neighbours nervous.

To counter Moscow’s powerful state media apparatus, Kyiv wants to launch a television channel of its own

How the reluctant German chancellor became the one person capable of stopping Putin and saving Europe. Michael Petrou reports from Berlin

Newsmaker, Feb. 6: The German chancellor reaches out to Putin in a bid to broker peace in Ukraine

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Newsmaker, Dec. 30: Russian authorities detain a symbol of anti-Putin dissidence

Putin’s high popularity rating in Russia is a testament to his charisma and the willingness of people there to buy into conspiracy theories

Thriving on chaos, Putin will continue to lash out, destabilizing the old world order

In confronting the most powerful nation in Europe, Putin has found a crack that he intends to widen