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Vladimir Vladimirovich Putin has been serving as President of Russia since 2012.

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November 17, 2024

Russian opposition-in-exile holds Berlin protest march

November 16, 2024

G7 reaffirms support for Ukraine as war milestone approaches

November 15, 2024

Germany's Scholz calls Putin for first time in 2 years

November 13, 2024

Ukraine updates: Russia launches fresh strike on Kyiv

November 11, 2024

Ukraine updates: Russian strikes kill 5 in southern regions

November 11, 2024

Trump talks Ukraine in separate calls with Putin, Scholz

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Reports & Analysis

Firefighters work at the site of a Russian missile strike in Dnipro

What is Russia's new 'Oreshnik' missile?

What is Russia's new 'Oreshnik' missile?

DW looks at what the missile can achieve and what signals Russia is sending by using it.
ConflictsNovember 22, 202402:35 min
Firefighters work at the site of a Russian missile strike in Dnipro, Ukraine

Russia fires new nuclear-capable missile at Ukraine

Russia fires new nuclear-capable missile at Ukraine

Russia hit Ukraine with a new ballistic missile believed to be capable of carrying conventional and nuclear warheads.
ConflictsNovember 22, 202402:24 min
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy looking strained as he listens to a briefing on the situation on the frontlines

Ukraine: Pressure mounts for peace deal with Russia

Ukraine: Pressure mounts for peace deal with Russia

Ukraine is under increasing military and political pressure to discuss a possible end to the war with Russia.
ConflictsNovember 22, 202402:11 min
Viewed from the front, a line of green military vehicles on parade, each bearing a huge green missile. In the background, a pink building decorated with a hammer and sickle logo in a red and gold star.

Russia expands criteria for a nuclear strike

Russia expands criteria for a nuclear strike

The Kremlin has given the go-ahead to use nuclear weapons in response to "aggression with conventional weapons."
PoliticsNovember 21, 2024
German Chancellor Olaf Scholz not smiling as he looks into the camera

G20: Germany's Scholz voices regret over final communique

G20: Germany's Scholz voices regret over final communique

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz has expressed frustration and regret over paper's lack of clarity on Russia.
PoliticsNovember 19, 2024
View of an ATACMS (Army Tactical Missile System) being launched

'Putin only understands the language of strength'

'Putin only understands the language of strength'

Former Ukrainian Prime Minister Arseniy Yatsenyuk spoke with DW after Ukraine fired ATACMS missiles into Russia.
ConflictsNovember 19, 202408:27 min
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A gas stove is lit by a match in Berlin, Germany, on February 7, 2006

Russia-Austria gas spat stokes fears of new EU energy crisis

Gazprom cut deliveries to Austria over compensation demands from earlier supply issues. DW asks what it means.
BusinessNovember 19, 2024
US President Donald Trump and Russia's President Vladimir Putin give a joint news conference following their meeting at the Presidential Palace in Helsinki in 2018.

Former Trump adviser: Strength 'only thing that stops Putin'

Donald Trump's former adviser, H.R. McMaster, told DW the US must "provide Ukraine with the full range of capabilities."
PoliticsNovember 16, 2024
Matryoshkas, traditional Russian wooden dolls, including a doll of U.S. President Donald Trump, top, sit next to each other

Is Russia trying to influence the US election?

Ahead of the US election, Washington has accused Russia of influencing voters — and not for the first time.
PoliticsSeptember 10, 2024
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Sweden sounds alarm over Russia's 'shadow ships'

Russia circumvents sanctions by sending oil shipments past Sweden. Residents feel threatened by the "shadow ships."
ConflictsAugust 30, 202405:23 min
An aeriel photo of flooded sttreets in Kherson, Ukraine

Could Russia be prosecuted for environmental war crimes?

Ukraine wants to hold Russia accountable for the environmental destruction caused by its war.
Nature and EnvironmentAugust 20, 2024
Russia's President Vladimir Putin reviews a parade staged by the Kremlin Regiment in Cathedral Square after his inauguration ceremony at the Grand Kremlin Palace on May 7, 2023

25 years of Vladimir Putin at Russia's helm

Vladimir Putin has served as either prime minister or president since August 9, 1999. How has he managed to stay on top?
PoliticsAugust 9, 2024
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