Putin tells an end-of-year press conference there should have been "systemic preparation" for the full-scale invasion.

In a country like Russia where the political system is built around one man - Vladimir Putin - the Kremlin leader’s marathon end-of-year television appearance is more than just a TV show. It’s a key platform for portraying himself as a cross between ...

The Russian president addressed the faltering Russian economy, the invasion of Ukraine, and the impeding Trump administration.

Russian President Vladimir Putin said he would enquire about the whereabouts of Austin Tice, the American journalist missing in Syria, while responding to a question from an NBC correspondent at his lengthy end-of-year press conference.

Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Thursday that Russia had not been defeated in Syria and that Moscow had made proposals to the new rulers in Damascus to maintain Russia's military bases there.

Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Thursday that he was ready to compromise over Ukraine in possible talks with U.S. President-elect Donald Trump on ending the war and had no conditions for starting talks with the Ukrainian authorities.

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