Russian leader Vladimir Putin has used his New Year's address to justify the aggression against Ukraine, rally the population to support the war and express confidence in his "victory". Source: New ...

President Vladimir Putin used his traditional New Year’s address on Wednesday to project an image of Russians as united behind the country’s armed forces and the war in Ukraine, vowing victory on the ...

Russian President Vladimir Putin used his New Year’s address to deliver a blunt message to the West and to his own troops: Russia is not backing down in Ukraine. As 2026 arrived in Russia’s far ...

The Kremlin leader kept his speech short, spoke only briefly about the fighting in Ukraine, and did not mention U.S.-mediated talks on ending the war. By Ivan Nechepurenko and Paul Sonne President ...

• EU leaders announced a multi-billion dollar funding plan for Ukraine’s economy and military for the next two years — with the package funded by borrowing cash, rather than tapping into frozen ...

Russian leader Vladimir Putin has used his New Year's address to justify the aggression against Ukraine, rally the population to support the war and express confidence in his "victory". Source: New ...