Vladimir Putin

The war in Ukraine

02.July 2026 Christian Thal (DW)

Russia under attack by Ukrainian drones: How much did the lack of fuel shake Putin?

Due to the damage caused by Ukrainian drones, Russia has to import fuel. The question is how much this will force Vladimir Putin to accept negotiations on ending the war

Aleksandar Vučić

01.July 2026 B. B.

Financial Times: Vučić is not a gambler and aims for "Putin's scenario"

Aleksandar Vučić may be using the announcements of resignation and elections to test the political climate and that he could abandon his promise to step down if he judges that the timing is not favorable, writes the Financial Times

Vladimir Putin with crossed fingers, in the background of the flag of Russia

The war in Ukraine

19.June 2026 A.M.

How explosions in Moscow shattered Putin's dream of his own greatness

The smoke billowing over Moscow after the Ukrainian drone strikes and the growing problems at the front bring the consequences of the war closer to Vladimir Putin. Although he is under pressure from outside and inside, there is little sign that he is ready to give up the conflict he has started

The war in Ukraine

05.June 2026 A.M.

Trump welcomed the possibility of a meeting between Zelensky and Putin

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky proposed a direct meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin to end the war. US President Donald Trump welcomed this possibility

European Union

01.June 2026 MLJ

The fight for Armenia: Will they in the EU too?

Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan said that he rejected Russian President Vladimir Putin's proposal to hold a referendum on Armenia's accession to the European Union.

Russia and China

22.May 2026. Roman Goncharenko (DW)

Xi had no big gift for Putin

Although the eyes of the world public were focused on the meeting between Russian President Vladimir Putin and his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping, China did not fulfill one of the key Russian expectations.

China

19.May 2026. Sin Lin / DW

Putin's visit to Beijing: Xi Jinping between Washington and Moscow

Chinese President Xi Jinping welcomes Russian leader Vladimir Putin in Beijing, just days after US President Donald Trump's visit

The war in Ukraine

15.May 2026. Anja Mihic

The EU rejected Putin's proposal: Schroeder will not speak on behalf of the Europeans

The EU rejected Vladimir Putin's proposal that former German chancellor pro-Kremlin Gerhard Schroeder be the European mediator in peace talks to end the war in Ukraine

Victory Day in Moscow

09.May 2026. KS

Putin: Victory will be ours

Victory Day is celebrated in Moscow more modestly than usual, and what kind of messages did Russian President Vladimir Putin send from the parade

Russian-Ukrainian conflict

08.May 2026. Sofia Serova / DW

Why Putin is changing the tradition on May 9: No tanks on Red Square for Victory Day

This year's military parade on May 9 in Moscow will be held in a much more modest format, without military equipment and parts of military units. The Kremlin cites security threats as the reason, while analysts point to the consequences of the war in Ukraine

Rusija

24.April 2026. MLJ

After seven years: Will Putin go to Miami for the G20 summit

The Kremlin said that there is a possibility that Russian President Vladimir Putin will participate in the G20 summit in Miami in December

A woman cries at a soldier's funeral in Ukraine

The war in Ukraine

15.April 2026. Anja Mihic

The deadliest conflict in Europe since World War II

Russia has lost 1,3 million soldiers since the start of the invasion in 2022, the General Staff of the Ukrainian Armed Forces announced. This is just one in a series of claims about the number of victims in the war in Ukraine. Why can't we trust anyone with certainty

Hungary and Serbia

07.April 2026. NM

Elections in Hungary, explosives in Serbia: Search for "terrorist migrants"

An alleged explosive found near a gas pipeline raises the temperature ahead of key elections in Hungary, CNN writes. Director of the VBA Đuro Jovanić claims that the explosives were manufactured in the USA and that it was supposed to be activated by some migrant

Comment

30.march 2026 Nedim Sejdinovic

Local elections: How a 10-0 victory turns into a defeat in no time

Vučić is not Putin, nor can he be. People are afraid of Putin, and Vučić just makes them go to the toilet. To become a serious dictator, one must be talented. And he must have a more valid diploma than the one obtained from Vojislav Šešelj

Economy

30.march 2026 IN THE

Vučić: I spoke with Putin, the gas contract with Russia was extended for another three months

Aleksandar Vučić announced that Serbia secured gas on flexible and favorable terms after talks with Russian President Vladimir Putin, with the extension of the contract for three months.

Rusija

27.march 2026 KS

Alternative "Russian Nobel" for literature for the "global majority"

An idea started by Russian writer Zakhar Prilepin, now supported by Russian President Vladimir Putin - to create a Russian literary prize for the "global majority" as a counterpart to the "post-colonial" Nobel Prize for Literature

War in the Middle East

13.march 2026 B. B.

The winner of the American-Israeli war with Iran for now is Russia

Due to the war with Iran, the price of oil, on which the Russian economy depends, has risen drastically. Due to the energy crisis, Washington has announced that it has loosened sanctions on the sale of Russian oil and completely turned its attention from Kiev to Tehran. For now, Vladimir Putin has the biggest profit from the new war in the Middle East

Footage quickly deleted by the Kremlin: Vladimir Putin coughs during a speech

Rusija

10.march 2026 IN THE

Why the Kremlin removed the video of Vladimir Putin coughing

A video of Russian President Vladimir Putin interrupting his speech and coughing while recording a message for International Women's Day was briefly posted on the Kremlin's Telegram channel before it was removed.

Presidential activities

09.march 2026 AI

Vučić for the German newspaper: Where did the Serbian grenades come from in Ukraine?

The President of Serbia Aleksandar Vučić told the respected German "Zideutsche Zeitung" that he dreams about how he will train children in basketball, talks about the commander of the SAJ, says what he complains about Putin and Trump, how students lie that someone beat them. And something else fascinating

In memoriam

13.February 2026. Milan Milošević

The deceased historian and Soviet dissident Roy Medvedev: Judge of the Great Terror and Stalinism

He considered his life's work to be the book "On the Court of History: The Genesis and Consequences of Stalinism", about the Great Terror in the USSR. Together with the physicists and dissidents Andrei Sakharov and Valentin Turchin, he published an open letter to the Soviet leaders in 1970 about the need to democratize the Soviet system. He criticized the coup against Gorbachev in 1991, but also the President of Russia, Boris Yeltsin

The war in Ukraine

12.February 2026. NM

Lavrov: The relations between Putin and Trump are excellent, we will do everything to keep it that way

The relationship between President Vladimir Putin and Donald Trump is excellent, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said

Putin is the most popular world leader in Serbia

Great support

08.February 2026. IN THE

Research: Putin the most popular leader in Serbia

While most countries record a sharp drop in support for leading world leaders, the results of the survey show that Serbia stands out as the country where Vladimir Putin has the most support among citizens

Russian ballistic missiles on Red Square in Moscow during the 75th annual Victory Day military parade

Nuclear weapons

05.February 2026. Christoph Hasselbach (DW)

The end of the nuclear weapons agreement: What next?

With the expiration of the New START agreement, there will no longer be restrictions on a certain number of strategic nuclear arsenals of the two largest nuclear powers

The war in Ukraine

28.January 2026 MLJ

Zelensky is ready for an agreement with Putin

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky is ready to personally meet with Vladimir Putin to resolve two key issues - territory and control over the Zaporozhye nuclear power plant.

Kidnapping of Maduro

07.January 2026 Roman Goncharenko (DW)

Partnership between Russia and Venezuela: Why Putin is silent on the American kidnapping of Maduro

Moscow passively watches as the United States deposes and imprisons Nicolas Maduro, even though an agreement on "strategic partnership and cooperation" was signed between Russia and Venezuela in May

Sanctions to NIS

19.December 2025 KS

Putin: NIS is the main taxpayer in the Serbian budget, we hope for a joint solution

The fate of NIS is still unknown. While the Serbian president announces tripartite talks next week, the Russian president says he hopes for a joint solution

The war in Ukraine

05.December 2025 Anastasia Shepeleva / DW

Russian offensive in Ukraine: Will Pokrovsk fall?

Although the negotiations on the plan to end the war in Ukraine are ongoing, the guns have not yet fallen silent on the front. Moscow announced the capture of the cities of Pokrovsk and Vovchansk, while Kiev, on the other hand, claims that the fighting for the mentioned cities is still ongoing and accuses Russia of propaganda.