Vladimir Putin
AA Edit | Will Putin see reason, stop war in Ukraine?
As Mr Putin hits out from his Kremlin corner, he is fast losing friends
Putin vows more 'severe' attacks after Russian missiles batter Ukraine
The biggest wave of strikes across Ukraine in months killed at least 11 people nationwide
K.C. Singh | Russia, Iran, China, Brazil: Realpolitik in global churn
During this testy phase of international relations, all nations, big or small or intermediate, are practising realpolitik
Putin signs treaties annexing Ukrainian regions
The ceremony came 3 days after completion of Kremlin-orchestrated referendums on joining Russia that were dismissed by Kyiv and the West
Kremlin announces Ukraine annexation ceremony for Friday
President Vladimir Putin's spokesman Dmitry Peskov said the annexation would be formalised at a ceremony in the Kremlin
Putin announces partial mobilisation of reservists
President Vladimir Putin says the measure is necessary as his country is fighting the "entire Western military machine"
K.C. Singh | Mend Pak ties, keep China in check to raise India heft
As the only democracy in SCO, besides a dysfunctional Pak, India must ensure the group is not hijacked by China to forge an anti-West front
Military and diplomatic pressures mount on Russian President Putin
Putin vowed to press attack on Ukraine despite the military setbacks but also faced concerns by India and China over the drawn-out conflict
AA Edit | ‘Gorby’ transformed world’s history, not a hero at home
The general peace that reigned in the decade after the Iron Curtain came down was, however, unlikely to last forever
P.S. Raghavan | The man who brought down the Iron Curtain
Gorbachev’s was an unlikely story of a peasant boy from rural Russia climbing up the greasy pole of Soviet politics