Several Russian diplomatic premises that UK believes have been used by Russian intelligence also closed

Two Ukrainian colonels allegedly recruited by FSB to kill president as inauguration ‘gift’ for Vladimir putin

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has survived dozens of assassination attempts. Ukraine’s security service has foiled at least three

Russian president claims mandate for Ukraine invasion and ‘correctness of the country’s course’

What is Vladimir putin like behind closed doors? Anne McElvoy takes a closer look at the mind and mood of the Russian president, how he lives and loves, and who has made it into his inner circle...

Ms Navalnaya, the wife of the late opposition leader Alexei Navalny, urged her supporters to continue the ‘fight’ against putin’s ‘corrupt’ regime

The failed kidnap assassination was supposed to be a ‘gift’ to Vladimir putin ahead of his inauguration, the head of Ukraine’s secret service claimed

Many European diplomats avoid lavish Moscow ceremony and Ukrainian security service says it has caught a network of Russian agents

Watch live as an inauguration ceremony is held for Russian president Vladimir putin on Tuesday 7 May, after he claimed a landslide victory in sham elections, extending his rule for another six years.

Russian leader starts new six-year term as his military ramps up war in Ukraine

The former Italian prime minister hid behind tree to be sick after putin handed him bizarre gift proclaiming it to be an exceptional meal, a former senator has revealed

putin orders move in response to ‘provocative statements’ on Ukraine by French president and UK foreign secretary

Exclusive: After repeated Ukranian attacks on Kerch Bridge, Vladimir putin’s forces are relying on land routes through annexed eastern Ukraine to supply frontlines, analysts say

Kremlin says tactical drills are a response to statements from the West about possibly sending troops to Ukraine

Russian president attends service led by one of his staunchest backers while Zelenskiy asserts God is on Kyiv’s side

Analysts and officials tell The Independent that the Kremlin wants a military victory to tout before its artillery advantage diminishes

Russian state media say Moscow has put Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on its wanted list, citing the interior ministry's database

Reticence over the seizure of Russian state assets in Europe betrays a fatal underestimation of the threat Moscow poses

In the final part of our series on the plight of people with disabilities caught up in Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, Bel Trew speaks to a man who had only the use of one limb, his arm, about the terrible treatment Ukrainians are subjected to in Rus ...

David Cameron has backed Ukrainian strikes against targets inside Russia using British-supplied weapons. The Foreign Secretary said it was a decision for Ukraine how to use the supplied equipment and Kyiv “absolutely has the right” to strike back ...