Putin

Russia Offers Written Guarantee of Non-Aggression Against Europe

Russian President Vladimir Putin has formally rejected allegations that Moscow is preparing to attack members of the North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (hereinafter: NATO), describing the idea as “ridiculous” and offering to formalise his assurances in writing (Al Jazeera). Speaking on 28 November 2025, Putin stated that while the concept of attacking Europe sounds absurd to...

Putin and Trump Plan High-Stakes Budapest Summit

The President of the Russian Federation, Vladimir Putin, and the President of the United States of America (hereinafter: USA), Donald Trump, have agreed to hold a bilateral summit in Budapest, Hungary, within approximately two weeks. This high-profile meeting, confirmed by the Russian government, is ostensibly aimed at finding a resolution to the ongoing conflict in...

A Madman’s Dream

On 24 February 2022, the President of the Russian Federation, Vladimir Putin, has declared war on Ukraine. After weeks of intense arms build-up at the Russo-Ukrainian borderlands, several threats and diplomatic pressures, the Eurasian nation has launched a large-scale operation in Ukraine. Although there has been an imminent diplomatic escalation between the two parties, the...

Fake Power

Over the last couple of months, the story around the Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny has become more and more dramatic. Most recently, thousands of people gathered all across Russia to protest against the jailing of Navalny. He was detained after returning from Germany, where he was hospitalised, due to a nerve agent poisoning. Although...