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Putin Signs Off on Record Military Spending in 2025 Russian Budget

KYIV, Ukraine (AP) – Russian President Vladimir Putin has approved a budget that will raise military spending to record levels in 2025 as the Kremlin seeks victory in the war in Ukraine. About 32.5% of the budget posted on the government's website on Sunday is allocated to national defense, amounting to 13.5 trillion rubles (more […]

Putin praises 'intelligent' Trump amid assassination threats

Russian President Vladimir Putin on Thursday praised President-elect Donald Trump as a “smart” and “experienced” leader, but said he did not believe Trump was “safe” after two attempts on his life earlier this year. He said he did not. Putin told reporters in Kazakhstan after the summit that relations between Russia and the United States […]

Putin Threatens Massive Missile Strike on Ukrainian Government ‘Centre’

Russian President Vladimir Putin made a list of threats and boasts in a speech Thursday morning, saying he would “of course” respond to a Ukrainian attack on Russia with Western missiles and that Ukraine's “Kyiv decision-making center” He said he was a potential target. President Vladimir Putin on Thursday morning authorized the use of U.S.-supplied […]

NATO chief: Ukraine not in strong position to negotiate with Putin

NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte said on Wednesday that Ukraine was not in a strong enough position to begin negotiations to end the war with Russia, saying that any deal reached would not “get Russia what it wants”. “We must prevent this from happening,” he said. In an interview with Fox News' Brian Kilmeade, Rutte emphasized […]