Russia arrests Putin critic who plans to run in September elections

Russian Security Chiefs Push Duma Election Delay

Senior Russian security officials are lobbying Russian leader Putin to postpone September’s State Duma elections. That concerns over economic difficulties, declining support for the ruling United Russia party and recent Ukrainian drone attacks on Moscow have increased discussions about delaying the vote, although elections remain scheduled for Sept. 18-20.

Putin’s Sudden Public Marathon Raises Questions After Months of Limited Appearances

Putin’s Sudden Public Marathon Raises Questions After Months of Limited Appearances

Press review: Trump-Putin call as Russian troops advance while US-Russia OPCW talks fail

Top stories from the Russian press on Monday, July 6th

Putin Dismisses Ukraine's Offer: Russia Won't Pause Long-Range Strikes | Dawn News English

Russian President Vladimir Putin has rejected Ukraine's proposal for a mutual halt to long-range strikes, arguing that it would distract from Moscow's military objectives. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Dawn News English is your window into the latest news, insight, and features from South Asia and beyond. Website: www.dawn.com Official Facebook:https://www.facebook.com/dawnnewsenglish Official Twitter: https://x.com/dawnnewsenglish Official Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/dawnnewsenglish #russiaukrainewar #geopolitics #internationalrelations #globalsecurity #peacetalks #militarystrategy #europeansecurity #worldnews #Ukraine #russia #news #latestnews #dawnnewsenglish #dawnnews

As war reaches home, Russia's carefully managed elections face a reality check

In Russia, where elections offer little real uncertainty, the Kremlin still stages the ritual of competition — a carefully managed exercise designed not to choose leaders but to reinforce President Vladimir Putin's claim to legitimacy.With the upcoming parliamentary elections set for Sept. 20, the first since the

[Photo] Vladimir Putin held a meeting with Acting President of South Ossetia Marat Kambolov at [...]

Vladimir Putin held a meeting with Acting President of South Ossetia Marat Kambolov at the Kremlin

FSB attribution, EU sanctions and a summons : France hardens its response to Russian cyberattacks across Europe

Vladimir Putin in his official May 2012 portrait, the face of a power that Paris points to behind a cyber campaign in Europe. Credits: Kremlin.ru / Russian Presidential Press and Information Office, CC BY 4.0. In the coming days, France will summon the Russian ambassador in Paris. It also supports new sanctions against Russia at [] L’article FSB attribution, EU sanctions and a summons : France hardens its response to Russian cyberattacks across Europe est apparu en premier sur Ecostylia.

Putin told his cabinet that Ukrainian strikes on Russian oil refineries are having no effect on the war. He said this at a meeting called to address the fuel crisis those strikes helped create.

Vladimir Putin chaired a government meeting where officials briefed him on fuel shortages spreading across Russia’s regions and occupied Crimea.

Putin appears haggard and mis-states Russian advances (Ukraine Battlefield update, Day 1,593)

Newly-surfaced battlefield maps and open-source intelligence comparisons expose how the Kremlin’s own briefings distort front lines for Vladimir Putin, even as Russian bloggers quietly concede his latest “liberation” claim is at least premature.

🇷🇺⚡️ — Reuters reports that in Moscow, hardliners are allegedly urging Putin to abandon diplo [...]

— Reuters reports that in Moscow, hardliners are allegedly urging Putin to abandon diplomacy and escalate the conflict, including by launching nuclear strikes.They have previously called on the Kremlin leader to consider various harsh measures, up to the assassination of Zelensky and the use of tactical nuclear weapons.According to the same Reuters, the Kremlin is currently resisting calls to abandon negotiations and other radical proposals.In the West, it seems that they are seriously considering the statements of ex-generals who have been given a microphone to entertain them, who are completely detached from reality.@Intelslava

Opening shots of '40 day assault' on Russia as Putin suspected of Baltic plots

Desperate Russian leader Vladimir Putin suspected sabotage plots as Kyiv's Zelensky starts a 40 day campaign to cripple Russia's ability to continue wage war on Ukraine's civilians

JUST IN: 🇷🇺🇺🇦 President Putin says Russia will launch stronger attacks on Ukraine.

JUST IN: President Putin says Russia will launch stronger attacks on Ukraine.@BRICSNews

'Putin cannot rely on his own military’: Russian veteran jailed after threatening armed revolt

Sky News Defence Analyst Peter Jennings says Russian President Vladimir Putin “can’t rely” on his own military amid growing unrest throughout the nation. ​“I think the most telling statistic here is that the Russians are losing between 30,000 and 35,000 people killed in battle every month,” Mr Jennings told Sky News host Andrew Bolt. ​“What this Russian individual, Alexander Lunin, has done has just pointed to the unsustainability of Russian military tactics. ​“That video was three years to the day from the Wagner Group’s brief revolution against the Russian government. ​“Lunin’s future itself is probably pretty bleak… but I think the message that Putin will be taking from it is that he can’t rely on his own military.”

Ukraine Unleashes One Of Its Heaviest Drone Bombardments Of Russia

Kyiv's campaign has choked Russian fuel supplies and military deliveries and has heaped pressure on Russian President Vladimir Putin.

Putin Admits Russia Faces Fuel Shortages as Ukrainian Strikes Disrupt Supply

Putin Admits Russia Faces Fuel Shortages as Ukrainian Strikes Disrupt Supply

‘Putin is Losing,’ Says French FM

French Foreign Minister Jean-Noël Barrot says Russian President Vladimir Putin is “losing” against Ukrainian resistance, arguing that Moscow’s recent provocations reflect setbacks on the battlefield. Barrot made the remarks alongside Polish Foreign Minister Radosław Sikorski during a joint press conference in Warsaw.

Kremlin to review viral video of soldier criticizing war | DW News

The Kremlin says it plans to look into a viral mutiny threat to President Vladimir Putin by a military veteran, who has accused Russian commanders in Ukraine of torturing and murdering soldiers. The post by veteran Alexander Lunin has received millions of views. #Putin #UkraineWar #Kremlin #DW News For more news go to: http://www.dw.com/en/ Follow DW on social media: ►Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/dwnews ►TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@dwnews ►Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/deutschewellenews/ ►Twitter: https://twitter.com/dwnews Für Videos in deutscher Sprache besuchen Sie: https://www.youtube.com/dwdeutsch Subscribe: https://www.youtube.com/user/deutschewelleenglish?sub_confirmation=1

Vladimir Putin Shrugs Off Fuel Shortages in Russia As President Ramps Up Attacks on Ukraine

Russian President Vladimir Putin has described the attacks on Russian energy as an effort by Ukraine to distract attention from its losses on the battlefield, although analysts say the advance of Russian forces has been stymied in recent months.

Ukrainian strike ignites Russian oil refinery, as Putin Admits ‘difficult period’

Russian President Vladimir Putin addresses the United Russia party congress in Moscow, on June 28, 2026. © Ekaterina Shtukina, AP Debris from downed Ukrainian drones sparked a blaze at a major oil refinery in Russia on Sunday, according to local authorities. This comes as Russian President Vladimir Putin said that his country was “going through []

Putin Suffers Fresh Humiliation After Being Forced to Admit Crisis

Sputnik/Alexander Shcherbak/Pool via ReutersVladimir Putin admitted that waves of Ukrainian attacks have resulted in Russia facing a “certain shortage” of fuel.The Russian president made the stark admission as Ukraine ramped up its strikes on Moscow’s major oil refineries during the conflict, which is now in its fifth year.“As for strikes against critical infrastructure in general, and energy infrastructure in particular, of course, these attacks on our infrastructure facilities create problems,” Putin said in an interview published by the Kremlin. “That’s obvious.”Read more at The Daily Beast.

Maintaining friendly powers at all costs: The maneuvers of Russian influence agents in South Africa, Namibia and Madagascar

Propaganda Machine Reading time: 8 min. Maintaining friendly powers at all costs The maneuvers of Russian influence agents in South Africa, Namibia and Madagascar In these three countries, Russian influence agents engaged in covert operations during election campaigns between 2019 and 2025, according to a data leak reviewed by Forbidden Stories and its partners. In [] The post Maintaining friendly powers at all costs: The maneuvers of Russian influence agents in South Africa, Namibia and Madagascar appeared first on Forbidden Stories.

‘It is a crisis’: Putin taking rare heat at home for Ukraine quagmire

Russian President Vladimir Putin is coming under rare public criticism at home, a significant signal of how the pressures from the more than four-year war in Ukraine are hurting the country. Fuel shortages and rising inflation, high-profile attacks against Russian energy infrastructure and cities, and mounting military casualties are prompting prominent figures to start pinning []...Click to read more

Russians fight over fuel at gas stations as Putin is forced to admit the country faces shortages in wake of Ukrainian attacks

Russians fight over fuel at gas stations as Putin is forced to admit the country faces shortages in wake of Ukrainian attacks

Putin congratulates Trump on US 250th Independence Day anniversary, boasts of Russia's "capture" of Kostiantynivka

Kremlin aide Yuri Ushakov has said Russian ruler Vladimir Putin held a phone call with US President Donald Trump, during which they discussed the war in Ukraine and the upcoming NATO summit in Türkiye.