Speaking about Moscow's chairmanship in the military alliance, which will begin on January 1, Putin said that Russia will continue to work closely with its allies regarding all matters related to bolstering the alliance’s military potential.

Political analyst Valery Solovei, who has long predicted Mr Putin's demise from schizoaffective disorder, claimed last month the leader's "thinness and persistent cough" now alarm his inner circle. In April President Volodymyr Zelensky even suggested that Putin "will die soon”.

President Trump reports tremendous progress on Russia-Ukraine peace talks, with diplomats saying negotiations are closest to agreement since war began.

Leaked call transcripts between special envoy Steve Witkoff and a Putin advisor could derail President Trump's progress, as they show Witkoff coaching Moscow on pitching a Russia-friendly peace plan.Then,

January shows the Russian leader astride a snowmobile. For February, he flips a judo partner. In August, he offers advice: “My recipe for energy: Sleep little, work a lot and don’t whine.”

Just weeks before a scheduled sit-down with President Donald Trump to end the Ukraine war, Russian dictator Vladimir Putin survived a secret Kremlin attempt to take him out with a deadly nerve toxin, intelligence sources told RadarOnline.com in an explosive world exclusive.

President Trump is standing behind his most trusted negotiator, Steve Witkoff, following the leak of a phone call with a senior Russian official, which Ukraine’s backers have criticized for what

President Donald Trump said on Tuesday that he's directed Driscoll to meet with the Ukrainians and White House special envoy Steve Witkoff to meet with Russia's Vladimir Putin in Moscow.