Vladimir Putin

The torture and destruction of Ukraine is just a practice run for the same routine to be used against Europe

We dropped the ball spectacularly on Russia. On China, and other human rights and international law abusers, we must not do the same

Ukraine's fight is about more than international law and national self-determination, it's about what sort of world we want to live in

May 9 holds a special place in the lives of ordinary Russians. But their president has turned it into a show of force

If and when Labour takes power, they must likewise focus public money on disadvantaged regions

As swear words go, “putain” is up there with the best. But considering what most French people think of the Russian Tsar, is it time to revert it to “Putin”?

France's presidential election is shaping as the next and biggest test of the popularity of Europe's authoritarian right

The Russian leader may be a war criminal, but getting him into the dock to face justice may never happen

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Putin is rallying both Russians and foreign auxiliaries to a cause under one message - might is right

The West missed warning after warning when it comes to Putin. We mustn't fall into the same trap with his peers

The establishment, where the Russian leader developed a liking for German beer, has now also taken down its shrine to the president

The exiled head of Belarus’s shadow government explains why Alexander Lukashenko must be sanctioned for his part in the invasion of Ukraine

Putin’s horrific aggression will prove a turning point in the history of our continent

Were Putin to remain intransigent and the current negotiations turn out to be just an elaborate ruse, then the UN should reserve the right to shift to more of a peace enforcing role

The vicious conflict in Ukraine could lead to even more deaths from hunger far beyond the country’s borders as grain exports from the region grind to a halt and global food prices soar

If Hobbes is right, perhaps the only way to maintain peace is to have a powerful world organisation that can enforce international laws and punish states that break them

And, the West cannot risk letting the Russian dictator playing it

Xi Jinping once called Vladimir Putin his best friend. But is their relationship cooling as he realises how much his country stands to lose over Ukraine?

Too many Russians have fallen for Putin’s propaganda over Ukraine. It won’t stop his regime falling apart – but that could take years

It is now blindingly obvious that the EU must step up and take responsibility for its own collective security, argues one reader

The observation that military force has become less important in how nations wield power was more credible pre-invasion

Former Today editor Sarah Sands still wants to go into business with the Tory party's co-chair

The Russian oligarch should have got out years ago - now the club I love is in limbo

DR ROBERT KRAMER, professor of psychoanalysis at Eötvös Loránd University, Budapest, explains the drive for immortality that brought war to Ukraine

Already in financial crisis, Turkey is heavily dependent on Russia for fuel, food and tourism money. Is this a tipping point for its president?

Absolute power makes you think you can do what you like, where you like, how you like. It is a power no truly democratic leader will ever enjoy

The Kremlin strongman is now an isolated, out-of-touch world pariah and increasingly unpopular at home. Could he be toppled?

Two 1990s films made by a future Putin ally explain the national obsession with humiliation that led to Ukraine