The 1998 crisis worsened the situation, as a global recession and falling commodity prices led to fiscal imbalances and doubts about Russia’s ability to service its debt and uphold the fixed exchange rate. The central bank raised interest rates to 150% to try and stabilise the rouble, but this failed.

"Vladimir Putin is he a war criminal? Is Vladimir Putin a war criminal? I think you can look at instances that have happened there and certainly Characterize them as war crimes, but our intent is to end the war.

Ukrainian forces are bracing for another major frontline assault from Russia after learning of a large build-up of pre-battle troops in the north east.

Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin spoke about the war in Ukraine and the two countries' relationship, but did not set out a timeline for a ceasefire, with Trump reportedly making a promise to Putin abou

Putin visits Kursk region for first time since ejecting Ukrainian forces Russian President Vladimir Putin visited the western Kursk region for the first time since Russian forces ejected Ukrainian ...

The official assessment suggests Vladimir Putin is enlarging his nuclear arsenal not just to improve his position ion the battlefield, but also in response to global concerns about the possibility of WW3.

The European Union and Britain on Tuesday rolled out a sweeping set of sanctions targeting what they call Russia's "shadow fleet", a covert network of tankers used to secretly move Russian oil across the globe.

Vuyo Zungula, leader of the African Transformation Movement, critiques the recent meeting between President Cyril Ramaphosa and US President Donald Trump, labelling it a failure due to Trump's demands for specific delegation members.

Speculation is mounting that Russian leader Vladimir Putin's grip on power may be slipping, with experts predicting his reign could end in assassination due to the calamitous conflict in Ukraine.The septuagenarian autocrat has reportedly tightened security protocols and become rarely seen outside the confines of his Kremlin sanctuary,

The author joins Deborah Treisman to read and discuss “The Piano Tuner's Wives,” which was published in The New Yorker in 1995. The eighty-seven-year-old French director, in town for a rerelease of “A Man and a Woman,” his swinging-sixties “make-out movie,” ponders what he believes will be his final film.