Will we ever understand Vladimir Putin?
The History Bureau, the new BBC Sounds series, seeks to unravel the past 25 years of modern Russian history
ByVladimir Putin
Vladimir Putin is the president of Russia and has been the country’s leader, with an interlude as prime minister, for more than 22 years. Putin was born in 1952, studied law at Leningrad State University and served for 15 years as a KGB officer before becoming a politician in 1991.
Starmer’s great Ukraine gamble
A world in which the US is no longer a reliable ally will necessitate a transformation in foreign and defence…
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Russia has made Britain its number one enemy
Ex-Nato official John Lough on how the UK is being “singled out” for Russian aggression
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Europe is losing Ukraine
As Donald Trump attempts to negotiate a peace deal, Kyiv is increasingly rejecting the EU position
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Donald Trump is making peace in Ukraine harder
America’s chaotic negotiations risk prolonging the chaos not ending it
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Ukraine’s corruption scandal reaches the top of Zelensky’s government
The president’s powerful chief of staff, Andriy Yermak, has resigned following an early morning raid of his home.
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Pussy Riot’s Masha Alyokhina: “Putin will fuck you up”
The group’s founding member on standing up to Putin and life in exile
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If Putin wins, all this will have been in vain
But they see no alternative to fighting on
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Has Reform hit a ceiling?
Nigel Farage’s party is in danger of losing momentum
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The oil market has turned against Putin
New sanctions are not the result of political courage – they are an opportunity presented by the price of crude
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Revolution is in the air
We must look squarely at the world as it is, in all its complexity – from migrant camps to new…
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The real question about European security guarantees for Ukraine
Vladimir Putin has warned that any foreign troops in the country would be “legitimate targets”.
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Putin, Xi and Kim debut their new world order
Autocrats of the world, unite!
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Trump’s fantasy diplomacy in Russia and Ukraine
His determination to see the best in Vladimir Putin is compounded by his ignorance about the war.
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The great big anti-climax in Alaska
Beyond handing Vladimir Putin a diplomatic victory, it is unclear what, if anything, Trump’s summit achieved. No wonder the Russian…
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How Putin can win in Alaska
The meeting is a gift to the Russian president.
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What Putin wants from talks with Trump
This is not the first time the US president has blundered into a high-profile summit with an adversary.
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Anatomy of a Kremlin assassination
The founder of the Russian Democratic Society on how she found out she was on a Kremlin hitlist.
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Britain’s gift to Putin
British companies continue to play a significant part in Russia’s economy of oil and gas.
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How Putin will respond to “Russia’s Pearl Harbour”
Ukraine’s drone attack on Russian airfields shows Zelensky still has cards to play.
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