U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio expressed that Donald Trump was "losing patience" with Putin after he seemed to disregard ...

Surely even Vladimir Putin – destructive, isolated, determined to restore his version of Russia's greatness – wouldn't use nuclear weapons in Ukraine, right?

Vladimir Putin has issued a stark warning following the U.S. deployment of B61-12 nuclear bombs to the UK—just 2,800 ...

Chilling video has captured Russia conducting large-scale naval drills as Vladimir Putin is said to be “ready for World War III in 18 months,” Knewz.com can reveal. The footage comes as a video from ...

Putin's nuclear threats indicate the president is increasingly aware of how limited his military options are in Ukraine, Russia expert speculates By Kelsey Vlamis and Erin Snodgrass ...

Putin’s threat also indicates why it seems likely that any offensive escalation in the conflict ahead—whether from the West or from Russia in response to diplomatic and economic sanctions that ...

While Russian hard-liners voice provocative proposals about using nuclear weapons, Mr. Putin presents himself as a moderating force — while never really taking the threat off the table.

Putin's recent nuclear threats have prompted a range of responses from key players in the war. One expert told Insider that Putin likely hoped to cause confusion and uncertainty with his warning.

But by escalating his nuclear threats in combination with the annexation, Mr. Putin appears to have two goals in mind. One is to scare the United States and NATO from direct intervention in Ukraine.

Russian President Vladimir Putin lies. With abandon, ecstatically. “There are no Russian troops in Crimea!” he said as spetsnaz units were occupying the peninsula in March 2014. “Ru… ...

Today, one of Vladimir Putin’s minions again threatened the use of nuclear weapons in Ukraine. What do these threats mean? But first, here are three new stories from The Atlantic.

Russia's Vladimir Putin is threatening to use nuclear weapons in his war on Ukraine. The U.S. response need not be nuclear in return.