In each version, Putin was dressed differently, despite delivering the same annual message. Telegram channels that monitor

Russian President Vladimir Putin's defiant New Year's message contrasts sharply with President Donald Trump's diplomatic push as Ukraine-Russia war approaches fourth year.

The Kremlin leader kept his speech short, spoke only briefly about the fighting in Ukraine, and did not mention U.S.-mediated talks on ending the war.

U.S. President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin shake hands during a press conference following their meeting to negotiate an end to the war in Ukraine, at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, in Anchorage, Alaska, U.S., August 15, 2025. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque

Russian President Vladimir Putin says that Moscow’s troops are advancing across the battlefield in Ukraine, voicing confidence that the Kremlin’s military goals will be achieved

This video traces Vladimir Putin’s path from a hard childhood in Soviet Leningrad to the highest levels of Russian power. It explores how intelligence work, political connections, and corruption shaped the system that enabled his rapid rise inside the Kremlin.

VLADIMIR Putin paid half a million dollars for the assassination of Russian rebel Denis Kapustin – but the tyrant was tricked. The Kremlin celebrated when news broke that Kapustin, who defied the