The whole world acts as if Vladimir Putin were a politician. This is probably because he holds the political office of President of the Russian Federation. In reality, however, Putin is a gangster, not a petty criminal cheating in a shell game or a street thug,

MOSCOW/KYIV (Reuters) -Russian President Vladimir Putin, under pressure from Washington to show willingness to make peace in Ukraine, proposed on Monday bilateral talks with Kyiv for the first time in years,

U.S. President Donald Trump's envoy, Steve Witkoff, will visit Moscow this week for a new round of talks with Russian President Vladimir Putin about the war in Ukraine, the White House said on Tuesday.