Vladimir Putin told the world he was 'in love' today - although it is unclear which of his alleged secret lovers the Russian President was referring too

Moscow has begun withdrawing the families of diplomatic staff stationed in Venezuela amid mounting concerns over potential US military intervention. A European intelligence official disclosed to the Associated Press that the evacuation commenced last Friday,

The stony-faced dictator displayed emotional capability in a press conference where he outlined his military goals in Ukraine.

Syria's foreign and defence ministers met Russian President Vladimir Putin in Moscow on Tuesday to discuss expanding military, political and economic cooperation, with a focus on strategic collaboration in defence industries,

President Vladimir Putin said he’s willing to discuss bringing Russia’s war in Ukraine to an end, even as he ruled out changes sought by Kyiv and Europe to a US peace plan drawn up with Moscow.

Putin claims no "willingness from Ukraine" to negotiate a peace deal as he touts battlefield gains, and Kyiv claims a brazen strike on a ship far from Russia.

Follow live updates from NBC News as Russian President Vladimir Putin speaks at his annual year-end news conference on Ukraine, peace, war and Trump.

The Kremlin rejected a reported assessment by U.S. intelligence that Russian President Vladimir Putin still seeks the entirety of Ukraine and harbors ambitions to retake the former Soviet states now within the NATO alliance.

Two traffic police officers and another individual have been confirmed dead following a car explosion in Moscow, dealing a blow to the Vladimir Putin administration amid a similar incident earlier in the week in which a Russian military officer was killed.