Russia hoped to overthrow Ukraine's pro-Western government, but Moscow's war has dragged on for more than four years.

In October 2022, Russian forces were on the brink of collapse in Ukraine, and it was unclear if major Russian army units could even evacuate back across the Dnipro River to safety. Discontent was ...

Putin appeared to suffer from hand and leg tremors, while also at times clutching his fist to his body. In 2024 Sir Richard Dearlove, the former head of M16, said that Putin has something ...