In the United States and Europe, there is growing uncertainty about how to counter Putin’s aggression without stoking a direct conflict with Russia.

Russian President Vladimir Putin has ordered the country’s military to increase its number of troops by 180,000, the third time he has expanded its ranks since launching his invasion of Ukraine in February 2022.

Russian President Vladimir Putin ordered the country’s military to expand to 1.5 million active troops, bringing the total military personnel to nearly 2.4 million, according to a decree dated Monday.

Russia's Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov revealed that President Vladimir Putin was only joking when he endorsed Kamala Harris in the upcoming election.

Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov clarified Vladmir Putin’s stance on supporting Vice President Harris in the upcoming presidential election, saying the Russian president was joking.   Earlier this

Russian President Vladimir Putin was joking when he said Moscow was supporting Democratic candidate Kamala Harris in November's U.S. presidential election, Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said in an interview with Sky News Arabia.