Vladimir Putin

Russian Orthodox Patriarch Kirill celebrates the Divine Liturgy for Christmas in the Christ the Saviour Cathedral in Moscow on Jan. 6, 2022.

Faith, Freedom & Self-Reliance

What it means for Russia’s fight in Ukraine to be a ‘holy war’

Emily Hester and Ivana Stradner · July 31, 2025 6:00 am

President Donald Trump speaks during a meeting with Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba in the Oval Office of the White House, Friday, Feb. 7, 2025, in Washington.

Beltway Confidential

Trump bolsters military’s nuclear readiness to deter Russia

Tom Rogan · July 30, 2025 2:00 pm

Daily on Defense

Trump downplays effectiveness of sanctions as he announces Aug. 8 deadline for Russia: ‘It may or may not affect them’

Jamie McIntyre · July 30, 2025 7:28 am

Daily on Defense

For Trump, the best time to exert maximum pressure on Putin is ‘sooner,’ but not now

Jamie McIntyre · July 29, 2025 7:22 am

Russia launches drone and ballistic missile strike on Ukrainian prison and medical facility

Washington Examiner Staff · July 29, 2025 5:26 am

President Donald Trump, right, and Britain's Prime Minister Keir Starmer speak with the media during a meeting at the Trump Turnberry golf course in Turnberry, Scotland Monday, July 28, 2025. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

Epstein island, Putin, and Gaza hunger: Six takeaways from Trump’s meeting with Keir Starmer

Naomi Lim · July 28, 2025 1:36 pm

Trump cuts Putin’s 50-day deadline for peace with Ukraine

Naomi Lim · July 28, 2025 8:37 am

Russian President Vladimir Putin meets with Deputy Prime Minister Marat Khusnullin at the Kremlin in Moscow, Russia, Thursday, Oct. 31, 2024.

Beltway Confidential

Putin’s policy in Ukraine: Strategic patience

Daniel DePetris · July 28, 2025 6:00 am

Russian President Vladimir Putin and President Donald Trump meet at the 2017 G20 summit.

Courage, Strength & Optimism

Freedom depends on strong American leadership

Richard Y. Newton III · July 26, 2025 6:00 am

President Barack Obama (L) speaks as Deputy National Security Advisor for Homeland Security and Counterterrorism John Brennan (R) listens while making personnel announcements during an event in the East Room at the White House, on January 7, 2013 in Washington, DC. President Obama has nominated Brennan to become the new director of the CIA. (Photo by Alex Wong/Getty Images)

Obama, Brennan, and the ‘collusion’ lie

Hugo Gurdon · July 25, 2025 6:05 am

Is Trump ready for Putin’s retaliation?

John Schindler · July 24, 2025 8:00 am

Daily on Defense

Pentagon defiant as government watchdog reportedly finds Hegseth’s Signal chat included info from classified document

Jamie McIntyre · July 24, 2025 7:29 am