The Kremlin’s leader is standing back as Ukraine and Europe scramble to negotiate changes to a U.S. proposal to end the war.

The United States should not fall for Putin’s gambit to undercut Ukraine. Before agreeing to an extension, it must secure greater verification guarantees and a commitment to further negotiations.

An RFE/RL investigation found that Russian President Vladimir Putin uses three nearly identical offices in different parts of Russia, misleading the public about the leader's whereabouts. Journalists tracked how official videos were staged to appear as if they were filmed near Moscow.

Speaking at a meeting with his Security Council, Putin reaffirmed his earlier statement that Moscow will only restart nuclear tests if the U.S. does so first.

Opposition-minded Russians who remain in the country are trying to keep politically active in whatever causes they can, whether that’s recycling, clean air or parking.

Bogged down in Ukraine, Russia has shown little interest in helping distressed allies in Venezuela—or anywhere else.

A planned meeting between Russian President Vladimir Putin and former U.S. President Donald Trump has been postponed, though discussions about arranging it are continuing, a senior Kremlin official said Sunday.

Russian President Vladimir Putin has three nearly identical offices in different parts of the country and the Kremlin has been dishonest about his location many times in recent years, Systema, RFE/RL’s Russian investigative unit,