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Paul Dano joined us on Thursday to talk about his new political thriller, that follows Vladimir Putin’s ascent to power in ‘The Wizard of the Kremlin.’ Paul portrays a young Russian filmmaker who is in Vladimir Putin’s orbit as he ascends to power in Russia.

Russian President Vladimir Putin said Thursday that Russia could sign a peace agreement with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy if a deal is reached. Putin said Russia wants a peaceful end to the conflict and would sign an agreement with what it considers legitimate Ukrainian representatives. He suggested potential signatories could include the speaker of Ukraine’s...

Russian President Vladimir Putin has denied culpability after NATO claimed Moscow was responsible for a drone that hit an apartment complex in eastern Romania and injured two people on Friday. “These had nothing to do with Russian aircraft, but rather that these drones were of Ukrainian origin,” Putin said, blaming the neighbouring nation Moscow bombarded...

Chinese President Xi Jinping has wrapped up talks with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Beijing just days after hosting a separate summit with U.S. President Donald Trump. Vincent McAviney looks at the similarities and differences from both meetings; what Putin and Xi discussed; and what topic was avoided.

Russia has launched large-scale nuclear military exercises with Belarus involving missile systems, submarines and strategic forces. President Vladimir Putin called nuclear weapons an “extreme, exceptional measure” as tensions with NATO continue over the war in Ukraine.

President Vladimir Putin says Russia’s relationship with China has “reached an unprecedented level” after a bilateral meeting with President Xi Jinping on Wednesday, where the counterparts signed more than 40 cooperation agreements.

During a Q&A session at Cannes Film Festival in France on Sunday, Oscar-winning actor Javier Bardem called out the “male toxic behaviour” of U.S. President Donald Trump, Russian President Vladimir Putin and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.

The World Cup final will feature a star-studded halftime show headlined by Madonna, Shakira, and K-Pop sensations BTS. FIFA has announced that, for the first time, the final at MetLife Stadium in New Jersey on July 19 will include a Super Bowl-style half time concert. Also: Paul Dano helps Vladimir Putin in his rise to...

To celebrate its annual Victory Day, Russia held a scaled-down parade in Red Square under tight security Saturday, following spells of drone attacks from Ukraine. In a speech, Russian President Vladimir Putin commended the soldiers of modern day soldiers fighting in Ukraine, hailing Russian “heroes” in what he called “resisting an aggressive force that is...

Russian troops are preparing for the annual May 9 Victory Day parade, that celebrates the Soviet Union’s victory over Nazi Germany in 1945. The Kremlin announced a ceasefire with Ukraine so the parade can take place amid Ukrainian drones and missiles striking deeper into Russia. Ukraine’s foreign ministry called the May 9 ceasefire offer “manipulation”...

Hungary’s opposition leader, Péter Magyar, has raised doubts about an alleged plot to destroy a pipeline carrying Russian gas into the region, just one week before Hungarians go to the polls. The choice is between electing Viktor Orbán, who is closest to Russian President Vladimir Putin, for a fifth straight term, or a social-conservative nationalist...

European officials are in Kyiv in a show of solidarity with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, as the war with Russia continues. Timothy Frye, political science professor at Columbia University, joins Miranda Anthistle to discuss the significance of that support and international pressures facing both Zelenskyy and Russian President Vladimir Putin.

On Tuesday, amid the 4th anniversary of Russia’s war in Ukraine, President Vladimir Putin accused Ukraine, with the help of other Western intelligence agencies, of trying to sabotage the peace process between the two countries.

Today marks four years since Russia launched its full-scale invasion of Ukraine. On this day in 2022, Russian President Vladimir Putin announced what he called a “special operation” and launched multiple attacks on Ukraine. The cost of the war remains high, with massive loss on both sides. Lydia Migus, president of the Ukrainian Canadian Congress...

Five European countries are accusing Russia of using epibatidine, a rare deadly toxin found in poison dart frogs, to kill Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny in 2024. Vincent McAviney reports on what the toxin does, the reaction to the claims, and the questions about how Navalny’s widow, Yulia Navalnaya, could carry forth her husband’s fight...

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy voiced frustration over what he described as a global justice gap while addressing the World Economic Forum (WEF) in Davos. He noted that Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro is on trial in the United States, while Russian President Vladimir Putin remains free. Zelenskyy also warned Europe to not allow “little Moscows” to...

Discussions between the Trump administration and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy continued in Berlin Monday, after the U.S. side said a “lot of progress” had been made on ending Russia’s war in Ukraine. In her first public speech as chief of the U.K.’s Secret Intelligence Service (MI6), however, has cast her doubts that Russian President Vladimir...

Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said on Thursday that all “misunderstandings” with the United States over Ukraine had been “resolved” following a meeting earlier this month between President Vladimir Putin and U.S. envoy Steve Witkoff.

Russian President Vladimir Putin and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi agreed on Friday to expand and diversify trade beyond oil and defence, despite Western pressure on New Delhi to scale back its decades-old close ties with Moscow. Putin’s trip to India coincides with New Delhi’s talks with the U.S. on a trade deal to cut...

Russian President Vladimir Putin embarked on a state visit to India on Thursday to meet Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Global’s Nathaniel Dove explains the significance of Putin’s visit to India and where things stand with Ukraine