Vladimir Putin

Russia says an investigation is underway into Navalny’s death, denies refusing to release his body

The Kremlin on Monday confirmed an investigation into the death of imprisoned Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny is ongoing and…

Russia’s war in Ukraine is igniting an old debate in Brussels over debt

Munich, GERMANY — Should we borrow from global markets as one combined entity and raise new debt together? That’s the…

Germany’s defense minister says NATO’s 2% target is just the start: ‘We’ll probably need more’

Germany’s defense minister said on Saturday that his country’s commitment to spend 2% of GDP on defense was just the…

Navalny death is a pre-election gambit from Putin, anti-Kremlin activist Bill Browder says

Anti-Kremlin activist Bill Browder said he believes Alexei Navalny’s death was intended as a message to political opponents of Russian…

What to expect as the Munich Security Conference kicks off with beefed up security

MUNICH, Germany — Security forces descended on Munich, Germany on Friday as global leaders gathered for the city’s annual security…

Jailed Russian opposition leader Navalny dies, Russian media says; Ukraine withdraws some troops from Avdiivka

This was CNBC’s live blog tracking developments on the war in Ukraine. Jailed Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny died on…

Russia’s Putin says he prefers ‘more predictable’ Biden over Trump in U.S. election

Russian President Vladimir Putin said he preferred Joe Biden as the next U.S. president over Republican front-runner Donald Trump, who…

13 Russian missiles shot down as Kyiv comes under fire; Zelenskyy vows to ‘clear the Black Sea’

This was CNBC’s live blog tracking developments on the war in Ukraine. Ukraine’s air force said it destroyed 13 out…

Ukraine destroys Russian landing ship in Black Sea; NATO’s Stoltenberg says Kyiv aid ‘not charity’

This was CNBC’s live blog tracking developments on the war in Ukraine. Russian missile strikes on a town in the…

U.S. Senate passes foreign aid bill; Ukraine says Russia buying Starlink terminals through ‘Arab countries’

This was CNBC’s live blog tracking developments on the war in Ukraine. The U.S. Senate on Tuesday passed a $95…