Vladamir Putin

A plane crash in Kazakhstan has prompted Azerbaijan to mourn the loss of 38 lives on Thursday while questions swirl around the cause. What Happened: The Azerbaijan Airlines Embraer 190, en route from Baku to Grozny, Russia, diverted due to adverse weather conditions and crashed near Aktau,...

European markets sank on Tuesday and U.S. stock futures followed suit, weighed down by escalating geopolitical tensions after Russian President Vladimir Putin revised the country’s nuclear doctrine to broaden the conditions for deploying atomic weapons. Putin's move to ease the threshold for...

Pershing Square’s Bill Ackman has formally endorsed former President Donald Trump for the 2024 U.S. presidential election. His reasons largely center around national security. What To Know: Ackman has historically been a Democratic political donor. He said Wednesday on CNBC’s...

In the latter part of 2022, the US began “preparing rigorously” for a potential nuclear strike by Russia on Ukraine, which would have marked the first such attack since the U.S. dropped atomic bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki nearly eighty years ago. The Biden administration was...

Russian President Vladimir Putin may have a secret residence in northern Russia near the Finland border. What To Know: The Dossier Center posted a video on YouTube this week of a luxurious property in Marialakhti Bay in Karelia, allegedly owned by Putin. The investigative outlet is...

The Russia-Ukraine War, which began over a year ago in February 2022, continues unabated. In the fall of last year, a noted American investor shared his views on the economic repercussions of the conflict, and the likely outcome for Russian President Vladimir Putin. Billionaire hedge...

Ukraine is using Palantir Technologies Inc (NYSE: PLTR) software effectively in the war with Russia, but CEO Alex Karp believes Russian President Vladamir Putin won't stop with Ukraine.  "It's very hard to know what's going to happen, but you have an adversary...

In a rare address to the nation in September, Russian President Vladamir Putin made it clear he wouldn't hold back from using nuclear weapons in defense of Russia. Now Palantir Technologies Inc (NYSE: PLTR) CEO Alex Karp is warning that the threat of nuclear war is real...

Russian oligarch Roman Abramovich and peace negotiators from Ukraine may have been poisoned during a meeting in Kyiv at the beginning of the month. What Happened: According to a Wall Street Journal report citing people familiar with the matter, Abromovich and Ukrainian peace...

As geopolitical tensions rise, supply disruptions continue to push oil prices higher. In the face of surging energy costs, U.S. President Joe Biden on Tuesday announced a ban on Russian oil imports. What To Know: Following Russia's invasion of Ukraine, the U.S...

In order to put further pressure on Russian President Vladamir Putin, the United States on Monday targeted Russia's central bank with new sanctions. What Happened: The U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) blocked Americans from...