Watch BBC's Steve Rosenberg challenge Putin on his 25 years in power in Russia

Russian President Vladimir Putin was speaking at an annual end-of-year press conference.

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Putin denies Russia was defeated in Syria

President plays down Moscow’s military support for Assad regime and claims Kremlin ‘achieved our goals’
Financial Times - 8h
Putin on Russia's economy, Trump and Syria's Assad

Russian President Vladimir Putin held his annual press conference where he discussed the state of the economy and the war against Ukraine. Putin also said he has not yet met Syria's ousted leader ...
CBS News - 7h
Putin responds to NBC News about Austin Tice during his end-of-year news conference

Russian President Vladimir Putin opened his marathon news conference and call-in show with an enigmatic observation about human nature. He told NBC News' Keir Simmons that he would raise the case ...
NBC News - 12h
BBC Sports Personality of the Year 2024 – live updates

Updates as the year’s winners are announced in Salford Anti-Spoty Awards for 2024 | And you can email Simon Root has a live chat from his hotel in New Zealand. It’s just gone 8am there, ...
The Guardian - 2d
Putin Stays Silent on Syria in Meeting With Russia’s Military

In an hourlong televised meeting with his top military brass, Vladimir Putin left Syria unmentioned and made it clear that winning in Ukraine was his top priority.
The New York Times - 2d
Watch: BBC sees 'anger and frustration' on streets of Tbilisi

Large crowds of protesters gather outside the Georgian parliament to object to the appointment of a new president.
BBC News - 5d
Steve Rosenberg: Fall of Assad is a blow to Russia's prestige

Russian firepower helped keep the Syrian president in power - but in a matter of days, Moscow's Syria project unravelled.
BBC News - Dec. 8
Wall Street veteran David Rosenberg offers up apology for his stock-market pessimism

The bears are capitulating — first Morgan Stanley, then JPMorgan, and now David Rosenberg, the former Merrill Lynch strategist who runs his own firm, Rosenberg Research.
MarketWatch - Dec. 6
Putin makes it official: Russia is all in on defense spending

Yahoo News - Dec. 3