Newsweek has contacted Russia's Foreign Ministry for comment by email. Putin's decision to wear a military uniform on Wednesday appears aimed at reinforcing his image as a wartime leader and ...

Speaking in a video broadcast by Russian state television, wearing a military uniform, Putin told frontline troops that Moscow's goal is to "completely liberate" Kursk as soon as possible ...

They will affect 31 individuals and Russian paramilitary groups that support ... It is an organized group of civilians, either in military uniforms or in civilian clothes, used to assist the ...