Vladimir Putin

Of course! What else would a couple of authoritarian strongmen discuss when they have what they believe is a moment for private conversation?

Foreign minister Penny Wong will meet on Wednesday with Yulia Navalnaya, the widow of Alexei Navalny, the Russian opposition leader.

Several other world leaders (all of them, men) have found ways to change the rules to stay in power. 

We used to think that authenticity was inherently good, but leaders are increasingly ‘signalling’ their messages in polarising ways.

Madonna has taken to Instagram to show her support for the children suffering amid the wars in Ukraine other places.

Russian President Vladimir Putin has won the presidential election in a landslide victory, reinstating him to his fifth consecutive term. 

Yulia Navalnaya, the widow of Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny, has vowed to continue the work of her late husband.

Russian mothers have called on Putin to stop forcing their sons and husbands to join the Russian military without proper training. 

Pussy Riot founder Nadya Tolokonnikova believes the world cannot lose sight of the most critical ways to fight against Putin right now.

One civilian woman in Ukraine has bravely confronted two heavily armed Russian soldiers, powerfully demanding they explain their actions.

What Nato and its allies do next will be vital to the future security of Europe and the rest of the world, writes Stefan Wolff.

“The list of your political opponents who are dead, imprisoned or jailed is long,” Scott told Putin. “What are you so afraid of?”