"Vladimir Putin is he a war criminal? Is Vladimir Putin a war criminal? I think you can look at instances that have happened there and certainly Characterize them as war crimes, but our intent is to end the war.

Marco Rubio refused to call Vladimir Putin a "war criminal," despite grilling former secretary of state Rex Tillerson over the same issue in 2017. At a House Committee on foreign affairs session on Wednesday,

Secretary of State Marco Rubio got into a testy exchange with a congressman on Wednesday after he repeatedly refused to directly call Russian PresidentVladimir Putin a war criminal. It happened during a House hearing when Maryland Democratic Rep.

Ukrainian forces are bracing for another major frontline assault from Russia after learning of a large build-up of pre-battle troops in the north east.

Russian forces in Ukraine have made only small territorial gains this year amid steady resistance from Kyiv’s military, undercutting President Vladimir Putin’s assertions that his army has gained the upper hand in the war.

Kyiv reacts to Vladimir Putin’s decision to create a "buffer zone" on the border with Ukraine. "Putin has been and remains the only reason the killing continues," stated Andriy Sybiha, the head of Ukrainian diplomacy.