Russian President Vladimir Putin has proven through his country’s ongoing war with Ukraine that he can withstand pain.

Russia has begun serial production of the Oreshnik intermediate-range ballistic missile (IRBM), Russian President Vladimir Putin claimed on Nov. 4. The announcement comes nearly one year after Putin pledged in December 2024 be begin mass producing Oreshnik missiles "in the near future.

Russia has dropped a record-breaking 5,328 guided aerial bombs on Ukraine in October alone — marking the highest monthly bombardment since the start of 2025, according to Ukraine’s Defence Ministry. Officials say the scale of destruction has now matched all of last year — with nearly 40,

Putin said the small-scale nuclear technologies used in both the Burevestnik and the Poseidon were particularly useful for work in the Arctic and for space travel and, eventually, for building a station on the moon.

North Korea's top diplomat has visited the Kremlin for talks with Russian President Vladimir Putin. The meeting follows last month's meeting between Putin and Kim Jong Un in Beijing.

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President Donald Trump has said that in the case of Russia, the United States could not impose tariffs to exert pressure and end the war in Ukraine, but Kremlin leader Vladimir Putin wants to trade with the US and "make a lot of money for Russia".

Russia has launched a new strategic nuclear submarine, Khabarovsk, capable of carrying up to twelve nuclear-powered Poseidon torpedoes, the Kremlin’s latest weapons system.