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Kremlin confirms Ukraine talks paused, Zelensky says time to resume

Izvestia said the Kremlin had confirmed the pause. Zelensky said that it was time to resume peace talks and that Ukrainian negotiators would travel to the US on Saturday.

|ByREUTERS, ARIELLA ROITMAN
Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov speaks during the annual end-of-year news conference of Russian President Vladimir Putin in Moscow, Russia December 19, 2019. Picture taken December 19, 2019
Shrapnel falls in central Israel after two Iranian missile barrages.

Israel assassinates Iranian intelligence minister Esmaeil Khatib, more killed in Iranian attacks

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A view shows destroyed tanks near the village of Heorhiivka (Georgiyevka), in the course of Russia-Ukraine conflict in the Donetsk region, a Russian-controlled area of Ukraine, July 16, 2025.

Butterfly effect: How Russia's Ukraine war enabled Hamas's Oct. 7 massacre - opinion

The path from Kyiv to Gaza is not a straight line, but a series of butterfly wings that destabilized a fragile global system until it reached its breaking point.

|ByLIRON ROSE
Anti-aircraft gunner of the Russian military base in Tajikistan with the "Verba" MANPADS, June 2021; illustrative.

Iran signs €500 million arms deal with Russia for advanced shoulder-fired missiles - FT

Iran has agreed to a €500 million deal with Russia to acquire advanced shoulder-fired missiles, part of a broader effort to rebuild its air defenses after Israeli airstrikes.

|ByJAMES GENN

Russia steps up campaign against Telegram with allegations against its founder

Telegram has responded, accusing Russian authorities of using false pretexts to cripple its operations and promote a new state-owned messenger called MAX.

FEBRUARY 19, 2026ByREUTERS
Telegram messaging app CEO and co-founder Pavel Durov on October, 2025

Kremlin demands proof that it poisoned opposition leader Navalny with dart frog toxin

Russia's demands for proof come after five European countries said on Saturday that analyses of samples from Navalny's body had confirmed the presence of a lethal dart frog poison.

FEBRUARY 18, 2026ByCORINNE BAUM, REUTERS
People gather outside the Russian embassy, following the death of Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny, reported by prison authorities in Russia's Yamalo-Nenets region where he had been serving his sentence, in Warsaw, Poland, February 16, 2024.

Talks on Ukraine war settlement were tense, to continue, source tells Russian agencies

"(The talks) were very tense," the source told the agencies. "They lasted six hours. They agreed to continue tomorrow."

FEBRUARY 17, 2026ByREUTERS
A woman holds a Ukrainian flag at a protest near the United Nations office, on the day of US-mediated peace talks between Russia and Ukraine in Geneva, Switzerland, February 17, 2026.

Kremlin says main issues over peace talks on Ukraine to be discussed in Geneva, including territory

The Kremlin confirmed that the Russian delegation would be led by Vladimir Medinsky, an aide to President Vladimir Putin.

FEBRUARY 16, 2026ByREUTERS
Russian President Vladimir Putin attends a meeting with Moscow Mayor Sergei Sobyanin at the Kremlin in Moscow, Russia February 9, 2026.

European governments say Alexei Navalny died after dart frog toxin poisoning in Russian prison

Five European governments say tests confirmed Alexei Navalny was poisoned with a lethal dart frog toxin while held in a Russian Arctic prison, accusing Moscow of breaching chemical weapons bans.

FEBRUARY 14, 2026ByREUTERS
People gather outside the Russian embassy, following the death of Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny, reported by prison authorities in Russia's Yamalo-Nenets region where he had been serving his sentence, in Warsaw, Poland, February 16, 2024.

Kremlin dismisses claims Epstein may have been a Russian agent

Polish PM Donald Tusk said Warsaw will investigate possible links between Jeffrey Epstein and Russian intelligence, and any potential impact on Poland.

FEBRUARY 5, 2026ByREUTERS
Ghislaine Maxwell and Jeffrey Epstein are seen in this image released by the Justice Department in Washington on December 19, 2025 as part of a new trove of documents from its investigations into the late financier and convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.

Putin, Syrian President al-Sharaa meet, discuss sending Russian military aid to Middle East

"I want to congratulate you on the fact that the process of restoring the territorial integrity of Syria is gaining momentum," Putin told al-Sharaa in the Kremlin.

JANUARY 28, 2026ByREUTERS
Russian President Vladimir Putin and Syria's President Ahmed al-Sharaa shake hands during a meeting at the Kremlin in Moscow on January 28, 2026.

Morocco joins Trump’s Gaza Board of Peace as founding member

"Morocco welcomes the second phase of Trump’s comprehensive peace plan," the country's foreign ministry announced.

JANUARY 19, 2026BySHIR PERETS, SHOSHANA BAKER, REUTERS
King Mohammed VI of Morocco attends the signing of bilateral agreements at the Agdal Royal Palace on February 13, 2019 in Rabat, Morocco.

Donbas control, land swaps: Putin outlines potential Ukraine peace terms to Russian businessmen

"Vladimir Putin asserted that the Russian side is still ready to make the concessions that he made in Anchorage. In other words, that 'Donbas is ours,'" Kommersant reported.

DECEMBER 26, 2025ByREUTERS, CORINNE BAUM, JERUSALEM POST STAFF
Russian President Vladimir Putin attends a meeting with Kazbek Kokov, head of the North Caucasus region of Kabardino-Balkaria, in Moscow, Russia December 16, 2025.

Kremlin aide Ushakov on US-Ukraine talks: 'We may not like it'

When asked about Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky's suggestion that a referendum be held on any territorial concessions, Uri Ushakov responded; ‘the entire Donbas region belongs to Russia.'

DECEMBER 12, 2025ByREUTERS
Russian foreign policy presidential aide Yuri Ushakov waits for a meeting of President Vladimir Putin with Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto at the Kremlin in Moscow, Russia, December 10, 2025.