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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.

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

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

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


Belarusian Lukashenko disappears for a week, public speculate he's ill

Lukashenko's office declined to comment on the state of his health while Russia denied he was ill.

 Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko attends a meeting with Tajik President Emomali Rakhmon in Dushanbe, Tajikistan October 11, 2022

A new 'Club of Angry Patriots' is entering Russian politics, threatening Putin

The group said it was entering politics as an opposition party without any formal or informal instruction from the Kremlin.

 A still image taken from video shows a flying object exploding in an intense burst of light near the dome of the Kremlin Senate building during the alleged Ukrainian drone attack in Moscow, Russia, in this image taken from video obtained by Reuters May 3, 2023

Ukraine hopes to auction confiscated Russian assets in 2023

As part of its economic response to Russia's invasion, Kyiv has imposed sanctions on Russia.

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Russia calls Polish decision to rename Kaliningrad a 'hostile act'

Kaliningrad, which sits in an exclave that is sandwiched between Lithuania and Poland on the Baltic coast, was known by the German name of Koenigsberg until after World War II.

 A view shows an embankment of the Pregolya River in Kaliningrad

Russian nationalist writer wounded in car bombing, driver killed

It is the third bombing attack on Russian war supporters, the Russian foreign ministry blamed Kyiv and the West.

 Russian writer Zakhar Prilepin poses for a picture in his flat in Nizhny Novgorod, Russia, December 6, 2008.

Drones over Kremlin likely launched from inside Russia - US experts

Moscow has been very concerned about protecting the Kremlin from drones since at least 2015 when it began using electronic countermeasures to automatically direct them away by "spoofing" GPS location

 A still image taken from video shows a flying object exploding in an intense burst of light near the dome of the Kremlin Senate building during the alleged Ukrainian drone attack in Moscow, Russia, in this image taken from video obtained by Reuters May 3, 2023

US calls Russian claim that Washington was behind drone attack 'ludicrous'

White House national security spokesman John Kirby called the claims "obviously ludicrous."

John Kirby, National Security Council Coordinator for Strategic Communications, answers questions during the daily press briefing at the White House in Washington, US, February 17, 2023.

Russia accuses Ukraine of attempt to kill Putin with drones

The Kremlin said two drones had been used in the alleged attack on Putin's residence in the Kremlin citadel, and Ukraine declined responsibility.

 Russian President Vladimir Putin chairs a meeting with members of the Security Council via a video link in Moscow, Russia, March 31, 2023.

Kremlin dismisses 'lies' that Putin has doubles and sits in a bunker

The Kremlin has repeatedly dismissed speculation that Putin, Russia's paramount leader since 1999, is ill.

 Russian President Vladimir Putin chairs a meeting with members of the Security Council via a video link at the Novo-Ogaryovo state residence outside Moscow, Russia, April 21, 2023.

Son of Vladimir Putin's spokesman says he served with Wagner in Ukraine

Nikolai Peskov, son of Russian President Vladimir Putin's spokesman Dmitry Peskov, was born in 1990 and lived in Britain in the decade following the 1991 fall of the Soviet Union.

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