Mike Pompeo challenges Trump and Zelenskyy's optimism about Ukraine peace talks, warning Putin needs a 'bigger stick' before serious negotiations.

Russian commanders told Putin during an inspection visit that Moscow's forces had captured towns in Ukraine's eastern region of Donetsk.

MOSCOW, Dec 29 (Reuters) - President Vladimir Putin on Monday told his army to press on with a campaign to take full control of the Zaporizhzhia region in southern Ukraine after a Russian commander said Moscow's forces were 15 kilometres (9.3 miles) from its biggest city.

Putin’s crony later shared a picture of himself on a balcony in Florida showing off the provocative t-shirt he wore during the video.

An aging Eastern European despot and key ally of Russian tyrant Vladimir Putin took a nasty tumble while skating out on the ice during an amateur hockey match Sunday. Alexander Lukashenko, who at 71 years old has ruled the repressive former Soviet republic of Belarus for more than three decades,

The move appears to be a response to several initiatives to go after Russian officials and military officers for alleged war crimes in Ukraine, something Moscow denies its forces are guilty of.

Russian dictator Vladimir Putin claimed in a phone call with President Donald Trump that Kyiv had attacked one of his official residences—a claim which Ukraine denied almost instantly. The Russian readout of the call said that Putin,

Russia has accused Ukraine of attempting a coordinated drone strike on a residence linked to President Vladimir Putin in the Novgorod region. The allegation was made by Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov,