However, Russian officials, who over the weekend held their own talks with the U.S. team in the Sunshine State, continued to downplay any sense of progress and Moscow still shows little sign of yielding from the maximalist war demands that Ukraine surrender territory, reduce its army and never join NATO.

Russia fired more than 650 drones and three dozen missiles at Ukraine in a major pre-Christmas attack, killing at least three people including a child.

The Kremlin rejected a reported assessment by U.S. intelligence that Russian President Vladimir Putin still seeks the entirety of Ukraine and harbors ambitions to retake the former Soviet states now within the NATO alliance.

President Vladimir Putin said he’s willing to discuss bringing Russia’s war in Ukraine to an end, even as he ruled out changes sought by Kyiv and Europe to a US peace plan drawn up with Moscow.

A Russian general was killed when a bomb detonated under his car in Moscow and investigators said Ukraine​ could be behind the attack.

Russian Lt. General Fanil Sarvarov killed in Moscow car bombing as investigators suspect Ukrainian intelligence involvement in the deadly attack on Monday.

A top aide to Russian President Vladimir Putin on Sunday contradicted U.S. claims that three days of peace talks in Miami went well, calling several of Washington’s proposals meant to end Russia’s

The Russian president reiterated support for Syria against Israel's violations, describing them as a threat to regional stability.

Engaging one of the world’s most repressive regimes, Trump envoy bonded with Belarusian dictator over Zepbound and obtained the release of hundreds of prisoners.

Russian President Vladimir Putin said Wednesday that the Kremlin is prepared to use “military means” to achieve its goals in Ukraine if diplomatic efforts with the West fail to satisfy Moscow’s