Putin wants a sit-down with Trump as equals in which they divide the world into spheres of influence.

Moscow on Wednesday accused Kyiv of firing US-supplied ATACAMS missiles on a military airfield in its southern Rostov region and threatened to retaliate. Russian President Vladimir Putin said that Ukraine's "destructive" approach made peace impossible.  

US President-elect Donald Trump has confirmed a hated dictator has “fled his country”, taking a swipe at Vladimir Putin in the process.

Moscow is pushing hard on eastern frontline amid uncertainty as to how Trump taking office will affect war

The new missile’s demonstration was a success, the Russian president has told a Kremlin meeting

London has reportedly joined Washington in approving long-range missile strikes

The deployment of Kim Jong-un’s troops has added fuel to the growing fire in recent weeks. Now there are claims Vladimir Putin has put them to use.

Two months before leaving office, US President Joe Biden has lifted restrictions preventing Kyiv from using the Army Tactical Missile System (ATACMS) for strikes deep into Russian territory that could help defend its territorial gains in Russia's Kursk region. Today, Ukraine launched the US-made missiles onto Russian soil for the first time. Here's what you need to know about the long-range ballistic missiles.

Air defenses have intercepted five US-made projectiles and damaged another, the Defense Ministry in Moscow has said

The ruling party’s win is celebrated in Moscow, but unrest is possible

He hopes this week’s summit will spark a sanctions-busting big bang.

Secretary of State Antony Blinken has decried President Vladimir Putin’s comments on theUkriane issue as “irresponsible”

The president has suggested several new criteria that would merit a nuclear response

Moscow’s envoy to the UN has made the Kremlin’s red line clear

Bill Burns calls Vladimir Putin a ‘bully’ whose ‘sabre-rattling’ should not always be taken literally

Turkey’s application to join the BRICS bloc, led by Russia and China, is sparking concerns over President Recep Tayyip Erdogan's commitment to NATO. The move, by a member of the world’s most powerful military alliance, highlights the geostrategic shifts straining the post-war order at a time of heightened international tensions.

Kiev’s incursion in Kursk Region has failed to achieve its goal and may lead to a complete defeat, the Russian president has said

Russian troops are inching ever close to Ukraine’s eastern city of Pokrovsk, a vital logistical hub for Kyiv’s outgunned and outnumbered forces, leading some analysts to question the wisdom of a Ukrainian lightning offensive on Russian soil that was intended to distract Moscow from its Donbas push.