Russia has given its first response to Donald Trump’s ultimatum calling on Vladimir Putin to engage in peace talks or see his Ukraine invasion end “the hard way”.Writing on his Truth Social platform days after re-entering the White House,

Russia is convening an informal meeting of the UN Security Council under the Arria formula to accuse the Ukrainian Armed Forces of “crimes against civilians.” — Ukrinform.

Russia says it's withstanding the impact of sanctions. Sweden's finance minister says satellite images show a different story.

Moscow Mayor Sergei Sobyanin said early on Friday that air defence units had intercepted three separate attacks by Ukrainian drones headed for Russia's capital.

The Kremlin said on Thursday it saw nothing particularly new in a threat by U.S. President Donald Trump to hit Russia with new sanctions and tariffs if it did not agree to end the war in Ukraine.

Here are the key developments on the 1,065th day of Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine. Here is the situation on Friday, January 24:

Russian President Vladimir Putin has spoken with Chinese President Xi Jinping, emphasizing the two countries’ close ties a day after Donald Trump was sworn in as the 47th U.S. president

Ukrainian forces described a different kind of enemy, fighting with unfamiliar tactics and little option to retreat.

Moscow is ready for 'mutually respectful' dialogue new U.S. President Donald Trump although it did not see anything new in his calls on Russia to

Donald Trump's threats aimed at strong-arming Moscow into ending its war in Ukraine have been badly received by some politicians and nationalists in Russia who say his tactics bode ill for a deal. Trump said on Wednesday he would likely impose new sanctions,

MOSCOW - President Vladimir Putin has grown increasingly concerned about distortions in Russia's wartime economy, just as Donald Trump pushes for an end to the Ukraine conflict, five sources with knowledge of the situation told Reuters.