Ukraine’s drone strike deep inside Russian territory left Kremlin officials angry and alarmed over the sudden vulnerability of a nuclear-capable air fleet far from the battlefield, according to people close to senior officials in Moscow.

By Vladimir Soldatkin, Tom Balmforth and Huseyin HayatseverISTANBUL (Reuters) - A massive Ukrainian drone attack on Russia's nuclear-capable strategic bombers overshadowed a new round of peace negotiations - the second such direct talks since 2022 - which got underway in Istanbul on Monday after an unexplained delay.

Russian and Ukrainian officials are in Türkiye for their second round of direct peace talks in weeks. Moscow's delegation is headed by presidential aide Vladimir Medinsky, while Ukrainian Defence Minister Rustem Umerov leads his group.

European leaders face mounting pressure to act decisively, as ongoing energy imports continue to fund Russia’s war in Ukraine.

Russia rejected an unconditional ceasefire in the latest round of talks with Ukraine. , World News News - Times Now

Russian energy giant Gazprom's average daily natural gas supplies to Europe via the TurkStream undersea pipeline increased by 10.3% in May from a month earlier, Reuters calculations showed on Monday.

A monument to Josef Stalin has been unveiled in one of Moscow’s busiest subway stations, the latest attempt by Russian authorities to revive the legacy of the brutal Soviet dictator.

Multiple bridges collapse across Russia as saboteurs target Putin’s rail network - Russia blames 'interference' while Ukrainian partisans claim credit for third incident in Donetsk