Speaking at a televised meeting with Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin, Putin noted that consumer prices in Russia rose by 9.5% in 2024 and have climbed further to 9.9% year-on-year this month.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has emphasised that Kyiv was not proposing "giving away" its resources, but offering a mutually beneficial partnership with the US to develop them jointly.

MOSCOW, February 8. /TASS/. Vladimir Zelensky announced that Ukraine will offer military-service contracts to people aged 18 to 24 in order to make up for losses in its troops.