President Trump has shortened his deadline for Putin to end the war in Ukraine, now demanding action within 10-12 days and threatening severe tariffs. Medvedev responded sharply, calling Trump's ultimatum a dangerous escalation towards war,

Members of this non-existent group could face up to eight years in prison.Senior MP Andrei Kartapolov, who heads the Russian parliament's defense committee, made unverified claims that Western funding was fueling satanism in Russia,

As Volodymyr Zelenskyy stands as the face of Ukraine today, that was not always the case. Before the Russian invasion of Ukraine, his approval rating was down to just 26%. It was his leadership in the war that surged his popularity.

The Russian economy is currently in decline. Moscow is spending all its money on killings and war, said US President Donald Trump during a conversation with journalists. Trump said that he "always got along with President Putin".

Lithuania, a tiny nation of 2.8 million people, has been ramping up military spending and exercises in response to the growing threat from Moscow

Austria's Foreign Minister Beate Meinl-Reisinger said in an interview with Die Welt that Trump was ready to "hand over" Crimea and parts of eastern Ukraine to Russian President Vladimir Putin. But Putin chose to keep fighting.