Russian President Vladimir Putin is unlikely to bow to a sanctions ultimatum expiring this Friday from U.S. President Donald Trump, and retains the goal of capturing four regions of Ukraine in their entirety,

Steve Witkoff is visiting Moscow this week - is it a sign that an agreement between Russia and the US to end the fighting in Ukraine could yet be reached?

The Kremlin is actively dragging out the prospect of negotiations with Kyiv, the publication highlighted. On Aug. 4, Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov said that Putin “does not rule out this meeting” [with Zelenskyy],

Russia’s renewed nuclear sabre-rattling is an attempt to strengthen its bargaining position as Donald Trump’s deadline for a ceasefire in Ukraine approaches, experts have said.Russia said it would no longer adhere to a treaty prohibiting the use of intermediate-range missiles,

Donald Trump has been accused of nuclear posturing, after claiming that he’d ordered two US submarines to move closer to Russia. The announcement followed an escalating social media spat with former Russian president Dmitry Medvedev,