Putin defies Trump’s threats over Ukraine war and launches huge drone attack on Zaporizhzhia - Kremlin indicates it sees nothing new in President Trump’s threat to hit Russia with new sanctions and ta

Expectations are high that Russian President Vladimir Putin and Trump will soon hold a phone call to discuss the conflict, after the Republican pledged on the campaign trail to bring a swift end to the fighting.

Russia said on Friday that any placement of British military assets in Ukraine under a new 100-year partnership agreement between Kyiv and London would be of concern to Moscow. Kremlin spokesman Dmitr

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has said he is willing to release North Korean soldiers captured by Ukraine in the Kursk region of Russia in exchange for Ukrainian soldiers being held captive in Russia.

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.

FILE PHOTO: Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov listens as Russian presidential candidate and incumbent President Vladimir Putin (not pictured) speaks after polling stations closed, in Moscow, Russia, March 18, 2024. REUTERS/Maxim Shemetov/File Photo

Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov welcomed what he said was Donald Trump’s “readiness to solve problems through dialogue.” The last U.S.-Russian summit was in 2021.

Russia attaches no conditions to the possibility of face-to-face talks, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov told reporters during ... relations as possible for Trump and his team,” Peskov said. Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has said that in any ...

Moscow responds to Trump ultimatum as 1,000 North Koreans killed in Kursk - Kremlin seeks to play down new Trump threat over war in Ukraine

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

The 'historic' 100-year partnership includes £3bn a year in funding, as well as the provision of air defence systems and training for Ukrainian soldiers.