Zelensky hits back after Trump blames him for holding up peace talks - Putin's relentless attacks show Russia is not interested in peace, Zelensky says

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Russian President Vladimir Putin discussed the situation in Iran in separate calls on Friday with Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu and Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian, and said that Moscow was willing to mediate in the region,

Russia claims to have shot down a US-supplied Ukrainian F-16 using its S-300 system, marking rising war tensions.

Appearing on Sunday Evening With Vladimir Solovyov just ahead of the new year, Federation Council member Alexei Kondratiev likewise urged Russia to focus on its economy and place its Central Bank under complete control of the government, saying the country’s economy remains largely the same as it was in 1992.

Chinese president Xi Jinping, who was hosting Putin at a military parade in Beijing, responded via a translator, saying some predictions suggest humans could live to 150 within this century.

Donald Trump dismisses idea of U.S. mission to capture Putin after Maduro’s arrest, noting Russia’s heavy losses and economic decline.

The US raid on Venezuela has exposed the limits of ties between Moscow and Caracas – while pointing the way for potential strategic opportunities for Russia’s Vladimir Putin in Washington’s new era of gunboat diplomacy.