The Kremlin announced that Vladimir Putin, Donald Trump, and Xi Jinping could hold a three-way meeting during the upcoming APEC summit, sparking criticism from Kyiv.

Oil prices slipped after President Donald Trump issued an executive order waiving key sanctions and tariffs on Russia to unlock fuel supplies.

Pope Leo XIV made his first public appearance since undergoing lung cancer surgery, celebrating Mass at Gemelli Hospital while continuing diplomatic efforts.

US President Donald Trump asserted that Vladimir Putin is more willing to reach a diplomatic accord than Volodymyr Zelensky, as Russian forces struck energy grids.

Kazakhstan President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev spoke with Russian President Vladimir Putin by phone to offer birthday congratulations and review upcoming events.

President Donald Trump announced an upcoming phone call with Vladimir Putin following the pneumonia-related death of a Siberian laboratory researcher, as international health agencies press Moscow for transparency.

US President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin held a direct phone conversation to discuss international security crises and the conflict in Ukraine.

Ukrainian long-range strikes have disabled more than half of Russia's oil refining capacity, severely impacting Moscow's economy and military logistics.

Russian President Vladimir Putin warned that Moscow will deploy its full military arsenal, including nuclear weapons, if the exclave of Kaliningrad faces a direct attack. NATO criticized the rhetoric as unhelpful.

Moscow warned it is prepared to use its full military arsenal, including nuclear weapons, if NATO isolates Kaliningrad. NATO rejected the threats.

The United States has proposed technical-level trilateral negotiations between Ukraine, the United States, and Russia in the United Arab Emirates. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky stated Kyiv is awaiting a concrete date from Washington.

The U.S. administration has invited Russian President Vladimir Putin to attend the upcoming G20 summit at a Florida resort, prompting backlash from allies and critics.

The US has invited Russian President Vladimir Putin to the upcoming G20 summit in Miami, sparking concern among European allies and Ukrainian officials.

Early returns from Russia's first wartime parliamentary election show President Vladimir Putin's United Russia party leading with nearly 58 percent of the vote.

Russia reported widespread cyberattacks on its electronic voting system during the State Duma election, the first parliamentary vote since the invasion of Ukraine.

Russians began three days of voting in the country’s first parliamentary election since the launch of the full-scale invasion of Ukraine.

Nestle is assessing its options after the Kremlin placed its Russian operations under temporary administration, affecting six manufacturing plants and 7,000 employees.

A senior Russian military commander has been killed in eastern Ukraine by a drone strike just after receiving a top state award for a fabricated territorial advance.

Russian President Vladimir Putin has warned European nations that deploying troops to Ukraine would trigger a direct war with Moscow, amid escalating airstrikes on civilian infrastructure.

Russian President Vladimir Putin warned during the BRICS Summit in New Delhi that any deployment of European military personnel to Ukraine would trigger a direct war against Russia.