Ukrainian leader Volodymyr Zelensky signs up top spy an arch strategist Budanov as his political enforcer - putting the man Putin fears most of all at the very top of the Kyiv government

UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer has said that there has been strong progress in the negotiating process but warned that the hardest steps are still ahead.

The agent had been watching for weeks, carefully observing the movements of Russian patrols, surveillance blind spots and the irregular arrival of the cargo trains.

The U.S. and Russia have been on opposing sides in Venezuela, with Moscow providing military and economic support to Maduro.

Defense experts questioned Russia's drone attack claims against President Vladimir Putin's residence after Moscow provides conflicting accounts of intercepted Ukrainian drones.

President Donald Trump expressed fresh frustration with Russian President Vladimir Putin, bristling at the Kremlin’s ongoing military operations even as the US leader seeks to bring an end to the war in Ukraine.

Russia’s leader will seek to benefit from Washington’s intervention but will also worry he could be next, experts say.

President Vladimir Putin attended an early Wednesday Russian Orthodox Christmas service and hailed his troops'  “holy mission” to defend Russia, pairing the ceremony with a holiday address on unity, charity and support for the armed forces.