A new book alleges that President Donald Trump told donors he threatened Russian President Vladimir Putin with bombing Moscow if Russia invaded Ukraine.

Vladimir Putin has “played Donald Trump like a violin” over Ukraine, according to a former British intelligence boss. Sir Alex Younger, who was the head of MI6 between 2014 and 2020, said the Russian president is going to make his US counterpart “look like a Muppet” by continuing to bomb its neighbour.

China and Russia declared a "no limits" partnership in February 2022 when Putin visited Beijing, days before he sent tens of thousands of troops into Ukraine. Putin has sometimes described China as an "ally". The US casts China as its biggest competitor and Russia as its biggest nation-state threat.

Since President Donald Trump returned to the White House, he has sharpened his rhetoric criticizing Russian President Vladimir Putin.

Ukraine’s security agency says it has tracked down and killed Russian agents who assassinated a Ukrainian intelligence officer during the week.The SBU said in a statement said the Russian agents were killed after resisting arrest.

Keir Starmer, the British prime minister, and Emmanuel Macron, the president of France, are expected to promise today to have their nuclear arsenals work together if Europe is threatened. Private equity firms have entered the $40 billion youth sports industry. Their investments could raise costs for families.

Former Russian Transport Minister Roman Starovoit died by suicide on Monday, just hours after Russian President Vladimir Putin fired him from the job, officials said.

Secretary of State Marco Rubio on Thursday met with Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov Thursday in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.

On Ukraine, Vladimir Putin wants more than Donald Trump has been prepared to offer, writes BBC Russia editor Steve Rosenberg.

Exiled Russian journalists Andrei Soldatov and Irina Borogan tell Newsweek about Vladimir Putin's crackdown and their book "Our Dear Friends In Moscow."

Russia's Foreign Ministry on Sunday described reports claiming that President Vladimir Putin had encouraged Iran to accept a “zero enrichment” agreement on its nuclear programme as “defamation.” U.S.

Russian President Vladimir Putin appears unbothered by President Donald Trump’s recent criticism of him, as he has stepped up aerial attacks on Ukrainian cities.