The Kremlin said on Monday that Ukraine should withdraw its troops from the part of Donbas that it still controls if it wanted peace, and that if Kyiv did not strike a deal then it would lose yet more territory.

Kremlin envoy Kirill Dmitriev praised U.S. President Donald Trump's "peace efforts" after Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy traveled to the White House on Sunday.

Russia has released video claiming to show one of the 91 Ukrainian drones it alleges carried out an attack on one of Vladimir Putin's residences. Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said the supposed attack on Sunday night (28 December) - which Kyiv has denied and Volodymyr Zelensky has dismissed as “typical Russian lies” - would lead Russia to review its position in peace negotiations.

Kremlin foreign policy aide Yury Ushakov said on Friday that a ceasefire in Ukraine is only possible after Kyiv's forces withdraw from the entire Donbas region, with the

That was the feverish message from Moscow on Tuesday, as it doubled down on accusing Ukraine of targeting a presidential palace with drones in a bid to disrupt peace talks. Kyiv has dismissed the allegation as a baseless lie aimed at building a pretext for the Kremlin to push ahead with its war.

A U.S. official says a Kremlin envoy will travel to Florida to discuss a U.S.-proposed plan to end the war in Ukraine

Vladimir Putin’s top foreign policy official has rejected the latest amendments to a Donald Trump-backed peace plan – despite admitting that he hasn't actually read them.Yuri Ushakov, who played a key role in drafting the original version of the plan that was widely dismissed as being too pro-Russia,

The Kremlin is in talks with French authorities about French scholar Laurent Vinatier, who is serving a three-year sentence in Russia and reportedly faces new espionage charges.

Kremlin has refused to share evidence of an alleged Ukrainian drone attack on a Putin residence, saying the threat was neutralised, while warning Moscow will harden its stance in peace talks

According to Ukrainian television channel Kanal24, Vladimir Putin’s New Year address appeared in two different versions on the Kremlin’s official website shortly after noon Moscow time. Viewers spotted that the recordings were not identical. In each version, Putin was dressed differently, despite delivering the same annual message.

Russian President Vladimir Putin says that Moscow’s troops are advancing across the battlefield in Ukraine, voicing confidence that the Kremlin’s military goals will be achieved