Mr Trump’s expletive reflected his growing frustration with the Kremlin leader over Moscow's grinding invasion. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at straitstimes.com.

President Donald Trump says he’s “not happy” with his Russian counterpart, Vladimir Putin. Trump says Moscow’s ongoing war in Ukraine is “killing a lot of people” on both sides.

Russia's former transport minister was found dead in his car outside Moscow with a gunshot wound, hours after President Vladimir Putin fired him.

Roman Starovoyt, who served as Russia’s transport minister since May 2024, was fired in a presidential decree earlier in the day. Hours later, the body of Starovoyt, 53, was found in his car with a gunshot wound, according to Russia’s Investigative Committee, the top criminal investigation agency.