Russian President Vladimir Putin on Sunday vowed to bring more "destruction" to Ukraine in retaliation for a drone attack on the central Russian city of Kazan a day earlier."Whoever, and however much they try to destroy,

Russia accuses Ukraine of ‘massive’ drone attack that hit luxury apartment in city, some 1,000km from the frontier.

Putin has suggested missiles could be used to hit Kyiv's allies who have given Ukraine permission to use Western-supplied weapons to hit targets.

Russian President Vladimir Putin on Sunday hosted Slovakia’s prime minister, Robert Fico, in a rare visit to the Kremlin by an EU leader since Moscow’s all-out invasion of Ukraine in February 2022.

Russian President Vladimir Putin has boasted about the economy and hailed his troops’ gains in Ukraine during his annual news conference and call-in show.

Reclaiming Kursk is high on Moscow's agenda but comments by Valery Gerasimov failed to address the continuing presence of Ukrainian troops on Russian soil.

However, the Kremlin’s “meat-grinder” strategy has succeeded in occupying roughly a third of what was left of Ukrainian territory after the 2014 invasion. Russian troops were advancing, albeit at a glacial pace and an obscene cost in human lives.

The Russian president appeared in no hurry to seek an end to the war despite President-elect Donald Trump’s vow to secure a speedy resolution.

Russia's friends — or frenemies — aren't all pariah states. Some of them enjoy good relations with the West, too.

Ukraine offered compensation to Slovakia amid the suspension of Russian gas transit. However, Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico rejected the proposal, according to the evening address of Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy.

'It smells like treason' In Slovakia's capital, Bratislava, people took to the streets to protest after the meeting, with banners in support of Ukraine as well as unflattering depictions of Mr Fico on display. One sign simply read: "It smells like treason."