Putin says Russia would consider foreign troops deployed in Ukraine "legitimate targets"

"If any troops appear there, especially now while fighting is ongoing, we assume that they will be legitimate targets," Putin says as the U.S. and Europe plan for a post-war Ukraine.

Putin awards General Gerasimov, Russia's top soldier, medal for 'courage'

Russian President Vladimir Putin awarded on Monday an Order of Courage to Army General Valery Gerasimov, chief of the general staff of Russia's armed forces and the overall commander of Russia's war in Ukraine.

As Trump’s latest ‘two weeks’ deadline for Russia’s Putin expires, what happens now?

Remember when Trump said he’d give his counterpart in Moscow “a couple of weeks”? More than two weeks later, it’s decision time at the White House.

Putin says Zelensky should come to Moscow — as Russia unleashes massive attack on Ukraine

Russian President Vladimir Putin told his Ukrainian counterpart Volodymyr Zelensky that he should come to Moscow to hold peace talks — all while Moscow fired more than 500 drones and missiles at Kyiv overnight, wrecking energy and civilian infrastructure.

Trump Says He Will Sanction Russia After Putin Launches Largest Air Attack of the War

An attack with more than 800 drones killed five people and hit Kyiv's government headquarters for the first time.

‘Putin wants us to panic’: Why Russia launched the largest aerial strike of the war so far

Russia launched the biggest aerial strikes of the war so far Ukraine over the weekend, killing four people including a mother and her three-month-old baby. More than 800 drones and 13 missiles were fired at cities across Ukraine,

US and EU plan to discuss new Russia sanctions: What could be next for Putin?

European officials, led by EU sanctions envoy David O’Sullivan, plan to visit the U.S. Treasury Department on Monday to discuss economic pressure on Russia, including new sanctions.

China's Xi and Russia's Putin Hail 'Unprecedentedly High' Relations

Xi referred to Putin as "old friend," while Putin, addressing Xi as "dear friend," said their ties were at an "unprecedentedly high level," The Associated Press reported. China is a major strategic partner of Russia and has supported its sanctions-hit economy with large-scale purchases of oil.

Russia's Putin denies economy is stagnating, as evidence suggests otherwise

President Putin denied on Friday that Russia's economy was stagnating, despite a report from the central bank that suggests it is technically in recession.

Russian drones force Europe to defend itself, perhaps alone, after Putin ‘put down a marker’ to NATO

BRUSSELS (AP) — Since Russian President Vladimir Putin ordered the invasion of Ukraine in 2022, NATO has focused on trying to deter an attack on its own territory and avoid all-out war with nuclear armed Russia. Now the time has come for NATO to defend itself, and European allies might have to do it alone, experts and leaders say.
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