The Russian leader Vladimir Putin is reportedly planning to hand his Kremlin throne to his second daughter, a former high-kicking rock'n'roll dancer, who has a cruel nickname based on her appearance

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To achieve peace in Ukraine, Russian President Vladimir Putin is demanding an end to NATO expansion and the lifting of Western sanctions against Russia. While peace talks remain stalled following a phone call between Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin,

Trump called Putin 'crazy' over the weekend and said May 27 he's 'playing with fire' as he continues to bombard Ukraine during peace negotiations.

Putin using North Korean ballistic missiles to ‘terrorise’ Kyiv, UN allies say - Pyongyang reportedly sent nine million rounds of artillery and rocket launcher ammunition and at least 100 ballistic mi

Turkey on Friday proposed to host a meeting between the US, Russian and Ukrainian presidents in a push to end the three years of war between Moscow and Kyiv. "We sincerely think that it is possible to cap the first and second direct Istanbul talks with a meeting between Mr.

President Donald Trump has given Russian President Vladimir Putin a deadline of “two weeks.” Again. Asked on Wednesday whether he believes Putin really wants to end the war in Ukraine, Trump said he’s still mulling it over,

Moscow proposes fresh Istanbul peace talks after Trump pushes deadline on Putin - Trump says he'll 'respond a little bit differently' if Russia fails to meet his deadline