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A CIA assessment has concluded that Ukraine did not try to kill Russian President Vladimir Putin at his country residence as alleged by the Kremlin, a source with knowledge of the matter told NBC News. Ukraine had been aiming to hit a military target in the same region as the…

Russian President Vladimir Putin has confirmed that discussions are taking place around Bitcoin mining at the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant, according to reports from local Russian publications. The comments were made during closed-door talks held around a recent State Council meeting in the Kremlin. While the meeting was officially focused…

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Russia has again asserted that Ukraine carried out a drone attack on one of President Vladimir Putin’s residences, despite failing to provide any evidence to support the claim and amid growing skepticism from Ukraine, Western governments, and independent analysts. The Kremlin said on Tuesday, December 30, that dozens of drones…

Vladimir Putin is “very confident” of getting a good deal from Donald Trump as the negotiations on the future of Ukraine inch towards a conclusion, an expert in international politics has said.  Nearly four years since the Kremlin launched an invasion of its neighbour and over a million lives later,…

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Former Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said that Russian President Vladimir Putin has “conceded literally nothing” in talks to end the war in Ukraine. “The adversary here, Vladimir Putin, has — to best I can tell — conceded literally nothing to date. And while they say there's 90 percent agreement...Read…

KYIV — Russian President Vladimir Putin, in a call with President Donald Trump on Monday, accused Ukraine of attacking one of his residences, a claim Ukrainian leaders denied and called a distraction from peace talks and a pretext for further Russian attacks. Read More

Ukraine denies the accusation, saying it is a fabrication to block peace, ‘another round of lies from the Russian Federation’, according to President Volodymyr Zelensky...Read More

WASHINGTON — Standing alongside President Trump at his Palm Beach estate, Volodymyr Zelensky could only smirk and grimace without overtly offending his host. “Russia wants to see Ukraine succeed,” Trump told reporters, shocking the Ukrainian president before claiming that Vladimir Putin is genuine in his desire for peace. It was just the…