The Latest Breaking News from Kremlin

During his annual press conference and call-in show, the Russian president stated that his troops were advancing in Ukraine, the day after EU leaders agreed on a €90bn loan for Kyiv, avoiding the use of frozen assets.

Belarus’ authoritarian president says that Russia had deployed its latest nuclear-capable Oreshnik missile system to the country, a move that comes as talks to end the war in Ukraine have entered a crucial phase

A U.S. official says a Kremlin envoy will travel to Florida to discuss a U.S.-proposed plan to end the war in Ukraine

Russia’s president disparaged European leaders on Wednesday, calling Ukraine’s allies “swine” who wanted “to feast on the collapse of Russia” as he blamed the West for Moscow’s war against Ukraine and threatened to continue waging his full-scale invasion.

Russian President Vladimir Putin is warning that Moscow will extend its gains in Ukraine if Kyiv and its Western allies reject the Kremlin's demands in peace talks

"The Kremlin," said Denys Shmyhal, "is testing Europe and the West."

The Russian strategy of exporting chaos to provoke extremism only works if liberals succumb to cynicism and despair, says Guardian columnist Rafael Behr

Ukrainian president’s call comes after Putin launched bizarre rant against West amid ongoing US-brokered peace talks

German Chancellor says this remains a far-off prospect; Zelenskyy says negotiations on peace deal could soon be finalised. What we know on day 1,393

Deutsche Welle's director general said the move by Moscow was another sign that the Kremlin "wants to quash any freedom of opinion in the country."

In a resurfacing clip from April, Donald Trump casually rewrote the history of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. He quite literally blamed Ukraine for being the aggressor, and sneered at President Zelenskyy for trying to defend his country. The talking points aren’t just wrong, they’re straight out of the Kremlin’s playbook.