The Latest Breaking News from Vladimir Putin

Kyiv warns against appeasement of Moscow; Russia insists victory coming, lowers threshold for use of nuclear weapons.

Trump's second administration has offered some clues about how its actions will affect America's military and trade partners.

Vladimir Putin used the anniversary to lower the threshold for Russian use of nuclear weapons.

‘Children have been killed in their beds, in hospitals and playgrounds, leaving families devastated by the loss of young lives or life-altering injuries,’ says UNICEF Executive Director Catherine Russell

North Korean leader’s meeting comes amid concern in Western capitals over growing ties between Pyongyang and Moscow.

In today’s newsletter: Ukraine can now fire US-made long-range missiles into Russian territory – but it may be too little, too late for Volodymyr Zelenskyy

The lifting of US restrictions on the use of ATACMS ballistic missiles by Ukraine may help it repel Russian forces trying to retake Russian territory seized by Ukraine earlier this year. It could also strengthen Ukraine’s hand ahead of US President-elect Donald Trump’s arrival in the White House in January.

Here are the biggest stories leading Tuesday’s headlines.

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un met with Russia's natural resources minister in Pyongyang, state media said Tuesday, as visiting delegations from Moscow highlighted deepening ties amid the Ukraine war.