Russian strikes across Ukraine killed at least 12 civilians and injured more than 120 others. In the eastern Donetsk oblast, or province, systematic shelling and glide bombs killed six non-combatants and wounded 44 others.

A deepening spat between Russia and Azerbaijan shows Vladimir Putin's waning influence in the South Caucasus, analysts have told Newsweek.

Moscow has reportedly struck a deal with New Delhi to bring in up to one million Indian workers to help ease manpower problems as the war in Ukraine continues

The Kremlin has commented on the possibility of a meeting between Russian leader Vladimir Putin and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy this summer, Russia's Presidential Spokesperson Dmitry Peskov says.

Vladimir Putin could unleash a nuclear attack on US satellites in space, an expert on the topic has warned. Elena Grossfeld, an expert on Russian space arms and intelligence operations at King’s College London,

Child injured as Moscow and Kyiv fire drones and missiles after latest peace talks - Kremlin dismisses likelihood of a Putin-Zelensky meeting before August

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan plans to organize a meeting between Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and Russian President Vladimir Putin in Istanbul. Erdoğan recalled that Ukrainian and Russian delegations met this week at the Çırağan Palace.

President Vladimir Putin joined mourners on Thursday to say farewell to his former classmate Irina Podnosova, the head of Russia's Supreme Court, who died earlier this week aged 71.