Vladimir Putin is reportedly facing growing anger from Russia's elite, who want the war in Ukraine to end. People at the top of the country's society are also worried about the Russian economy, it is believed, as Western sanctions take their toll.

U.S. President-elect Donald Trump said on Thursday a meeting was being set up between him and Russian President Vladimir Putin, but the Republican offered no timeline for talks between the two leaders.

Ukrainian soldiers have said there is "little you can do" when the terrifying weapons - which use low-budget material - come flying towards you.

Vladimir Putin and Bashar al-Assad were allegedly communicating before rebels took over the Syrian government in December.

The Kremlin has been discussing Donald Trump's claims that a meeting between him and Vladimir Putin is being set up. Meanwhile, Russian elites are concerned with Vladimir Putin's efforts to wage a full-scale war in Ukraine.

Well, he wants to meet and we’re setting it up,” Trump said during a meeting with Republican governors at his Mar-a-Lago estate.

Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Thursday that more needed to be done to clean up an oil spill in the Black Sea, saying efforts so far appeared to have been insufficient to deal with the ecological disaster.

The incoming U.S. administration admits that its stunning polar gambit is about warding off Russian ambitions.

Trump said a meeting between himself and Putin was being set up, however, Putin's spokesman said Moscow had received no requests to set up a meeting.

The Cabinet minister also suggested that Donald Trump’s timetable for a peace deal was slipping towards Easter

Armenia approved a bill on Thursday to initiate the process of joining the European Union, signaling a further shift away from its traditional ally, Russia. Since Russia’s invasion of Ukraine in February 2022,