Lithuania, a tiny nation of 2.8 million people, has been ramping up military spending and exercises in response to the growing threat from Moscow

Russian President Vladimir Putin is stalling over a ceasefire. Meanwhile, Trump has changed his mind about sending weapons to Ukraine.

Putin's spokesperson, Dmitry Peskov, says the Kremlin supports diplomacy in resolving the war. At the same time, Moscow complained that Ukraine had allegedly rejected the possibility of dialogue. Peskov was asked how relations between Russia and Ukraine will be built after the war is over.

Vladimir Putin could be getting concerned about a tiny NATO nation on Russia's border which is making open preparations for war. In a David versus Goliath-like scenario, the small Baltic country of Lithuania has begun ramping up military spending and exercises in response to the growing threat from Moscow.

Russia's lower chamber of parliament, the State Duma, put forward a bill on Tuesday that, if passed, would expand Russia's seasonal draft into a year-round event.

Putin is also currying favour with Trump in a way that could draw America even further into Moscow’s orbit – and distract it from trying to stop the war in Ukraine.

Austria's Foreign Minister Beate Meinl-Reisinger said in an interview with Die Welt that Trump was ready to "hand over" Crimea and parts of eastern Ukraine to Russian President Vladimir Putin. But Putin chose to keep fighting.

VLADIMIR Putin has mysteriously cancelled his annual naval parade at the last-minute as Russia’s war losses continue to mount. Ukraine has managed to destroy over a third of Russia’s