North Korean soldiers reportedly shot at Russian military vehicles in the Kursk region close to the Ukrainian border, in another friendly fire fiasco. Pyongyang is believed to have sent around 15,000 troops to help bolster Putin's army in the western region.

Kremlin tyrant Vladimir Putin “is in a weak position” and fearful that the US will finally send Ukraine some Tomahawk missiles that can cut deep into Russia, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky

Hungary's strongman leader Viktor Orbán calls Trump's announcement of a meeting with Putin in his country great news for "peace-loving people."

Iran strengthens ties with Russia as the U.S. engages Putin and Tehran, putting Moscow at the center of global diplomacy.

Russian President Vladimir Putin began a state visit Wednesday in Tajikistan, a three-day trip that includes a series of meetings with leaders of other nations that once were part of the Soviet Union.

President Donald Trump said "tremendous bad blood" between Zelenskyy and Putin is delaying a peace deal from happening with the war in Ukraine.

Sharaa, travelled to Moscow for a meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin on Wednesday, in the first face-to-face contact the pair have had.

People in Russia and Ukraine are not expecting major breakthroughs in ending their war at an upcoming summit between U.S.

NPR's Mary Louise Kelly talks to Rob Dannenberg, a former CIA station chief in Moscow, about his time spent in Russia, President Vladimir Putin and more.