Russian President Vladimir Putin discussed the settlement in Ukraine with U.S. President Donald Trump’s envoys during marathon overnight talks, and the Kremlin insisted that the territorial issue need

By Dmitry Antonov and Mark Trevelyan MOSCOW, Jan 23 (Reuters) - Russia said it will hold security talks with the U.S. and Ukraine in Abu Dhabi on Friday, but warned after a late-night meeting between President Vladimir Putin and three U.

Europe tensions over Greenland as possibly helping to achieve its long-sought goal of weakening NATO, but Donald Trump’s second administration has also frustrated Russian plans on Ukraine and other fronts.

Dictatorships are often said to lack a sense of humor, and in today’s Russia that maxim has become increasingly literal. After four years of war in Ukraine, joking about the government, religion or the conflict can land a comedian behind bars with a poorly timed punchline causing the same outcome.

Russia will never discuss anything with EU Foreign Policy chief Kaja Kallas and so Moscow will simply wait for her to leave her post, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said.“How can you discuss anything with Kaja Kallas?

In a statement to Russian state television, Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov questioned the shield’s objective and posed questions which aimed at the nature of threats which the dome would deter.

The Kremlin wants Ukraine and Russia to jointly distribute electricity generated by the Russian-occupied Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant.