Moscow might believe that it is winning the war in Ukraine, but a recent rundown of the problems the Kremlin is experiencing as the conflict grinds into its fourth year revealed why Russia shouldn’t be putting off peace with Ukraine.

The U.S.-led push to end Russia’s nearly 4-year-old war in Ukraine gained momentum late last year and is moving ahead in 2026, with leaders, diplomats and envoys traveling to a flurry of meetings to discuss a potential deal.

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.

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

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.

The Kremlin said it was satisfied with the outcome of nearly four hours of talks hosted by President Vladimir Putin, indicating no softening of hard-line territorial demands to end its war on Ukraine after the late-night meeting with a visiting White House delegation.

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.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy says talks with Russian and American representatives have concluded with constructive discussions on ending the war