Former Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev has warned of nuclear warfare during the conflict with Ukraine as he regularly goes on social media rants.

Russian troops used Belarus as a staging ground during their February 2022 assault on Kyiv. Meanwhile, Lukashenko has boasted that Belarus is playing host to dozens of Russian nuclear weapons, and revealed in December that he was anticipating the arrival of new hypersonic missiles .

Many believe that history is largely determined by the personal relationships between world leaders. Vladimir Putin's 25-year interaction with foreign leaders provides a fascinating case study of that theory.

This comes after the US declared it would use its existing stockpiles to send an extra £410 million in weapons to Ukraine, potentially by the end of the month.

Russian President Vladimir Putin and his Iranian counterpart Masoud Pezeshkian deepened military ties between their countries on Friday by signing a 20-year strategic partnership that is likely to worry the West.

Ukraine has launched devastating strikes on critical Russian infrastructure in recent days, leaving many industrial plants on fire.

Russia may supply up to 55 billion cubic metres (bcm) of gas per year to Iran, Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Friday, as Moscow diversifies its gas flows after a dramatic fall in exports to Europe.

A source close to the Kremlin told Meduza, an independent Russian outlet, that Putin is expecting a "big guest" from the U.S. on May 9. The source didn't elaborate on who the official could be, but said Trump himself "would be fantastic."

Solovyov proposed a land corridor through NATO countries, likening it to Trump's call to acquire Greenland for U.S. security.

Vadim Kobzev, Igor Sergunin and Alexei Liptser were jailed for between three and a half to five years by a court in the town of Petushki, about 60 miles east of Moscow

Russia’s president is said to have blamed birds or a Ukrainian drone for a Dec. 25 crash of an Azerbaijani plane. Azerbaijan says Russian air defenses were at fault.

Bill O’Reilly thinks Trump’s willingness to talk with anyone, even the mob, will serve him well when dealing with Putin.