Guy Birchall

Moscow’s comments follow a meeting between Trump administration officials and Russian representatives on Dec. 2.

South Korean President Lee Jae Myung said that Pyongyang seemed to put more weight on the views of Washington than those that came from Seoul.

Russian President Vladimir Putin’s top foreign adviser called the talks “constructive” but cited lingering disagreements on territorial issues.

Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova accused NATO of ‘whipping up’ anti-Russian hysteria of an imminent attack by Moscow.

The U.S. special envoy’s trip follows talks between Washington and Kyiv in Florida over the weekend.

Friedrich Merz has been vocal in his support of the idea of using Moscow’s assets immobilized within the EU to fund Ukraine’s war effort and reconstruction.

The two leaders talked oil and gas, with Putin expressing willingness for Budapest to host a U.S.-Russia summit.

European countries have been bolstering voluntary military training recruitment since Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.

The president announced the move, which follows the U.S. decision to boycott this year’s Johannesburg event, on Truth Social.

Kremlin aide Yury Ushakov confirmed there was a preliminary agreement for Trump’s envoy to travel to the Russian capital.

Moscow’s comments follow a meeting between Trump administration officials and Russian representatives on Dec. 2.

South Korean President Lee Jae Myung said that Pyongyang seemed to put more weight on the views of Washington than those that came from Seoul.

Russian President Vladimir Putin’s top foreign adviser called the talks “constructive” but cited lingering disagreements on territorial issues.

Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova accused NATO of ‘whipping up’ anti-Russian hysteria of an imminent attack by Moscow.

The U.S. special envoy’s trip follows talks between Washington and Kyiv in Florida over the weekend.

Friedrich Merz has been vocal in his support of the idea of using Moscow’s assets immobilized within the EU to fund Ukraine’s war effort and reconstruction.

The two leaders talked oil and gas, with Putin expressing willingness for Budapest to host a U.S.-Russia summit.

European countries have been bolstering voluntary military training recruitment since Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.

The president announced the move, which follows the U.S. decision to boycott this year’s Johannesburg event, on Truth Social.

Kremlin aide Yury Ushakov confirmed there was a preliminary agreement for Trump’s envoy to travel to the Russian capital.