The Kremlin tells Kiev to "reflect" on pulling its troops from areas that joined Russia in 2022 referendums.

Kremlin says the US and its allies will support Zelensky until he completes his objectives, after which he will be replaced.

India’s Foreign Minister S. Jaishankar says the country’s growing trade with Russia should not be perceived as a “temporary phenomenon”.

The influential sister of North Korean leader Kim Jong-un has dismissed outside speculation about arms dealings with Russia and military exports for use against Ukraine as “the most absurd paradox”.

Russian military personnel have entered an airbase in Niger hosting US troops, amid Niger's decision to force American troops out of the country.

Russia has refuted a US claim that its forces in Ukraine had breached an international prohibition on chemical weapons by employing banned substances such as a prohibited choking agent.

China has announced that it would respond appropriately after the United States imposed new sanctions designed to weaken Russia’s military and industrial strength, along with targeting Chinese firms aiding Kremlin in obtaining armaments.

The US Senate passes a bill to ban the importation of Russian uranium.

Ukraine carries out airstrikes on oil facilities in western Russia using attack drones.

Russia has summoned France’s ambassador to Moscow after French Foreign Minister Stephane Sejourne made “unacceptable” comments against the Kremlin.