Russia’s Putin says ready for dialogue with ‘courageous’ Trump

The Russian leader congratulates Trump on winning the US election, saying he was ready for talks with the Republican president-elect. Russia’s President Vladimir Putin has congratulated Donald Trump on winning the…

Putin meets N Korea foreign minister as Kyiv warns of troop deployment

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy says 11,000 North Korean troops are in Russia’s Kursk region bordering Ukraine. Russian President Vladimir Putin has met North Korean Foreign Minister Choe Son Hui at…

Putin orders third increase in Russian troop numbers sInce Ukraine invasion

Increase of 180,000 would leave Russian army second only to China in terms of number of active combat soldiers. Russian President Vladimir Putin has ordered the country’s military to increase…