The US raid on Venezuela has exposed the limits of ties between Moscow and Caracas – while pointing the way for potential strategic opportunities for Russia’s Vladimir Putin in Washington’s new era of gunboat diplomacy.

Russian TV presenter Vladimir Solovyov claimed on state television that the CIA was behind the alleged drone attack on Putin's residence

Donald Trump is growing increasingly frustrated with Vladimir Putin and sees him as a bigger obstacle to peace in Ukraine than Volodymyr Zelensky, according to sources.

For the Russian leader, courting President Trump to secure a favorable resolution in Ukraine, and possibly more, is far more important.

The war in Ukraine has lasted as long as Soviet involvement in World War II, with no victory in sight.

For the first time since returning to office, Donald Trump has swatted Vladimir Putin aside in a most humiliating fashion.

A nuclear-capable missile fired into Ukraine near Poland sent a message to Europe days after its leaders agreed to postwar security guarantees, Russian analysts said.

Russian President Vladimir Putin lied when he claimed earlier this week that Ukraine tried to kill him in a massive drone attack targeting one of his residences, according to US intelligence.

Russia's foreign minister said Ukraine had attacked the Russian president's state residence with drones, while Kyiv called the accusation a lie.

A studio official said the president's appearance in Prostokvashino would be a form of "soft power" that would help promote Russia and its culture.

President Vladimir Putin's launch of an Oreshnik hypersonic missile appears aimed at intimidating Ukraine and sending a signal of Russian military might to Europe and the United States at a crucial juncture in talks to end the war.