Located in southeastern Ukraine, the ZNPP is Europe’s largest nuclear facility and once played a central role in Ukraine’s electricity supply and grid stability. Since being occupied by Russian forces in 2022, the site has become a recurring flashpoint in diplomatic discussions.

Putin said at an annual meeting with top military officers that Moscow will move to expand a “buffer security zone” along the border.

President Vladimir Putin said he’s willing to discuss bringing Russia’s war in Ukraine to an end, even as he ruled out changes sought by Kyiv and Europe to a US peace plan drawn up with Moscow.

May he perish,’ each of us may think to ourselves,” Zelensky said during his Christmas Eve message in an oblique reference to the Russian tyrant.

Russian President Vladimir Putin said Moscow won't attack other nations if its treated "with respect" and claimed he is "ready and willing" to end the Ukraine war "peacefully."

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky acknowledged in his Christmas Eve message that many Ukrainians want to see Russian President Vladimir Putin dead. “‘May he perish,’ each of

Russian FSB officers have detained an 18-year-old woman in Stavropol accused of planning a car bomb attack on a Russian military serviceman. Authorities say she was acting on instructions from Ukrainian handlers.

Putin also claimed that Zelensky’s European allies have pushed for demands that are “absolutely unacceptable."

A court in Russia on Thursday convicted a pro-war activist and critic of President Vladimir Putin of justifying terrorism and sentenced him to six years in prison.