Russia rebukes Trump’s “absolutely crazy” Putin comment, blaming his “emotional overload” after major Ukraine air assault.

Russian President Vladimir Putin has rejected Donald Trump’s proposal to hold Russia-Ukraine peace talks at the Vatican, despite support from Pope Leo XIV. “The Russians didn’t want to go there,” said Special Envoy Keith Kellogg.

The U.S. president lashed out at the Kremlin Tuesday as the White House continued to consider increasing sanctions against Russia.

A Ukrainian official says Russian forces have taken over four border villages in Ukraine’s northeastern Sumy region.

Nearly one million Russian personnel have been killed or injured in the full-scale war, the Ukrainian military has estimated.

Russian President Vladimir Putin and Turkey's foreign minister discussed at a meeting in Moscow efforts to end the war in Ukraine and developments since direct talks between the warring parties, a Turkish Foreign Ministry source said.

According to a forecast from the Bank of Russia (CBR), annual inflation "will decline to 7.0 to 8.0% in 2025, and return to 4.0% in 2026 and stay at the target further on", however the interest rate set by the bank remains high at 21%, compared to 4.25% in the UK and the US. Meanwhile, inflation rates in the UK are hovering around 3.5%.