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Serbia, Slovakia and Poland's call for a permanent end to Russian gas flows pose issues for the Russian leader.

Milos Vucevic, the Serbian Prime Minister, has been forced to resign following widespread protests, dealing a significant blow to Vladimir Putin's support in Europe. The Serbian leader announced his departure after demonstrations erupted over a tragic incident in November 2024,

Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Tuesday that Ukraine could find a legal way to hold peace talks with Russia on ending their nearly three-year-old war, but Moscow sees no willingness on Kyiv's part to engage.

Although Hungary's supply of Russian gas comes via the TurkStream pipeline through Turkey, not via Ukraine, Orban maintains that the Ukraine route is important to Hungary. Orban told state radio on Friday that Ukraine's move to halt Russian gas transit to Central Europe and the resulting rise in energy prices was "unacceptable".

Vladimir Putin is "escalating" a sabotage and destabilisation campaign against European NATO member states to deter further military assistance to Ukraine, experts have said.

His inauguration speech was loudest in its silence on Ukraine. But hours later, US President Donald Trump laid bare – in a trademark casual, rambling fashion – his position over the war in Ukraine. And it was tougher on the Kremlin than you might expect.

AN EVIL Vladimir Putin propagandist has sent a chilling warning to British mums threatening to ruthlessly kill their sons. Sadistic Russian TV host Vladimir Solovyov told the West that if they

Since Moscow’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine in 2022, Russia’s economy has surpassed expectations. But some experts say this image of resilience is a mirage crafted by the Kremlin.

Russian forces have captured hundreds of square miles of eastern Ukraine’s Donetsk region over the past year as part of their advance on the city of Pokrovsk.

MOSCOW - Ukraine could find a legal way to hold peace talks with Russia on ending their nearly three-year-old war, but Moscow sees no willingness on Kyiv's part to engage, Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Tuesday.