US boasts ‘leverage’ over Moscow as White House envoy meets Putin for peace talks - Top US diplomat Steve Witkoff holds talks with Russian leader in St Petersburg

Kremlin has confirmed that Russian President Vladimir Putin will meet US President Donald Trump’s envoy Steve Witkoff today for talks, including on the Ukraine conflict

Senior Kremlin officials on Tuesday said there was little chance of striking a new nuclear arms reduction treaty with the United States soon because there was not enough trust and cautioned that a host of other countries would gain nuclear weapons.

NASA astronaut Jonny Kim and Russian cosmonauts Sergey Ryzhikov and Alexey Zubritsky entered the ISS after a successful launch from Kazakhstan.

The Kremlin said it is doing everything possible to minimize the impact of a global oil price rout on Russia's economy.

Russia sees no reason to discuss the possibility of signing a long-awaited peace treaty with Japan to formally end World War Two because of Tokyo's unfriendly stance towards Moscow, the Kremlin said on Tuesday.

MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia must take extra measures to minimise the negative impact on its economy from global market turbulence due to tariffs imposed this week by U.S. President Donald Trump, the Kremlin said on Friday. The Russian economy remains robust thanks to the government's actions, spokesman Dmitry Peskov said.

Russia's Urals crude has plunged toward $50 per barrel amid a global oil market selloff driven by tariffs and rising recession fears.

Anger is gripping the hometown of Ukrainian President Zelensky as it holds funerals for some of the 20 people, including nine children, killed by a Russian missile.

Russia views efforts to end its three-year war with Ukraine ... This work is ongoing,” Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said in a conference call with reporters. “There is nothing concrete yet that we could and should announce. This is a drawn-out ...