Moscow responds to Trump ultimatum as 1,000 North Koreans killed in Kursk - Kremlin seeks to play down new Trump threat over war in Ukraine

In recent weeks, Russian military operations have made significant advances in seven directions across Donbass and Kursk Region. Key areas, including Kurakhovo, Pokrovsk, and Toretsk, have seen critical developments,

The plan illustrates the continued ambitions of the Trump family to forge new international deals even as President Trump has returned to the White House.

Ukraine’s continued focus on Kursk shows how important Kyiv believes it is to hold on to Russian land, especially if Trump pushes both sides to the negotiating table.

President-elect Donald Trump has pledged to broker a peace deal in Ukraine, but as he prepares to take office, peace seems as elusive as ever

First, he promised to end the Russian invasion of Ukraine “on day one”. Then, after being elected President of the United States, he said it would take “six months”.

Ukraine is leaning into its efforts to hold onto the Russian territory of Kursk amid intense pressure from Russian and North Korean forces to take it back, apparently gambling that the region ...

Putin has said repeatedly that he is prepared to negotiate an end to the war, which first began in 2014, but that Ukraine would have to accept the reality of Russian territorial gains, which are currently about 20% of its land. He also refuses to accept Ukraine joining Nato, the military alliance of Western countries.

Russian forces have reportedly struck a Ukrainian nursing home on Saturday evening in retaliation for Kyiv's renewed push into the Kursk region ... President-elect Donald Trump seeks a resolution ...

Ukraine also sends volley of drones into Russia, with air defences intercepting attacks on 13 regions, including Moscow.

North Korea defended its right to maintain a nuclear weapons program at a United Nations disarmament conference held shortly after U.S. President Donald Trump referred to the North as a "nuclear power.

US President Donald Trump’s virtual speech at WEF and more criticism against the grounded drones in Switzerland.