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In marathon press conference, Putin says he is ready to meet Trump and is open to negotiations on Ukraine
During a carefully choreographed annual press conference, Russian President Vladimir Putin spoke about Ukraine, Syria and U.S. president-elect Donald Trump.
Pressure mounts on Ukraine soldiers fighting to hold Kursk as Russia races to take it back
Ukraine troops in Kursk have been told to keep holding the line as they believe Russia is preparing to take back the territory before U.S. president-elect Donald Trump takes office in the new year.
Analysis
Russia is protecting Syria's former strongman. But it's also talking to the rebels who ousted him
The collapse of Bashar Al-Assad's regime is a blow to Russia, which has supported him for the last decade. But political analysts say the Russians may find a way to work with the rebel forces that unseated the Syrian dictator.
Russian troops closing in on a Ukrainian power plant, but it's already been 'cannibalized' by crews
Ukraine's energy grid has undergone 11 major attacks since March, and one thermal power plant was deconstructed before Russian forces moved in.
Analysis
The ruble is down, the price of potatoes is up. But is Russia's economy really in trouble?
Russia's economy has been able to steer through the sanctions and continues to hike military spending.
Putin says Russia fired 'hypersonic ballistic missile' at Ukraine in response to use of U.S., British weapons
Russia President Vladimir Putin says Moscow fired a new medium-range hypersonic ballistic missile at a military facility in the southern Ukrainian city of Dnipro, in response to what he calls Western aggression after Kyiv got the green light to fire missiles deeper into Russia.
Analysis
Ukraine can fire U.S. missiles into Russia. The Kremlin changes its nuke policy. Is this what everyone feared?
Russia has changed its nuclear doctrine in response to the U.S. decision to allow Ukraine to fire American-made ballistic missiles deeper into Russia.
As Canada leads a beefed-up NATO force near Russia's border, the alliance prepares for Trump
At the sprawling forested Ādaži military base, north east of Riga, Latvia, 3,000 troops have spent the past two weeks participating in a Canadian-led NATO military exercise designed to simulate an attack on the Baltic nation coming from beyond its nearly 300 km-long border with Russia.
Analysis
As it loses ground to Russia, Ukraine greets Trump win with public praise and private worry
Among the first world leaders to publicly react to Donald Trump's latest electoral victory was Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, who praised his win and applauded what he described as Trump's commitment to achieving "peace through strength." But Ukrainian officials are almost certainly concerned about what a Trump presidency could mean for the country's fight against Russia.
Analysis
This UN force is struggling to help keep the peace in southern Lebanon. So why is it still there?
The mandate of the UN Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) is to help enforce a UN resolution adopted after the 2006 war between Israel and Hezbollah. But as war has broken out again, some observers question whether the peacekeeping force should have that mandate renewed next year.