Trump previously said it would take him "about two weeks" to know whether or not Russian President Vladimir Putin was serious about a peace deal.

Microsoft did not immediately respond to an emailed request for comment. President Vladimir Putin said this week that foreign service providers like Microsoft and Zoom should be "throttled" in Russia to make way for domestic software solutions.

Russia has increased supplies of its oil from the Arctic to Syria, which needs the feedstock for its refineries, according to shipping data cited by an industry source and LSEG data.

Russia calls to revive the Russia-India-China trilateral, dormant since 2020, reflecting Moscow's shifting diplomatic strategy amid global changes.

The findings follow Russia’s 2024 veto of continued UN monitoring and include images of North Korean arms found in Ukraine. View on euronews

Hundreds of Ukrainian drones crossed into Russia overnight into Wednesday morning, dozens of which targeted Moscow.

German publication Der Spiegel said leaked documents show the modernization of Russian nuclear infrastructure.

A report by the new Multilateral Sanctions Monitoring Team on military cooperation between North Korea and Russia found that Pyongyang had sent some 9 million artillery shells to Russia