Vladimir Putin, Russia and Ukraine
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Putin claims no "willingness from Ukraine" to negotiate a peace deal as he touts battlefield gains, and Kyiv claims a brazen strike on a ship far from Russia.
Follow live updates from NBC News as Russian President Vladimir Putin speaks at his annual year-end news conference on Ukraine, peace, war and Trump.
As the war between Russia and Ukraine persists, Russian President Vladimir Putin said his nation's "troops are advancing," The Associated Press reported.
Russian President Vladimir Putin’s annual marathon press conference is perhaps best summarized as a mashup of a municipal board meeting and geopolitical talkfest.
Putin left the Russian public guessing whether he was alluding to his long-rumored 18-year relationship with Alina Kabaeva.
U.S. peace talks negotiators proposed a potential new format for peace talks between Ukraine and Russia, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said on Saturday.