Russian President Vladimir Putin said Thursday that he would end his Ukraine offensive if Kyiv withdrew from territory Moscow claims at its own -- otherwise his army would take it by force.

Russian President Vladimir Putin stated a revised US peace proposal could be a foundation for an agreement, provided Ukraine withdraws troops from Moscow-claimed territories. He warned of forceful acquisition if Kyiv refuses.

When the United States presented a peace plan to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy last week, the plan stated that it would “bring the war to a dignified end,” according to CBS News. What it should have stated was that the plan would “bring the war to a dignified end for Russia.”

After nearly four years of fiscal overreach caused by injecting trillions of rubles into the Russian economy, the Kremlin can no longer disguise its distress.

Russia is threatening to reject President Donald Trump's Ukraine peace plan unless "key understandings" from his Alaska summit with President Putin are upheld.

Russia rained missiles and drones on Kyiv overnight, killing six people, as frantic diplomatic efforts over a draft US plan to end the war intensified.

MOSCOW (Reuters) -Russia's point man for arms control cautioned Donald Trump's incoming administration on Friday against resuming nuclear testing, saying Moscow would keep its own options open amid what he said was Washington's "extremely hostile" stance.

The president is optimistic that he can finally achieve one of his 2024 campaign goals, but the thorniest issues have yet to be resolved.