A SINGLE Kremlin bigwig stood up to Russian president Vladimir Putin on the second day of the war with Ukraine. An extraordinary account has emerged of one of mad Vlad’s closest allies

The annual news conference sets the Kremlin’s tone for the next year and highlights President Vladimir V. Putin’s grip over Russia.

As the White House tries to curb Moscow's energy income, Vladimir Putin enjoys a warm welcome in India, and promises an "uninterrupted supply" of Russian fuel.

Belarus’ authoritarian president says that Russia had deployed its latest nuclear-capable Oreshnik missile system to the country, a move that comes as talks to end the war in Ukraine have entered a crucial phase.

Dmitri N. Kozak had worked with President Vladimir V. Putin for three decades before quitting in September. His associates described his break with the Russian leader.

Russia has sent its Oreshnik missile system to Belarus - and has claimed its missiles could hit London in just eight minutes - as EU leaders hold crunch talks over freezing Russian assets

Russia's Vladimir Solovyov added to fears that a larger war will break out in Europe when he listed multiple countries Russia should "destroy."

The European official said the man accused of coordinating a plot to put explosives in packages on cargo planes, for example, was recruited by Russian intelligence after involvement with smuggling guns and explosives. The man is linked to at least four other plots.

CNN’s Erin Burnett speaks to Christo Grozev, an Investigative Journalist on Russia’s “Wanted List”, about Putin expressing zero interest in Trump current plan for peace with Ukraine.