President-elect Trump says he's ready to meet Russia's Putin and it's being arranged
Putin ready to meet with Trump, Kremlin says
Kremlin welcomes the possibility of a meeting between Trump and Putin
Ukraine-Russia war latest: Putin’s forces launch fresh drone assault as Trump says Putin wants to meet him
The Kremlin has welcomed a meeting with US president-elect Donald Trump just days after he claimed Vladimir Putin wanted to sit down with him.Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov said there could be progress on setting up the meeting after Trump is sworn in as US president on 20 January.
Russia won't cancel Navalny's 'terrorist' status even though he's dead, widow says
Russia's financial watchdog has rejected a request to remove late opposition leader Alexei Navalny from its list of "terrorists and extremists" even though he is dead, his widow Yulia Navalnaya said on Friday.
Russia denies Donald Trump's claims that Vladimir Putin wants to meet him
Trump said a meeting between himself and Putin was being set up, however, Putin's spokesman said Moscow had received no requests to set up a meeting.
Trump says Putin wants to meet him, meeting being set up
U.S. President-elect Donald Trump said on Thursday a meeting was being set up between him and Russian President Vladimir Putin, but the Republican offered no timeline for talks between the two leaders.
Donald Trump says his team setting up meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin
Donald Trump said talks with Russian President Vladimir Putin were in the works and while the president-elect provided no timeline, he stressed that his preference would be for after his Jan. 20 inauguration.
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Ukraine given 30,000 drones and US arms - but it won't be enough against Putin
Ukraine has been given 30,000 drones by Nato countries and a $500m (£409m) military support package from the US – but experts have warned that it will not be enough to cope with Russian aggression, especially if Ukrainian support plummets after Donald Trump takes office.

Slovakia, Robert FICO and Russian gas

Putin has promised to keep supplying Slovakia with gas, Fico says
Slovakia’s Fico Says Russia Has Committed to Delivering Gas
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Slovakia's Fico criticizes Ukraine over gas transit dispute
Trump Tells GOP Governors About Putin Meeting: "We're Setting It Up"
During the gathering at his Florida estate, Trump confirmed several shifts in government priorities, namely a planned meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin. Putin "wants to meet, and we're setting it up," he told attendees. Most reporters weren't invited to the proceedings, but questions were taken from a Fox News Channel journalist.
Putin 'Stopped Taking Calls' From Bashar al-Assad Before Coup: Report
Vladimir Putin and Bashar al-Assad were allegedly communicating before rebels took over the Syrian government in December.
'No evidence' Vladimir Putin wants peace deal to end Ukraine war, says Foreign Secretary David Lammy
The Cabinet minister also suggested that Donald Trump’s timetable for a peace deal was slipping towards Easter
Russia Refutes Donald Trump's Claim About Meeting With Putin
Ahead of Trump's inauguration on January 20, the President-elect has said he is planning a meeting with Russia's leader, which the Kremlin has denied.