Vladimir Putin does not want a ceasefire, Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelensky has said, as 16 were killed in a drone attack on Kryvyi Rih.Mr Zelensky said: “People die every day. There is only one reason why this continues: Russia does not want a ceasefire,

The Trump administration says it will soon be clear if Russia's Vladimir Putin really wants a peace deal in Ukraine, as France and Britain accuse him of playing for time.

Britain and France are accusing Russian President Vladimir Putin of dragging his feet over Ukraine ceasefire talks and ramped up pressure on Moscow by insisting that he owes the United States an immediate answer.

Russian President Vladimir Putin's investment envoy Kirill Dmitriev said on Thursday that he saw a "positive dynamic" in relations between Moscow and Washington, though more meetings were needed to sort out differences.

The head of Russia's sovereign wealth fund Kirill Dmitriev speaks to media ahead of his meeting with U.S. delegation in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, February 18, 2025. REUTERS/Hamad I Mohammed/File photo MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russian President Vladimir Putin's investment envoy Kirill Dmitriev said on Thursday that unidentified forces were trying to sow tension between Russia and the United States by distorting Russia's true position.

Kirill Dmitriev, a key Kremlin negotiator and a close ally of Russian President Vladimir Putin, is in Washington for talks with the Donald Trump administration for possible breakthroughs in Russia's talk with the United States on Ukraine.