After a weekslong chase across the Atlantic, the U.S. took over the Bella 1 in an operation that defied Russian warnings.

Kremlin envoy Kirill Dmitriev praised U.S. President Donald Trump's "peace efforts" after Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy traveled to the White House on Sunday.

Trump has pushed Russia out of Latin America and seized tankers while conceding nothing in Europe.

The US raid on Venezuela has exposed the limits of ties between Moscow and Caracas – while pointing the way for potential strategic opportunities for Russia’s Vladimir Putin in Washington’s new era of gunboat diplomacy.

Kremlin has refused to share evidence of an alleged Ukrainian drone attack on a Putin residence, saying the threat was neutralised, while warning Moscow will harden its stance in peace talks

Vladimir Putin has been accused of "betrayal" and deliberately causing "carnage" in his army by a furious Russian soldier. The Kremlin's troops have struggled to achieve any significant breakthroughs on the frontlines, after almost four years of grinding war.

EXCLUSIVE: The Oscar-shortlisted documentary Mr. Nobody Against Putin is getting a major lift just days before the Academy opens nomination voting. Kino Lorber today announced it has acquired North American rights to the award-winning film directed by David Borenstein and co-directed by Pavel Talankin.

President Vladimir Putin attended an early Wednesday Russian Orthodox Christmas service and hailed his troops' “holy mission” to defend Russia, pairing the ceremony with a holiday address on unity, charity and support for the armed forces.

Why is Moscow quiet after the US capture of Venezuela’s Maduro? Russia Decoded unpacks Kremlin strategy, Trump, Putin, and “new Yalta” rumors.