Vlad Litnarovych

Moscow claims it has placed its new Oreshnik ballistic missile system on combat duty in Belarus, but the only hardware Russia was willing to show looked more like support vehicles than a nuclear-capable strike weapon.

The Russian leader accused Ukraine of attempting a drone strike on his residence and suggested Moscow could reconsider its position in peace talks, claims Kyiv has firmly denied as fabricated. The allegations prompted a cautious response from Donald Trump, who acknowledged uncertainty over the facts, and drew sharp criticism from a US lawmaker who publicly labeled the Russian leader “a well-known boldface liar.”