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

Russia's foreign ministry said on Thursday that an International Claims Commission for Ukraine launched by some European powers had no legal force for Russia and was driven by an attempt by European countries to spread propaganda against Russia.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said in a social media post on Sunday morning that “hundreds of thousands” of Ukrainians were without electricity.

EU leaders have gathered in Brussels to secure funding for Ukraine’s defence over the next two years, but Belgium’s opposition to using frozen Russian assets held in the country has complicated efforts to strike a deal.

A U.S. official says a Kremlin envoy will travel to Florida to discuss a U.S.-proposed plan to end the war in Ukraine.

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Ukrainian "Sub Sea Baby" drones critically damage Russian submarine equipped with Kalibr cruise missiles in Novorossiysk, the Security Service said.

Ukraine has used long-range drones to attack Russian oil platforms as it expands its strikes on the country's energy sector.

Ukrainian forces counterattacked near Lyman in Donetsk Oblast, destroying what they described as an entire Russian regiment — a unit that can number roughly 2,000 troops on paper — and improving their positions,