U.S. President Donald Trump asked Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky if he could strike Moscow and St. Petersburg if Washington supplied the necessary weapons, according to new reports on a recent call between the two leaders.

President Donald Trump has vowed further sanctions on Russia if a peace deal is not reached in 50 days. CNN’s Chief Global Affairs Correspondent breaks down the Russian reaction and perspective on Monday’s announcement from Moscow.

Donald Trump says Ukraine should not target Moscow and that he had no plans to supply Kyiv with long-range missiles, following a report the US leader had encouraged President Volodymyr Zelenskyy to hit the Russian capital.

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North Korea and Russia will begin operating direct flight service linking their capital cities of Pyongyang and Moscow later this month, Russia's Transport Ministry announced.

Moscow has rejected western “ultimatums” and accused the European Union and Nato of putting “indecent” pressure on US president Donald Trump, after he agreed a new deal on arms for Ukraine and gave Russia 50 days to reach peace with Kyiv or face “severe” tariffs on trade.

Moscow was battered by severe thunderstorms, unleashing nearly 80% of the city’s monthly rainfall in just a few hours, causing chaos and widespread flooding. Streets turned into rivers, buses were half-submerged,

Russia targeted Ukraine with more than 1,800 drones, 1,200 guided aerial bombs and 83 missiles of various types, President Zelenskyy said.