Charles Maynes
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Russian President Vladimir Putin held his annual four-hour press conference, a tradition that was canceled last year as Russia was suffering defeat on the battlefield in Ukraine.
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Russian President Vladimir Putin resumed his traditional year-end press conference, after canceling last year, when Russia was doing badly on the battlefield. He combined it with a call-in program.
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Separatist leaders in Nagorno-Karabakh said that after "a lack of concrete actions" by international parties, their forces had few options to ensure civilians' safety.
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Azerbaijan has renewed efforts to regain control of Nagorno-Karabkh, a disputed enclave with a majority ethnic Armenian population and a decades-long source of conflict between Azerbaijan and Armenia.
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North Korean leader Kim Jong Un pledged support for Russia's war in Ukraine at his meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin.
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U.S. officials announced last week that the two leaders would meet in Vladivostok, as Russian President Putin seeks more arms to supply his war in Ukraine.
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In talks in Sochi, Russia, President Vladimir Putin rejected efforts by Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan to revive a United Nations-backed deal to allow the safe passage of grain from Ukraine.
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Wagner Group head Yevgeny Prigozhin died in a plane crash last week. Many Russians are mourning — and speculating about the crash.
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Wagner mercenary leader Yevgeny Priogozhin may be dead, but his private army remains. With some Russians publicly mourning Prigozhin, the future of his fighters is unclear.
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The Kremlin is dismissing allegations that Russian President Vladimir Putin was behind the apparent death of Wagner mercenary leader Yevgeny Prigozhin in a plane crash.