Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Friday that Moscow hoped for more peace talks with Ukraine but that the momentum of the war was in its favour, signalling no shift in his stance despite a looming sanctions deadline from Washington.

Russia wants a "lasting and stable peace" in Ukraine, President Vladimir Putin said Friday, adding that Moscow's conditions for

The US president called Russia's military actions in Ukraine "disgusting," after a major Russian missile and drone attack on Kyiv. Donald Trump's deadline for President Vladimir Putin to reach a ceasefire is running out.