Trump says meeting with Putin being planned as fight over Arctic set to begin - Trump calls Ukraine war ‘bloody mess’ as he refuses to rule out military action to gain control over Greenland

The incoming U.S. administration admits that its stunning polar gambit is about warding off Russian ambitions.

The trio are applauded in court as they are sentenced for their role in assisting Alexei Navalny - after a prosecution which rights groups say crosses a new threshold in the repression of dissent under Putin.

Ian Bremmer of Eurasia Group and GZERO Media says Trump is unlikely to remove Biden's sanctions on Russian exports. That said, Trump's comments do push countries to react, which in turn benefits him and the US.

Three lawyers for the late opposition leader Alexei Navalny were found guilty by a Russian court on Friday of belonging to an extremist group and sentenced to years in a penal colony.

Vladimir Putin is determined to further enlarge Russia, and he sees Donald Trump’s plan to buy Greenland or take it by other means as a way to whitewash Putin’s attempted conquest of Ukraine, as well as his potential future endeavors.

Federation Council Chairwoman Valentina Matviyenko said Russia can't help but be "concerned" over President-elect Donald Trump's "unclear approaches".

LONDON (Reuters) -Three lawyers for the late opposition leader Alexei Navalny were found guilty by a Russian court on Friday of belonging to an extremist group and sentenced to years in a penal colony.

Three lawyers who once represented the late Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny were convicted as part of the Kremlin’s crackdown on dissent

Senator Marco Rubio warned of China’s growing threat, and he backed NATO but said Europe needed to do more to help protect itself. His friendly, five-hour confirmation hearing seemed to all but guarantee he would be the next secretary of state.

HANOI. Jan 15 (Interfax) - Steps to further develop the Northern Sea Route (NSR), both its water area and related automobile and railroad infrastructure, will be discussed at a meeting in the presence of Russian President Vladimir Putin in early 2025, Rosatom CEO Alexei Likhachev told journalists.