NATO countries could face a direct confrontation with Vladimir Putin within “two years,” according to a new report from the International Institute for Strategic Studies (IISS). The warning comes as the Russian president opted not to attend peace talks in Turkey with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy.

Moscow is deploying intelligence specialists and experienced combat units from Ukraine in the Finnish border region - a key potential flashpoint between Russia and Nato

New satellite imagery shows a significant build-up of Russian troops and military infrastructure near the Finnish border, in a move that has alarmed Nato allies

Trump told reporters on Friday that he would speak with Putin after the Russian president skipped peace talks between Russia and Ukraine in Turkey.

Mordvichev killed tens of thousands of his own men in the Kremlin’s operation to capture the blitzed town of Avdiivka in Ukraine.

Ministers from NATO states slammed Russian President Vladimir Putin for not personally attending cease-fire talks in Turkey.

President Trump's recent phone call with Russian President Putin shows that he is falling for Putin's tactic of doing just enough to seem engaged.