Both Putin and Zelenskyy said Thursday they were open for peace negotiations, even as they continued strikes overnight.

MOSCOW, Oct 25 (Reuters) - An overnight Ukrainian drone attack on the city of Belgorod near the Russian border with Ukraine killed two people and injured 13, local authorities said on Sunday. "The attack has damaged 30 blocks of flats,

Russia launched the strikes on Ukraine less than a day after negotiations to end the war, which also involved the United States, ended in St. Petersburg.

Melania Trump hielp bij het tot stand brengen van een tijdelijk staakt-het-vuren tussen Rusland en Oekraïne om hulpverlening en de evacuatie van burgers in Olesjky mogelijk te maken.

MOSCOW, Oct ⁠25 (Reuters) - ⁠A ⁠drone attack on ​Russia's Perm ‌region damaged ‌an ⁠industrial facility, ⁠injuring five of its ​workers, regional governor ​Dmitry Makhonin said ⁠on Sunday.

Still, when Russian leader Vladimir Putin announced he would release Hubbard at the top of a meeting on Wednesday with Trump’s Special Envoy Steve Witkoff in St. Petersburg, Witkoff responded by publicly praising him for freeing the American the U.S. government says he jailed on false charges -- calling Putin a “humanitarian."

Trump waived most new Russia sanctions from the Graham Act, drawing sharp Republican criticism over whether Vladimir Putin believes the threats.

Dana White, during a press conference Oct. 24, said the UFC has not held talks about holding an event in Russia but "probably should."

After receiving packages with "free drugs," the soldiers were "instructed to take them on camera," police said.