By Lucy Papachristou (Reuters) -In the early hours of Saturday morning following a summit in Alaska between the leaders of Russia and the United States, senior politicians in Moscow were quick to trumpet the meeting as a win for Russia and its narrative of the war in Ukraine.

Leaders from the UK, Germany, France, Italy, Finland, the European Union, and Nato gathered in Washington in a coordinated effort to show solidarity with Zelenskyy ahead of his potentially contentious

The Russian president and Trump emissary held talks in Moscow days before the White House deadline for Russia to reach a peace deal with Ukraine.

U.S. envoy Steve Witkoff arrived in Moscow on Wednesday on a last-minute mission to seek a breakthrough in the Ukraine war.

WhatsApp accused Moscow of trying to block millions of Russians from accessing secure communication after calls on the messaging app were restricted, as Russia promotes home-grown social media platforms and seeks greater control over the country's internet space.

A trial has begun under tight security for 19 defendants accused of involvement in last year’s shooting rampage in a Moscow concert hall that killed 149 people and wounded over 600 in one of the deadliest attacks in the capital in years.

Moscow downplayed President Trump's announcement that he'd ordered two nuclear submarines to "the appropriate regions" after heated Russian rhetoric.

Ann M. Simmons, a Russia specialist and the former Moscow Bureau Chief for the Wall Street journal, weighs the significance of President Donald Trump's meeting with Vladimir Putin in Alaska.