The Latest Breaking News from Vladimir Putin

As the Russian president, Vladimir Putin, held his carefully stage-managed annual phone-in and press conference to answer questions from journalists and ordinary Russians, EU leaders were hosting Ukraine’s president Volodymyr Zelensky in Brussels at their final meeting of the year. Unsurprisingly, the war in Ukraine loomed large at both events.

Father of the House Sir Edward Leigh said the UK should “stiffen the sinews” when it comes to the US president-elect.

President Putin updates on Russia's progress in Ukraine and addresses critical matters in annual news conference.

Russian President Putin discusses progress in Ukraine conflict and addresses domestic and international issues during annual news conference.

During wartime, the effects on the environment from such accidents are likely to be far worse than usual.

Watch live as Russian president Vladimir Putin takes calls from Russian people during an end-of-year phone-in on Thursday, 19 December, during the third winter of his Ukraine invasion.

John Healey has said Britain needs to ‘make the training a better fit for what the Ukrainians need’ and left the door open to it taking place in the war-torn country

Ukrainian president rules out conceding land to Russia but calls for stronger Western intervention

Russian President Vladimir Putin will hold his annual end-of-year press conference Thursday, almost three years into his Ukraine offensive and two days after a Kyiv-orchestrated killing of a general on the streets of Moscow.