Hungary’s Prime Minister Viktor Orbán was delighted to learn last week that Russia and the United States had chosen his country as the venue for another summit on ending the war in Ukraine.

Russian President Vladimir Putin hailed the test of a new nuclear-powered cruise missile that his military said was capable of traveling for at least 14,000 kilometers (8,700 miles).

Russian President Vladimir Putin said the country has tested a new, nuclear-capable missile and is preparing to deploy it.

Putin last met Kim in person on September 3 in Beijing, where the leaders held official talks after attending a military parade hosted by China’s President Xi Jinping. At the time, Putin praised North Korean soldiers for fighting “courageously and heroically” in the Ukraine war.

Russia's leader Vladimir Putin has terminated the agreement under which Russia and the United States committed to dispose of plutonium that is no longer required for defence purposes. Details: Russia has cancelled not only the Plutonium Management and Disposition Agreement itself but also all accompanying protocols.

The dictator boasted he has the 'highest level' nuclear forces following tests of the 'Flying Chernobyl' missile, named becuase it emits radioactive exhaust from its unshielded reactor

The State Department’s internal intelligence agency cast doubt earlier this year on the notion that Russian President Vladimir Putin was prepared to negotiate an end to the war in Ukraine, dissenting from a more optimistic Central Intelligence Agency assessment of potential talks, according to several current and former officials.