Trump condemned Russian air strikes on Ukraine and proposes sanctions hours after meeting with Zelenskyy ahead of Pope Francis' funeral.

Like many American leaders before him, US President Donald Trump is finding out that getting through to Russian President Vladimir Putin is not as easy as he might have thought.

Pyongyang confirmed on Monday for the first time the deployment of troops to Russia under a mutual defense treaty. Vladimir Putin thanked North Korean leader, Kim Jong Un, on Monday for the "feat" of his country's fighters who fought alongside Moscow's forces to reclaim the Russian region of Kursk,

Vladimir Putin confirmed that the North Korean army is supporting Russian forces for the first time - we'll be bringing you the very latest updates, pictures and video on this breaking news story.

Russian President Vladimir Putin thanked North Korean troops for fighting Ukrainian forces in Russia’s Kursk region, after North Korea on Monday confirmed the deployment for the first time. In a statement Monday from the Kremlin,

The Kremlin has claimed that all Ukrainian troops have been pushed out of Russia’s Kursk region and for the first time confirmed the role of North Korean soldiers in the fighting. Chief of General Staff Valery Gerasimov reported on Saturday to President Vladimir Putin that Ukraine’s forces inside Kursk had been repelled,

The General Staff of the Ukrainian Armed Forces denied Russian President Vladimir Putin's claim over the weekend that Russian forces had fully retaken the Kursk region, where Ukraine launched an offensive last year.