During his visit to the U.K. on Monday, President Donald Trump expressed further frustration with Russian President Vladimir Putin.

Russian President Vladimir Putin is stalling over a ceasefire. Meanwhile, Trump has changed his mind about sending weapons to Ukraine.

MOSCOW (Reuters) -Ukrainian drones targeted St. Petersburg on Sunday, Russian authorities said, forcing the airport to close for five hours as Vladimir Putin marked Russia's Navy Day in the city, despite the earlier cancellation of its naval parade due to security concerns.

Russia has opened a direct air route between Moscow and Pyogyang in a move reflecting closer ties between the two countries.

Russia will launch direct passenger flights from Moscow to North Korea's capital Pyongyang on Sunday, Russian authorities said, as the two former communist bloc allies move to improve ties following Russia's invasion of Ukraine in 2022.

The inaugural flight, operated by Russia’s Nordwind Airlines on a Boeing 777-200ER aircraft, departed Moscow's Sheremetyevo Airport at 7:00 p.m. on July 27. Although the Russian Federal Aviation Authority (Rosaviatsia) granted permission to operate approximately eight-hour flights between the capitals twice a week,