A leaked intelligence report revealed that Germany suspects Russia is preparing to expand the war in Ukraine, prompting fear among Western officials.

Russia President Vladimir Putin is preparing for a “large-scale conventional war” with NATO, German intelligence has warned. Spy chiefs in Berlin believe Moscow sees itself in a systemic conflict with the West and is prepared to pursue its goals with military force beyond Ukraine, according to a leaked report.

NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte said in comments delivered alongside Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk that there would be a 'devastating' response if Russia were to attack on Poland or another memb

The spring call-up for a year's military service came several months after Putin said Russia should increase the overall size of its military to almost 2.39 million and its number of active servicemen to 1.

Russian President Vladimir Putin and his counterpart Sergey Lavrov met with Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi on Tuesday, as Russia and Ukraine discuss U.S. President Donald Trump’s proposal to end the 3-year-old war.

Trump continued his criticism of Volodymyr Zelenskyy but turned the tables and also criticized Russia's Vladimir Putin as he pressed for a Ukriane war ceasefire.

With much fanfare, the U.S. on March 25 announced it had brokered an agreement between Russia and Ukraine to "eliminate the use of force" in the Black Sea after two days of talks in Saudi Arabia. The Kremlin has innocuously framed its request as a badly-needed boost to its global food and fertilizer trade,

The Kremlin said that Russia and the United States were working on ideas for a possible peace settlement in Ukraine and on building bilateral ties despite U.S. President Donald Trump saying that he was "pissed off" with Vladimir Putin.

In its first response to Trump's criticism of Putin, the Kremlin tried to play down the tensions between the two leaders.