Russia's foreign minister said Ukraine had attacked the Russian president's state residence with drones, while Kyiv called the accusation a lie.

The Kremlin said on Tuesday its position would toughen in talks on ending the war in Ukraine after accusing Kyiv of attacking a Russian presidential residence, an allegation that Kyiv said was baseless and intended to prolong the conflict.

By Ben Aris in Berlin Following the failure to make a breakthrough in the Mar-a-Lago peace talks Russia accused Ukraine of firing 91 drones at president Vladimir Putin’s official residence and vowed a retaliation and to toughen its conditions for a ceasefire.

President Trump was briefed by CIA Director John Ratcliffe at the White House on Wednesday, where he was informed that there is that there is no evidence Ukraine launched an attack on Putin’s

According to officials in Kyiv, Ukrainian long-range drones struck an oil depot north of Moscow, as well as an oil refinery and an oil terminal in Russia's southern Krasnodar region.

One of the big question marks that hung over 2025 was whether Kyiv’s allies in Europe would be able to fill the shortfall opened up when the Trump administration curtailed financial and military aid to Ukraine. The US is still sending weapons and equipment, but now on the condition someone pays for them.

Russian commanders told Putin during an inspection visit that Moscow's forces had captured towns in Ukraine's eastern region of Donetsk.

Copyright 2026 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. Copyright 2026 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. The scene at Maidan Square in Kyiv was subdued as 2026 began, with a few cheers heard around midnight.

The main stumbling block to completing a deal is the issue of who will control what parts of Ukraine’s territory. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at straitstimes.com.