In an interview with the Russian media, Putin said that he is ready for negotiations in exchange for guarantees from the West.

A Russian military plane has been recorded losing altitude rapidly as its engines burn. The plane crashed near Moscow but it is not yet clear whether it was shot down or crashed as a result of malfunction.

A pro-Russian hacking group known as Anonymous Sudan hit two French government servers, saying "the damage will be very extensive."

1,000 of these drones will be one-way or "kamikaze" drones.

NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg welcomed the inclusion of Sweden into the alliance after a slow process of approval from some member states.

Russian security forces raided a house eliminating an ISIS terrorist cell that, according to sources, planned to carry out attacks against Jewish targets in the country.

Russia fired a missile salvo at a convoy containing Ukrainian President Zelenskyy. The Greek Prime Minister, who was also in the convoy, escaped unharmed, as did Zelenskyy.

The funeral of the Russian opposition leader, Alexei Navalny, has started and reports of disruptions and riots are accumulating. Putin has labeled the event as an illegal demonstration.

Moldova's easternmost province has declared independence and asked Russia to "protect the Russian-speaking population" in what could become another front in the country's war with the West.

Ukrainian President Volodmyr Zelenskyy revealed the number of Ukrainian war dead since Russia launched its invasion in 2022. However, he would not say how many were wounded or missing.

A Russian pilot who defected to Ukraine and lived in the town of Villajoyosa was found dead in a garage with gunshot wounds. Russian intelligence chief: "Betrayed his country."

Republican presidential candidate Nikki Haley addressed the possibility that she would lose in the Republican primaries, but refused to say whether she would support Donald Trump if he won the nomination.

Lyudmila Navalny, the mother of Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny, claimed that she was not allowed to enter the morgue where her son's body is kept. According to sources, the body will not be transferred to the family until circumstances of the death are clarified.

Russia's Federal Security Service officers visited the prison where opposition leader Alexei Navalny was held in the days leading up to his death, reportedly disconnecting cameras and microphones in his cell.

The dissident political leader had been poisoned and spent months rehabilitating in Germany before returning to Russia and being put on a sham trial.

The Russian Foreign Ministry issued a statement accusing Germany of "Nazi policy" for standing with Israel at the Hague. Yad Vashem openly protested this comparison.

Many countries around the world condemned the US and UK strikes against the Houthis in Yemen as contrary to international law.

The government has decided that despite the difficult war in Israel and the resulting economic demands, the State of Israel will continue to financially support and assist Ukrainian war refugees.

The decision comes after Finland had joined NATO earlier in the year, a change in a decades-long neutrality policy triggered by Russia's renewed invasion of Ukraine in 2022.