Russia's ambassador to the UN flatly contradicted Trump's longstanding claim that he could end the fighting in Ukraine in just one day.
Russia's navy has weathered significant losses ever since the country invaded Ukraine in February 2022.
The leaders spent their Wednesday petting dogs, taking a spin in a luxury sedan, and dining on Korean noodles as their countries grow more isolated.
The US is among Vietnam's largest trading partners, accounting for trade worth $111 billion in 2023.
Russia and North Korea signed a strategic partnership agreement on Wednesday that would see the two allied countries defend each other.
North Korea and Russia signed a strategic partnership upgrade on Wednesday, which included mutual defense clauses, according to reports.
Russia's production in war-related industries rose 60% from the fall of 2022 to the spring of 2024. Output from other sectors has remained flat.
Recent aviation accidents had claimed the lives of Iran's president and Malawi's vice president.
Russian President Vladimir Putin has tried to keep his personal life out of the spotlight, rarely if ever discussing his children or relationships.
Putin's two daughters will speak about bioeconomics and the military-industrial complex at Russia's flagship economic event.
"They are burning themselves from the inside, their state, their political system," Putin said of Trump's recent felony conviction.
Putin said Russia was thinking about sending weapons to "some regions of the world" to strike "sensitive facilities" of Ukraine's allies.
"God protects the cautious," a Russian official who had met Putin at recent events told The Moscow Times.
China and Russia have become increasingly interdependent in the wake of the Ukraine war.
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China's leader is facing growing pressure over his support for Russia's isolated president.
Russian President Vladimir Putin is likely to make a sales pitch for a new natural-gas pipeline to China.
Russia's economic resilience is outshining its performance on the battlefields, per Eurasia Group's GZERO Media.
Putin's appointment of a civilian economist as defense minister signals Russia's military-industrial complex is now key to its wartime economy.
Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov said the change in leadership "will in no way change the current coordinate system" of Russia's military strategy.