President Vladimir Putin has emphasized that Moscow’s troops are advancing across the battlefield in Ukraine and has voiced confidence that the Kremlin will achieve its goals militarily if Kyiv doesn't agree to Russia’s conditions in peace talks.

President Vladimir Putin said on Wednesday Russia would take more land in Ukraine by force if Kyiv and European politicians whom he cast as "young pigs" did not engage over U.S. proposals for a peace settlement.

EU leaders announced a multi-billion dollar funding plan for Ukraine’s economy and military. Putin is hosting his end-of-year news conference where he will likely address the war. Follow for live updates.

A SINGLE Kremlin bigwig stood up to Russian president Vladimir Putin on the second day of the war with Ukraine. An extraordinary account has emerged of one of mad Vlad’s closest allies

Russian President Vladimir Putin’s end-of-year Q&A session is likely to send a signal to the United States and European powers over his appetite for peace or more war in Ukraine.

U.S. President Donald Trump's August summit with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Anchorage, Alaska, is looming large as the White House presses its latest effort to secure a peace deal ending Moscow's full-scale invasion of neighboring Ukraine.

Russian president vows to liberate ‘historic lands’ in hardline speech, showing no signs of compromise on invasion goals

As peace talks continue in Berlin, what - if anything - could potentially change Putin's mind? And could Europe do anything differently?