BERLIN (Reuters) - Russian President Vladimir Putin is not willing to speak with German Chancellor Olaf Scholz on the topic of brokering peace in Ukraine, Germany's foreign minister said on Friday.

Vladimir Putin has refused to discuss mediation on Ukraine with German Chancellor Olaf Scholz, according to German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock. "He refuses to accept peace and every day sends another signal in favor of war and destruction.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy continues his whirlwind tour of European capitals, presenting his 'victory plan' to end the war. German Chancellor Scholz has promised continued support. DW has more.

Former armed forces minister James Heappey stressed that the West ‘had the intelligence’ about Putin’s invasion launched in February 2022

The Pentagon has claimed that Russian troops have suffered 600,000 casualties in Ukraine since February 2022, with Moscow suffering a surge in casualties in recent months

MOSCOW: Russia's Vladimir Putin held talks with Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian on Friday (Oct 11) in Turkmenistan, where the two leaders hailed their countries' growing economic ties and similar views on world affairs,

Russian President Vladimir Putin has met Iran’s president at a time when Tehran is supplying weapons for Moscow’s war in Ukraine and concerns are growing over escalating attacks between Israel and Ira