Presidents of Russia

Just to recall, Britain confirmed on Saturday that it will send 14 "Challenger 2" tanks to Ukraine in the coming weeks, as well as other means of artillery support.

At least four Chinese-owned supertankers are shipping Russian Urals crude to China, according to trading sources and tracking data, as Moscow seeks vessels for exports after a G7 oil price cap restricted the use of Western cargo services and insurance.

Artillery exchanges pounded war-scarred cities in eastern Ukraine on Jan. 6 despite Russian leader Vladimir Putin unilaterally ordering his forces to pause attacks for 36 hours for the Orthodox Christmas.

The impact of Russian President Vladimir Putin's order for his forces in Ukraine to observe a unilateral, 36-hour cease-fire was in doubt on Jan. 6 after Kyiv officials dismissed the move as a ploy but didn't clarify whether Ukrainian troops would follow suit.

Moscow also didn't say whether it would hit back if Ukraine kept fighting.

Turkish President Erdogan told Vladimir Putin in a phone call that peace efforts in the Russia-Ukraine war must be supported by a unilateral ceasefire and a "vision of a just solution," the presidency's press office in Ankara said on Thursday.

Syrian regime must take concrete steps regarding the stalled process for a political solution to the ongoing civil war in the country, President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan told Russian President Vladimir Putin after the defense ministers from Türkiye and Syria held a historic meeting under the mediation of Moscow.

Russian President Vladimir Putin plans to talk to Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan on Wednesday, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov told Interfax news agency on Tuesday.

Ukrainian Governor Serhiy Haidai pointed out that the progress of the Ukrainian counterattack in the eastern Lugansk region is being slowed by bad weather and strong resistance from Russian forces.

The message refers to the importance of "direct dialogue" between Moscow and Kyiv. Embal revealed this at a joint press conference with Zelensky in Kyiv, a day after the meeting with Putin.

235 MPs voted for confidence in Meloni's coalition Government, while 154 were against, and five abstained, reports AP.
The upper house of the Italian Parliament will vote today on the vote of confidence in the new Government.