Russia has reaped a diesel deal and an increase in U.S. pressure on Ukraine as President Trump’s political needs align with his longstanding inclinations toward Russia.

MOSCOW, Oct 12 (Reuters) - Russian President Vladimir Putin would be ready to order the military not to attack Ukraine during the presidential election day in the country, Russian news agency RIA quoted Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov as saying on Monday.

Across northern Europe, especially in Nordic and Baltic countries close to Russia, politicians of the centre-left and -right condemn Mr Putin as impossible to trust. For four years the theory of victory has been that “Russia must not win and Ukraine must not lose”,

From his web of bunker hideaways, Putin has been spinning tales of glorious military victories in Ukraine, but most wins are fictitious, aimed at demoralizing the West.

Russian meddling probably didn’t affect the referendum result – but the Kremlin’s motives for wanting to undermine the EU still matter, says Guardian columnist Rafael Behr

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MOSCOW, Oct 14 (Reuters) - Russian President Vladimir Putin will discuss cybersecurity with top officials on Wednesday, the Kremlin said, describing it as an increasingly pressing issue but denying the meeting was prompted by a spate of Ukrainian drone attacks on Russian data centres.