Topic: Dmitry Peskov

South Africa said on Tuesday that it would extend diplomatic immunity to any official who wants to attend a summit in August, paving the way for Russian President Vladimir Putin to travel to the country.

Russian authorities issued an arrest warrant for U.S. Sen. Lindsey Graham after an edited video appeared to show him celebrating the death of Russian troops, but Moscow declined to say what law he broke.

Russian Wagner Group leader Yevgeny Prigozhin said that due to lack of ammunition, he will pull his mercenaries out of Bakhmut, Ukraine on Wednesday to "lick our wounds."

The Russian government claimed Wednesday two drones targeted the Kremlin overnight in an assassination attempt on President Vladimir Putin.

Russia on Tuesday rejected an estimate by the U.S. government that Russia has suffered more than 100,000 casualties, with over 20,000 killed, since December in the Ukraine war.

Russian President Vladimir Putin and Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko met late into the night at the Kremlin Wednesday as the wartime allies seek to expand regional ties and economic cooperation.

U.S. President Joe Biden Tuesday, welcomed the news Finland officially became a member of NATO, enlarging the European military alliance to 31 countries while drawing threats from Russia.

Russian authorities said they have arrested U.S. journalist Evan Gershkovich on charges of spying for the United States.

The head of the United Nation's nuclear agency visited Ukraine's Zaporizhzhia Power Plant on Monday, as the Kremlin said it would not be deterred from moving tactical nuclear weapons to Belarus.

Chinese President Xi Jinping discussed peace proposals for Ukraine during a meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Moscow. A joint statement published after the meeting lacked a call for Russian withdrawal.