Alina Kabaeva, 41, turned up at the 2025 Rhythmic Gymnastics Championship in Russia with gymnasts from her elite Sky Grace Academy and wearing a noticeable bomber jacket ...

Any U.S. outreach to Russia is read by the Kremlin weakness to be exploited, not a gesture of goodwill to reciprocate.

In an interview with U.S. podcaster Lex Fridman, released on January 5, Zelensky criticized Putin’s decision to send young Russians to die in wars of aggression. “He doesn’t love his people.