President Vladimir Putin on Wednesday oversaw a test of Russia's nuclear forces on land, sea and air to rehearse their readiness and command structure. The test included the launch of a land-based "Yars" intercontinental ballistic missile from a cosmodrome,

The postponement of Donald Trump’s much-anticipated summit with Vladimir Putin in Budapest had seemed to confirm all his critics’ fears. At the White House on Tuesday, the president explained that he did not want a “wasted meeting”.

DONALD Trump has hit out at Vladimir Putin saying a meeting with him would be a “waste of time” as he isn’t serious about wanting peace. Trump was due to hold crunch talks with

President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin are no longer meeting in Budapest as was announced just last week.

At least six people were killed overnight, shortly after the American president announced that he did not "want to have a waste of time" holding a summit with the Russian leader.

The attack comes as US President Donald Trump said his plan for a swift meeting with Russian leader Vladimir Putin was on hold.

The Polish foreign minister said he could not guarantee that Russian President Vladimir Putin's plane would not be forced to land.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky had hoped to secure Tomahawk cruise missiles in a meeting with Trump last week. However, after a phone call with Putin, Trump called on Kyiv and Moscow to 'stop where they are' in the war, which has lasted more than three years.