Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov said on Tuesday that Russian and U.S. diplomats had held talks on removing "irritants" in relations between the two countries but the main issues remain unresolved,

Any United States and Russia military faceoff would be devastating for both sides.  The Russian military has shown cracks in its strength and training during its war with Ukraine.  The United States has a clear advantage with technology and naval power.

Since September, US forces have launched dozens of air strikes on boats that Washington alleges, without showing evidence, were transporting drugs.

Russian President Vladimir Putin said Moscow won't attack other nations if its treated "with respect" and claimed he is "ready and willing" to end the Ukraine war "peacefully."

The U.N. passed the resolution on Thursday, with few countries—such as Russian ally Belarus, China and North Korea —voting against it. A representative of the U.S. delegation said its vote was not related to its stance on Ukraine or nuclear safety, but to the resolution's references to the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development.

One of Russia's most infamous propagandists, Vladimir Solovyov, just made a shocking prediction on state TV — that Russia and the United States could one day team up to invade Europe. From Paris to Berlin,

Ukraine's Volodymyr Zelenskyy is calling on America and other allies to respond to "signals" that Russia is "preparing to make next year a year of war."

The S-500 Prometheus succeeds the S-400 Triumf, the mainstay of Russian air defense that first entered service nearly two decades ago. The mobile surface-to-air missile system builds upon the capabilities of its predecessors, such as the S-300, which have been in service since the Soviet era.