The U.S. presidential election on Tuesday carries significant stakes for the Kremlin. Vice President Kamala Harris is likely to try to continue the massive military and economic support to Ukraine undertaken by President Joe Biden as it defends itself against the invasion by Russia.

Russian President Vladimir Putin allegedly congratulated former president Donad Trump on his win in the 2024 election through 'mutual friends', Russian news outlet Verstka reported on Wednesday. This comes after the Republican nominee beat VP Kamala Harris by winning 295 electoral votes.

"I believe that he will make an effort to end this war," Czech President Petr Pavel said following the reelection of Donald Trump.

Donald Trump “will hurt America” if he allows Putin to win in Ukraine, Nato’s top military official has said. In the strongest criticism of Mr Trump’s so-called peace plans since he won last week’s election,