Putin apologized for fact that an Azerbaijan Airlines flight crashed after entering Russian airspace. He did not say whether Russia was responsible for incident.
The head of Russia’s Nuclear, Biological, and Chemical Defense Forces, Lt. Gen. Igor Kirillov, was killed by a bomb planted near an apartment block in Moscow.
Kremlin said Putin backs Orban’s proposal for a Christmas cease-fire and prisoner swap in Ukraine, after Kyiv criticized Orban for not consulting Ukrainian officials.
Biden reaffirmed U.S. support for Ukraine following Russia’s massive drone attack, which left more than a million Ukrainian households without electricity.
US and European officials discussed options they believe will deter Russia from taking more Ukrainian territory, including providing Kiev with nuclear weapons.
