A top Kremlin aide has accused Donald Trump of being “not sufficiently informed” about the situation in Ukraine after the US president said Russian leader Vladimir Putin was “playing with fire.”

Russia claims the attack happened during a visit to Kursk. Kyiv denied the attack, as tensions escalate with increased strikes and Western support enabling Ukrainian strikes inside Russia.

The Kremlin, commenting on remarks by U.S. President Donald Trump that Vladimir Putin was "playing with fire" by refusing to engage in ceasefire talks with Kyiv, said on Wednesday that national interests were paramount to the Russian leader.

The Kremlin has slammed a “dangerous” decision by Ukraine’s allies to lift the ban on Kyiv firing long-range missiles into Russia after German Chancellor Friedrich Merz said there were no longer any range restrictions on Western-supplied weapons.

Putin rejects Trump's Vatican peace talks proposal for Russia-Ukraine, suggesting Geneva instead. Trump condemns Putin's drone strikes as 'crazy' on social media.

The Kremlin on Monday pushed back at President Donald Trump’s comments that dubbed his Russian counterpart, Vladimir Putin, "crazy," mulling whether the American leader was suffering from "emotional overload.

MOSCOW (Reuters) -Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov, in comments about U.S. President Donald Trump's remark that Vladimir Putin was "playing with fire" by refusing to engage in ceasefire talks with Kyiv, said the national interest was paramount for the Russian leader.

Russia is receiving favorable signals from the US regarding NATO expansion and is attempting to reshape Europe’s security architecture to serve its interests, reports the American Institute for the Study of War (ISW).