By Yousef Saba and Gleb Bryanski RIYADH/MOSCOW (Reuters) -Russian President Vladimir Putin's special envoy Kirill Dmitriev said on Wednesday during a visit to Saudi Arabia that he expected the war in Ukraine to end within a year.

Hi, this is Tania Myronyshena reporting from Kyiv on day 1,343 of Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine. Today's top story so far: Russian President Vladimir Putin is more determined than ever to continue his full-scale war against Ukraine and achieve further military gains,

Kirill Dmitriev, Kremlin leader Vladimir Putin's special envoy, has said he believes the Russo-Ukrainian war could end within a year and called Russia "peacemakers". Quote: "We are sure that we are on the road to peace and as peacemakers we need to make it happen.

Russian President Vladimir Putin is now believed to be more dug in than ever, according to a recent intelligence assessment.

As Trump's plan to meet Putin is called off, Zelenskyy says another bloody night in Ukraine shows Russia isn't feeling "enough pressure for dragging out the war."

Russia has successfully tested its nuclear-powered Burevestnik cruise missile and will work towards deploying the weapon, Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Sunday, which comes as Moscow launched its second deadly attack on Ukraine in two nights.

VLADIMIR Putin has been secretly pummelling Ukraine with a banned missile for months – forcing Donald Trump to start testing nuclear weapons again. Ukraine reports the cruise missile,