A top Russian politician has declared his country seeks victory and the “destruction” of Ukraine, not compromise, throwing this week’s peace talks in Turkey between the two countries into chaos. Former Russian President and top ally of Vladimir Putin,

Russia launched strikes overnight in Ukraine, days after news emerged of a sophisticated attack inside Russia by Ukrainian drones that took a year to plan, according to security officials. This comes on the heels of ceasefire talks in Turkey,

The Deputy Chairman of the Russian Security Council, Dmitry Medvedev, stated on Tuesday that the objective of peace talks with Ukraine is not to achieve a compromise, but rather a "victory for Russia.