The ultimatum given to Vladimir Putin by U.S. President Donald Trump has infuriated Russian propagandists. Russian war bloggers are also outraged. Many pieces of information reported by Russian media or government representatives are elements of propaganda.

Donald Trump has claimed that Vladimir Putin is "destroying Russia" by refusing to reach an agreement with Ukraine to end the conflict, which is set to enter its third year in February. Speaking after signing several executive orders on his first day in the White House,

The British navy said Wednesday that is ramping up measures to protect its waters from secret Russian operations after identifying a Russian spy vessel in UK waters for the second time in weeks.

The Royal Navy has been monitoring a Russian spy ship after it was spotted around UK waters earlier this week, the defence secretary has told MPs. John Healey said the vessel, Yantar, was used for gathering intelligence and mapping the UK's critical underwater infrastructure.

A British official sent a public warning to Russian President Vladimir Putin on Wednesday after the Royal Navy started tracking the Russian spy vessel Yantar in British waters this week.