Russian officials say Lyubomir Korba, the suspect in intelligence general Vladimir Alekseyev's assassination attempt, confessed to training in Kiev and carrying out the attack on orders from Ukrainian security agencies.
Putin called to thank UAE President Nahyan for cooperation between intelligence agencies and support in arresting general Alekseyev's assassination suspect.
Russia announced that all of Moscow's obligations under the New START nuclear arms control treaty with the United States have ceased, leaving both parties free to determine their next steps.
Russia's ambassador states Denmark threatens to revoke the land where the Russian embassy is located, as Copenhagen and Moscow face increasingly sharp confrontation.
The Russian embassy in Belgium expressed concern over reports of NATO deploying additional forces to Greenland, calling the move based on a "false pretext".