The White House cautioned Vladimir Putin last year after U.S. intelligence found that Russia was preparing to send explosive packages on cargo planes.

Joe Biden warned Vladimir Putin about planned Russian sabotage actions on transatlantic routes, reports the "New York Times." According to the newspaper, Russian operatives planned to place self-igniting courier packages on planes flying to the USA and Canada.

Russian President Vladimir Putin's aide Nikolai Patrushev warned in an interview published on Tuesday that Ukraine may "cease to exist" in 2025. Patrushev, who previously served as secretary of Russia's Security Council,

Nikolai Patrushev, an advisor to the Russian president, stated in an interview with "Komsomolskaya Pravda" that the Russian Federation is not indifferent to the situation in Ukraine. However, he did not rule out the possibility that Ukraine may cease to exist altogether by next year.