A monument to Josef Stalin has been unveiled in one of Moscow’s busiest subway stations, the latest attempt by Russian authorities to revive the legacy of the brutal Soviet dictator.

Nebenzya made the comments during a UN Security Council meeting convened at Moscow’s request. Russia accused European countries of “attempting to hamper the peace process around Ukraine.” He said that on a “principled basis” Russia could consider a ceasefire.

Russian troops launched some 109 drones and five missiles across Ukraine overnight on Friday and into Saturday. Moscow later said it had captured another two Ukrainian villages in the east of the country.

This comes amid Kyiv recently expressing willingness to retry direct peace talks with Russia at Istanbul on Monday

MOSCOW — Moscow city crews will spend Tuesday removing four trees along Washington Street. According to the city, the London plane trees are infected with a fungal disease called sycamore anthracnose that can cause leaves to drop and damage new growth. The trees being removed have not produced any notable leaves this spring.

The Kremlin has increasingly embraced the Soviet dictator and his legacy, using them to exalt Russian history in a time of war, but he remains a deeply divisive figure in Russia.

A monument to Soviet dictator Joseph Stalin erected in Moscow’s subway is stirring debate, with some Russians welcoming it as a historical tribute, but others saying it’s a mistake to commemorate someone who presided over so much suffering.

Moscow city crews will spend Tuesday removing four trees along Washington Street. According to the city, the London planetrees are infected with a fungal disease called sycamore anthracnose that can cause leaves to drop and damage new growth. The trees being removed have not produced any notable leaves this spring.

Falling debris from a destroyed Ukrainian drone hit an apartment block in southwest Moscow, Mayor Sergei Sobyanin said Thursday.

A claim that President Vladimir Putin 's helicopter faced a combat incident during his visit to the Kursk region was concocted by Russia's authorities, it has been reported. Russia's Defense Ministry said that during Putin's trip to the border region where Kyiv previously staged an incursion, his aircraft came under fire from Ukrainian drones.