Vladimir Putin, interview to the Italian newspaper «Il Corriere della Sera»

It’s almost two o’clock in the morning when we get to the end of the interview. Vladimir Putin responded to our questions for just shy of two hours. “Mr. President—asks the editor of Corriere della Sera, Luciano Fontana—is there one thing that you regret more than anything in your life, which you consider an error that you would never again want to repeat?” The Russian president adjusts himself in his chair, and his eyes suddenly seem to sparkle. He remains silent for a few seconds, and then in his thin voice he says softly: “I will be quite frank with you. I cannot recollect anything of the kind. By the grace of God, I have nothing to regret in my life.”

US war with Russia possible: Republican candidate

A 2016 US Republican presidential candidate has declared that a US military attack against Russia would be likely in the future in order to protect the American people."If the interest and the existence and the safety of the people of the US was at stake -- and that was the only way to protect them -- of course, I would do whatever was necessary," Ben Carson said in an interview with Fox News on Sunday when asked about the use of military force against Moscow.

"I would, obviously, do that in consultation with very competent generals and people who are more knowledgeable in that area than I would be," he added.

Carson, who launched his presidential bid last week, also called Russian President Vladimir Putin a bully.

The US accuses Russia of providing heavy weaponry and training pro-Russian fighters and of deploying air defence systems in eastern Ukraine. The Kremlin denounces the accusations as baseless.

During a speech on Saturday, Russian President Vladimir Putin accused the US of attempting to dominate the world.

"We have seen attempts to create a unipolar world, we see gaining momentum as a force of bloc thinking," Putin told foreign leaders, war veterans, and thousands of soldiers assembled on Moscow`s Red Square ahead of a major military parade celebrating the World War II Victory Day.

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John Kerry to visit Sochi Tuesday: Russia

US Secretary of State John Kerry is expected to visit the Russian Black Sea resort of Sochi for talks on Tuesday amid tensions with Moscow over the Ukraine crisis, a Russian official said.

"His visit is expected," an official told AFP on condition of anonymity ahead of an announcement by the foreign ministry.

The foreign ministry declined to comment, only saying it would release an official statement at a later point.

Russian President Vladimir Putin is expected to spend this week at his summer residence in Sochi.

Putin's spokesman Dmitry Peskov told AFP he could not immediately say whether the Russian president would host Kerry for talks.

Separately, the state RIA Novosti news agency, quoting a diplomatic source, said Kerry and his Russian counterpart Sergei Lavrov were set to discuss the Ukraine crisis as well as Syria, Iran and Yemen.

"Kerry's visit to Russia is very symbolic," the diplomatic source was quoted as saying.

"He cancelled his visit many times and finally decided to come. This will not be a breakthrough meeting but it is very important."

The source added that the US diplomat's upcoming talks in Sochi was a sign that Russia was open to cooperation.

"We never clam up, we are open and are ready to discuss everything," the source said.

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