Russian President Vladimir Putin warned that the ongoing war with Ukraine will persist unless a diplomatic agreement is reached with Kyiv. Speaking at a press conference concluding his four-day visit to China, Putin stated, “Should negotiations with Ukraine fail, we will pursue our objectives through military means.” He expressed...
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Russian President Vladimir Putin has expressed willingness to meet Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, provided the meeting is well-prepared and poised to yield tangible results. Speaking at a press conference in Beijing on Wednesday, following a four-day state visit to China, Putin addressed the possibility of direct talks to address...
Kremlin on Wednesday sharply criticized German Chancellor Friedrich Merz for branding Russian President Vladimir Putin a “war criminal” over Russia’s ongoing military actions in Ukraine. Speaking on the sidelines of Putin’s four-day state visit to Beijing, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov dismissed Merz’s remarks as inflammatory. “Chancellor Merz has recently...
In a high-stakes summit at a military base in Anchorage, Alaska, on Friday, August 15, 2025, U.S. President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin are set to discuss critical territorial issues surrounding the ongoing war in Ukraine. Trump, emphasizing Ukraine’s autonomy in negotiations, made it clear he’s not...
Kremlin Aide Yuri Ushakov, on Thursday announced that Russian President Vladimir Putin and U.S. President Donald Trump will conduct a joint press conference following their discussions in Alaska on August 15. “Once the talks conclude, Presidents Putin and Trump will jointly brief the press, summarizing the outcomes of their...
Russian President Vladimir Putin met with U.S. special envoy Steve Witkoff on Wednesday for talks on the Ukraine war. This meeting comes just days before a deadline set by U.S. President Donald Trump for Russia to agree to a ceasefire in Ukraine. If Russia doesn’t comply, Trump has threatened...
US President Donald Trump has given Russian President Vladimir Putin a 10 to 12-day deadline to make progress toward ending the war in Ukraine. Trump expressed frustration with Putin’s handling of the conflict during a meeting with British Prime Minister Keir Starmer in Scotland. “We’re not seeing any progress...
Russian President Vladimir Putin has strongly condemned the recent US airstrikes on Iran’s nuclear facilities, calling them “absolutely unprovoked aggression” with “no basis and no justification”. Putin made these remarks during a meeting with Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi in Moscow, just two days after US President Donald Trump...
Russian President Vladimir Putin has informed US President Donald Trump that Moscow is ready for a new round of peace talks with Ukraine after June 22, following the completion of the latest prisoner and body exchange agreements initiated in Istanbul. The development comes after a 50-minute phone call between...
Ukraine has received the bodies of 1,212 of its fallen soldiers from Russia, the agency dealing with prisoners of war in Kiev announced. The soldiers died in battles in various regions, including Kursk, Kharkiv, Luhansk, Donetsk, Zaporizhzhya, and Kherson. Russia transported the bodies over the weekend, terming it a...
NATO Secretary General, Mark Rutte on Friday criticised Russian President Vladimir Putin for not travelling to Turkey to meet with Ukrainian President, Volodymyr Zelensky. “He knows extremely well that the ball is in his court, that he is in trouble,” Rutte said, arriving at a meeting of European leaders...
U.S. President, Donald Trump has skipped Turkey Peace Talk to visit new grandchild. Speaking at an event in the United Arab Emirates, Trump said his daughter, Tiffany had just given birth to a baby, and he wanted to see his grandchild as soon as possible. Trump said he wanted...
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has said he expects Russia to implement a ceasefire and that he will personally be waiting for President Vladimir Putin in Türkiye on May 15. Zelenskyy announced this on Telegram, Turkish news agency, quoting Ukrinform, said on Sunday. “We await a full and lasting ceasefire,...
Russian President Vladimir Putin will not attend Pope Francis burial, the Kremlin said on Tuesday. Concern over quashing speculation that the Russian leader might make an appearance in spite of an international arrest warrant against him. When asked by journalists whether Putin had plans to attend the burial on...
Moscow is “categorically against” the potential deployment of Western peacekeepers in Ukraine, Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova stated on Thursday. She warned that such a move could lead to a direct clash between Russia and NATO. Zakharova also accused London and Paris of plotting a “military intervention in...
U.S. President Donald Trump said he plans to talk with Russian President Vladimir Putin on Tuesday about settling the conflict in Ukraine, U.S. media reported. “We’re doing pretty well, I think, with Russia…I’ll be speaking to President Putin on Tuesday. “A lot of work’s been done over the weekend,”...
Russia has rejected the possible deployment of NATO peacekeepers in Ukraine, suggesting unarmed observers or a civilian monitoring group sent there to oversee a potential peace deal. Russian Deputy Foreign Minister, Alexander Grushko said the discussions on peacekeeping efforts in Ukraine remain premature and should only take place after...
Russian President, Vladimir Putin has signed off on a law to confiscate the property of opponents of the war and enemies of the state. A decree with Putin’s approval was published in the Russian legal database on Wednesday. The law provided for confiscating property allegedly acquired through the...
At least six people have been killed and more than 20 others injured in new Russian attacks in Ukraine. The authorities said that four Kalibr missiles hit the southern city of Mykolaiv, killing one person and injuring 23 others. It was the heaviest strike in four months, they said....