President Vladimir Putin

December 2, 2025 3:29 PM

Putin hails Russian capture of all of eastern Ukraine’s Pokrovsk

President Vladimir Putin hailed what his commanders told him was the full Russian capture of the city of Pokrovsk in eastern Ukraine as an important victory after a prolonged campaign, saying it would help Moscow fulfil its wider war aims. Russia, which uses the Soviet-era name of Krasnoarmeysk to refer to the city, has faced fierce Ukrainian resistance in its battle since mid-2024 to capture Pokrovsk, once a strategic logistics hub for the Ukrainian army. "I want to thank you. This is an impo...

August 19, 2025 10:22 AM

Moscow calls on London not to hinder efforts to settle Ukrainian conflict: Russian Foreign Ministry

Russia has called on the UK authorities to refrain from actions that undermine Russia and the United States’ efforts to settle the Ukrainian conflict, Russian Foreign Ministry spokesperson Maria Zakharova said. "Against the backdrop of the genuine desire demonstrated by the Russian and US leadership in Anchorage for a comprehensive, fair, and sustainable settlement of the conflict around Ukraine, including the elimination of its root causes, statements continue to pour out of London that no...

August 14, 2025 10:32 AM

Putin appears ready to test new missile as he prepares for Trump talks, researchers say

Russia appears to be preparing to test its new nuclear-armed, nuclear-powered cruise missile, according to two U.S. researchers and a Western security source, even as Russian President Vladimir Putin readies for talks on Ukraine with U.S. President Donald Trump on Friday. Jeffrey Lewis of the California-based Middlebury Institute of International Studies and Decker Eveleth of the CNA research and analysis organisation, based in Virginia, reached their assessments separately by studying imagery ...

May 26, 2025 10:19 AM

I don’t know what’s wrong with him: Trump says he is not happy with Putin for bombing Ukraine

U.S. President Donald Trump on Sunday expressed deep unhappiness at Russia’s weekend bombing of Ukraine, saying of Russian President Vladimir Putin, “I’m not happy with Putin.” “I don’t know what’s wrong with him. What the hell happened to him? Right? He’s killing a lot of people. I’m not happy about that,” Trump told reporters at the airport in Morristown, New Jersey, as he prepared to return to Washington. Trump spoke in reaction to a Russian barrage of 367 drones...

May 16, 2025 2:36 PM

Russians and Ukrainians in Turkey for what would be first talks in 3 year

Russian and Ukrainian negotiators were in Istanbul on Friday for what was billed as their first direct peace talks in more than three years, under pressure from U.S. President Donald Trump to end Europe's deadliest conflict since World War Two. The encounter anticipated at the Dolmabahce Palace on the Bosphorus would be a sign of diplomatic progress between the warring sides, who had not met face-to-face since March 2022, the month following Russia's invasion. Expectations for...

April 23, 2025 10:51 AM

Ukraine presses for ceasefire as Russia reported to offer concession

President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said on Tuesday Ukraine was ready for talks with Russia "in any format" once a ceasefire is set, while the Financial Times reported President Vladimir Putin had offered to halt Russia's invasion at the current front lines. Both sides are trying to demonstrate progress towards ending Russia's war in Ukraine, now well into its fourth year, after U.S. President Donald Trump said he could walk away from efforts to make peace if there is no breakthrough. "We are ready ...

February 28, 2025 10:04 AM

Russia, US hold talks, Putin says contacts inspire hope

Russian and U.S. teams held six hours of talks in Turkey on Thursday to try to restore normal functioning of their embassies, and Vladimir Putin said initial contacts with Donald Trump's new administration had inspired hope. The talks, focused narrowly on conditions for each other's diplomats, provided an early test of the two countries' ability to reset wider relations, amid a Trump administration outreach effort that has alarmed Washington's European allies and Kyiv. The Kremlin last year de...

February 25, 2025 2:07 PM

Anniversary marked, diplomatic lines drawn: Ukraine war at a crossroads

Ukraine hosted European leaders on Monday to mark three years of all-out war with Russia since Moscow's invasion, while top U.S. officials stayed away in a clear illustration of President Donald Trump's lurch towards Moscow since returning to power. Still reeling from Trump falsely calling President Volodymyr Zelenskiy a "dictator", Kyiv said it was in the final stages of reaching a deal with Washington to provide U.S. access to its mineral wealth. After meeting with French President Emmanuel ...

February 18, 2025 3:17 PM

US and Russia meet without Ukraine for first talks on ending war

U.S. and Russian officials met on Tuesday in Riyadh for the highest-level talks to date between the two former Cold War foes on ending the war in Ukraine. They were expected to discuss ways to end the three-year-old conflict in Ukraine and restore American-Russian relations. Their talks could pave the way for a summit between U.S. President Donald Trump and his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin. Ukraine, which is not attending, says no peace deal can be made on its behalf. "We, as a sovereign...

February 18, 2025 12:35 PM

Russia’s sovereign wealth chief says Trump is a problem solver ahead of high-level talks

The head of Russia's sovereign wealth fund on Tuesday described U.S. President Donald Trump as a problem solver ahead of U.S.-Russian talks in Saudi Arabia in what are expected to be the most significant discussions between the two former Cold War foes on ending Moscow's war in Ukraine. The conversation could pave the way for a summit between Trump and his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin as the two sides discuss restoring Russian-American relations. "We really see that President Trump and h...