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October 11, 2026 10:40 AM

Neither Putin nor Trump wanted to hang up first, Kremlin aide says after ‘very friendly’ call

A conversation on Friday between President Vladimir Putin and US President Donald Trump was "very substantive and friendly" and neither leader wanted to be the first to end the call, Russian news agency Interfax quoted a Kremlin aide as saying. During the call, the presidents agreed that Russia would supply diesel to the US and global markets to lower fuel prices, prompting an unexpected temporary easing of US sanctions on Russian fuel that has dismayed Ukraine. The Kremlin said most of the co...

October 1, 2026 1:02 PM

MEA advises Indians against joining Russian armed forces, urges caution over job offers

The Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) on Wednesday advised Indian nationals travelling to Russia to exercise extreme caution while pursuing employment opportunities and warned them against accepting offers to join the Russian armed forces. The advisory comes amid continued reports of Indian nationals being recruited into the Russian armed forces. The government said it has repeatedly highlighted over the past two years the risks and dangers associated with such recruitment and has advised Indi...

October 1, 2026 10:40 AM

Russia attacks Ukrainian energy grid, forcing power cuts as winter looms

Russia unleashed a widely anticipated air campaign against Ukraine's energy grid on Wednesday, hitting power facilities and infrastructure around Kyiv ‌and other regions in the heaviest combined attack on energy sites in months. The strikes, in which Ukrainian officials said seven people were killed, followed days of intensifying drone barrages primarily on the capital, a prelude to what many Ukrainians expect to be a winter of attacks intended to plunge cities into cold and darkness when Ukr...

October 1, 2026 9:37 AM

Ukraine urges US to sanction entities supporting Russia’s Starlink rival

Ukraine is urging the United States to impose sanctions on several Russian entities that it says are helping develop Moscow's Rassvet satellite network as a domestic alternative to SpaceX's Starlink, its acting ambassador said on Wednesday. Denys Sienik, deputy chief of mission at the Ukrainian embassy in Washington, told reporters Russia was rapidly expanding the Rassvet satellite network, saying its goal to start operations in 2027 would pose grave risks to Ukraine. "If they launch Rassvet b...

September 30, 2026 9:59 AM

Putin envoy, US officials discussed Ukraine war and energy initiatives, US official says

Russian President Vladimir Putin's envoy Kirill Dmitriev held "constructive" talks with US officials on ending the Ukraine war, including possible US-Russia energy initiatives in the postwar period, a US official said on Tuesday. The visit Monday by Dmitriev, who is also head of Russia's RDIF sovereign wealth fund, follows a meeting between President Donald Trump and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy last week in New York, where Zelenskiy said they discussed a potential ceasefire on energ...

September 27, 2026 11:34 AM

Russia backs India’s candidature for UNSC permanent seat

Russia has backed India's candidature for a permanent seat in the United Nations Security Council, saying that any reform of the UN body cannot involve additional seats being allocated to Western countries, especially Germany and Japan. “Our principled approach is the following: UN Security Council reform cannot involve any additional seats being allocated to Western countries, especially to Germany and Japan, who are now on the path to militarism and revanchism,” Russian Foreign Minister S...

September 24, 2026 5:09 PM

Russia says no decision yet on possible Putin-Trump summit in December

The Kremlin said on Thursday that no decision had been taken yet on a possible summit in December between Russian and US Presidents Vladimir Putin and Donald Trump, and that it was too early to talk about the agenda for such a meeting. The United States invited Putin to a December G20 meeting in Miami, Florida where he could hold a summit with Trump, US Secretary of State Marco Rubio said on Wednesday. Asked what the two presidents might discuss, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov told re...

September 24, 2026 9:39 AM

US invites Putin to December G20 meeting, possible Trump summit

The United States has invited Russian President Vladimir Putin to a December G20 meeting in Miami, Florida where he could hold a summit with President Donald Trump, US Secretary of State Marco Rubio said on Wednesday. The Kremlin said Russia would consider the invitation. Rubio, speaking after meeting Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly, said the US remained open to engaging with Russia on the war in Ukraine, despite stalled efforts to bring an en...

September 21, 2026 10:43 AM

Trump to meet Zelenskyy in New York as US pushes Russia-Ukraine de-escalation efforts

US President Donald Trump is set to meet Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy in New York on Tuesday as Washington pushes efforts to secure de-escalation between Russia and Ukraine. The meeting is scheduled to take place on the sidelines of the 81st United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) in New York, where world leaders are gathering for the high-level week. The Russia-Ukraine conflict is expected to remain among the major international issues under discussion during the UNGA. The talks bet...

September 20, 2026 4:11 PM

Ukraine launches biggest Moscow drone attack as Russia votes

Ukraine launched what Moscow's mayor called the biggest drone attack yet on the Russian capital on Sunday, as Russians voted on the final day of a parliamentary election that President Vladimir Putin has cast as a test of support for the war in Ukraine. The drone strikes killed two people in the Moscow region and two more in the Russian-held part of Ukraine's Kherson region, including an election official, according to Moscow Mayor Sergei Sobyanin and election authorities. A facility at Moscow'...