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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 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 12, 2026 12:57 AM

PM Modi meets Vladimir Putin on sidelines of BRICS Summit, reviews India-Russia bilateral ties

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday met Russian President Vladimir Putin on the sidelines of the 18th BRICS Summit in New Delhi, with the two leaders reviewing the progress of bilateral cooperation across key areas including defence, energy, trade, space and people-to-people ties. The meeting was the second interaction between PM Modi and Putin this year. The two leaders had earlier met on August 31 on the sidelines of the 26th SCO Summit in Bishkek. India-Russia economic and industrial tie...

September 10, 2026 12:46 AM

Russia says it hopes US-mediated talks with Ukraine will resume soon

Russia hopes that U.S.-mediated peace talks on ending the war in Ukraine will resume soon, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said on Wednesday. No such talks between Russia and Ukraine have taken place since February, but President Donald Trump sent his negotiators to Moscow and then Kyiv at the weekend in a bid to relaunch the stalled process. Peskov was responding to a comment by U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio that it may be possible to draw up a roadmap to restart talks and work towards ...

September 9, 2026 12:22 AM

Trump told Putin he wants swift end to Ukraine war and US-Russia ties restored, Kremlin says

Donald Trump told Russian President Vladimir Putin by phone on Tuesday that he wanted a swift end to the war in Ukraine, which would allow U.S.-Russia ties to be fully restored, the Kremlin said, adding that Putin had supported the U.S. president's view. The call, which the Kremlin said lasted an hour, followed a weekend visit to Moscow and Kyiv by U.S. envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner, who are trying to revive stalled talks designed to find a way to end the fighting. Their weekend diplo...

September 1, 2026 2:59 PM

PM Modi participates in 26th SCO Summit in Bishkek

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday participated in the 26th Meeting of the Council of Heads of State of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) in Bishkek, calling for stronger cooperation on security, connectivity and development while urging member countries to take committed action against terrorism. The summit, held from August 31 to September 1 in the Kyrgyz Republic, coincides with the 25th anniversary of the SCO. Leaders reviewed the organisation’s progress and discussed ways ...

September 1, 2026 2:50 PM

‘We must dismantle the entire ecosystem of terrorism’: PM Modi at SCO Summit

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday called for a united and comprehensive global fight against terrorism, urging Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) members to dismantle the entire ecosystem of terrorist financing, recruitment, radicalisation and safe havens. Addressing the 26th SCO Summit in Bishkek, PM Modi said terrorism remained a serious challenge to humanity and that countries could not limit their response to an “action-reaction approach”. “We must dismantle the entire eco...

August 24, 2026 6:44 PM

Looking forward to meeting PM Modi very soon: Vladimir Putin

External Affairs Minister (EAM) S Jaishankar called on Russian President Vladimir Putin in Moscow on Monday and conveyed the greetings of Prime Minister Narendra Modi. According to a statement released by the Kremlin, during the meeting, Putin stated that EAM Jaishankar’s visit underscores the level of relations that has been established between Russia and India over decades. He said that both nations continue to work together in virtually all areas, including governmental ties, interparliame...

August 13, 2026 9:48 AM

Putin says Russia will start seizing European vessels if its ships targeted

President Vladimir Putin said on Wednesday that Russia will respond in kind if European countries start to seize Russian merchant vessels and the commander of Russia’s Pacific Fleet said his forces were ready to “inspect and detain” foreign vessels from what he called hostile states. The comments, which Putin made as he oversaw navy drills in Russia’s far east, come as the EU tries to ratchet up pressure on Russia’s so-called shadow fleet, expanding sanctions agains...