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July 5, 2026 10:37 AM

Trump offers to help Putin find deal with Ukraine, also speaks with Zelenskiy

U.S. President Donald Trump, speaking to Russian leader Vladimir Putin by telephone for nearly 90 minutes, offered to help find a solution to the Ukraine war, Kremlin aide Yuri Ushakov said in comments made public early on Sunday. Ushakov said Trump made the offer during the call on Saturday, U.S. Independence Day, in the context of his participation next week at the NATO summit in Turkey. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said he also spoke to Trump. "The American president once again ...

June 23, 2026 9:44 PM

Russia eyes diesel export ban, fuel imports amid Ukrainian strikes; Crimea restricts public life

Russia is considering a diesel export ban, Deputy Prime Minister Alexander Novak said on Tuesday, while a newspaper reported on possible fuel imports to tackle shortages, especially in Crimea, which tightened restrictions on public services and activities. Russian President Vladimir Putin also made his first comments about Ukraine’s recent strikes on civilian infrastructure, including on Moscow’s oil refinery, saying they were a ploy to destabilise society. He also called on the government...

May 18, 2026 1:46 PM

Putin faces ‘very difficult choices’ in Ukraine as sanctions bite, Estonia’s spy chief says

Russian President Vladimir Putin has few good options in Ukraine with his armed forces unable to advance significantly on the battlefield while Western sanctions are chipping away at his resources, Estonia's foreign intelligence chief has said. Kaupo Rosin, a top spy on NATO's eastern flank, told Reuters Russia was losing more men than it was recruiting in the fifth year of its full-scale war, and that a general mobilisation would be deeply unpopular and potentially undermine stability. "All t...

May 13, 2026 9:17 AM

Kremlin, Trump say Ukraine war nearly over after Zelenskiy casts doubt

The Kremlin repeated Russian President Vladimir Putin's assertion that the war in Ukraine was almost over on Tuesday and U.S. President Donald Trump said the war's conclusion was "very close," perspectives not shared by Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy, who said Moscow had no intention of ending it. "I think that the matter is coming to an end," Putin told reporters on Saturday. Asked to comment on Putin's remarks, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said on Tuesday that a certain amount of...

April 24, 2026 7:26 PM

Putin may or may not attend the G20 in Miami, the Kremlin says

Vladimir Putin may or may not travel to the G-20 summit in Miami, the Kremlin said on Friday after U.S. President Donald Trump said it would be very helpful if the Russian president did attend. Trump ‌intends to invite Putin to ⁠attend the G-20 summit in December in Miami, the Washington Post reported earlier on Thursday, ‌citing ⁠administration officials. "President Putin may go to Miami as a member of the G20, or he may not go, or another Russian representative may go,...

February 6, 2026 1:22 PM

Trump rejects Putin offer of one-year extension of New START deployment limits

U.S. President Donald Trump on Thursday rejected an offer from his Russian counterpart to voluntarily extend the caps on strategic nuclear weapons deployments after the treaty that held them in check for more than two decades expired. "Rather than extend "New START ... we should have our Nuclear Experts work on a new, improved and modernized Treaty that can last long into the future," Trump wrote in a post on his Truth Social platform. Arms control advocates warn that the expiration of the tre...

January 30, 2026 12:37 PM

Trump says Putin agreed to not fire on Kyiv for a week during cold

U.S. President Donald Trump said on Thursday that Kremlin leader Vladimir Putin had agreed to refrain from firing on Kyiv and other Ukrainian cities for a week because of cold winter weather. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said he thanked Washington for the initiative, which he described as halting Russian strikes on energy targets, which have left hundreds of apartments in Kyiv without power during freezing weather. There was no immediate comment from Moscow, which had earlier issued...

January 4, 2026 12:50 PM

Trump says he’s ‘not thrilled’ with Putin over war in Ukraine

U.S. President Donald Trump said on Saturday he was frustrated with Russian President Vladimir Putin over the continued war in Ukraine, repeating that he had initially believed that ending the war would be easy. "I'm not thrilled with Putin. He's killing too many people," Trump told reporters at his Mar-a-Lago resort in Palm Beach, Florida, during a press conference to discuss the overnight U.S. military operation in Venezuela and capture of its President Nicolas Maduro. Trump said he did not ...

December 30, 2025 3:01 PM

PM Modi expresses concern over targeting of Russian President Putin’s residence

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday expressed deep concern over reports claiming that the residence of Russian President Vladimir Putin in the Novgorod Region was targeted in a drone attack, and stressed that diplomatic efforts remain the most viable path to ending the Russia-Ukraine conflict. In a post on X, the Prime Minister urged all parties to avoid actions that could undermine ongoing peace initiatives. “Deeply concerned by reports of the targeting of the residence of the President...

December 7, 2025 5:53 PM

India and Russia rewrite global trade as PM Modi, Putin push for three economic connectivity projects

While the West lectures New Delhi and Moscow on partnerships, the two capitals just signed the future in ink and steel. On 4 and 5 December in India, President Vladimir Putin and Prime Minister Narendra Modi did not just exchange pleasantries; they accelerated three strategic corridors that together shave more than 16,000 kilometres and up to 40 days off the journey between Indian factories and Russian resources. PM Modi and Putin agreed to turbo-charge the International North-South Transport ...