Putin orders 3-day truce聽in May
Russian president Vladimir Putin on Monday ordered a truce with Ukraine on May 8-10 to coincide with Moscow鈥檚 World War II commemorations, drawing ire from Ukraine which demanded Moscow pause hostilities immediately.
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Trump doubts Putin鈥檚 intentions to end war
Donald Trump and Volodymyr Zelensky met briefly in the hush of St Peter鈥檚 basilica before Pope Francis鈥檚 funeral on Saturday in their first encounter since a noisy White House clash and the US president later cast doubt on whether Russian leader Vladimir Putin wants a peace deal...
Witkoff, Putin discuss 鈥榩ossibility鈥� of direct Russia-Ukraine talks
US envoy Steve Witkoff and Vladimir Putin on Friday discussed the 鈥榩ossibility鈥� of direct talks between Russia and Ukraine during a meeting in Moscow, the Kremlin said Friday.
Russia, Ukraine accuse each other of breaching Easter truce
Russia and Ukraine on Sunday accused each other of violating an Easter truce announced by Russian president Vladimir Putin...
Putin announces 鈥楨aster truce鈥� in Ukraine conflict
Russian president Vladimir Putin on Saturday announced an Easter truce in the conflict in Ukraine starting in the evening and lasting till midnight on Sunday...
Oman Sultan to meet Putin in Moscow
The Sultan of Oman will visit Moscow Tuesday to hold talks with Russian president Vladimir Putin, the Kremlin and Muscat said Saturday, as the Gulf state mediates high-level talks on Iran鈥檚 nuclear programme.
Putin calls to 鈥榝inish off鈥� Ukrainian troops
Russian president Vladimir Putin called Friday for a 鈥榯ransitional administration鈥� to be put in place in Ukraine and vowed his army would 鈥榝inish off鈥� Ukrainian troops, in hardline remarks as US president Donald Trump pushes for a ceasefire.
Putin, Trump to discuss Ukraine today
Russian president Vladimir Putin and US counterpart Donald Trump will speak by phone on Tuesday, as one US official expressed hope the two could agree a Ukraine ceasefire within weeks...
Trump, Putin to discuss Ukraine this week
US president Donald Trump and Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin are expected to speak this week, officials said on Sunday, as Washington and Kyiv鈥檚 European allies press Moscow to accept a ceasefire in the three-year war...
Putin must negotiate, says Starmer
British prime minister Keir Starmer on Saturday said Russian president Vladimir Putin would 鈥榮ooner or later鈥� have to 鈥榗ome to the table鈥� as he opened a virtual gathering to drum up support for Ukraine.
Putin sent addl聽signals to Trump on ceasefire
Russia on Friday said聽 president Vladimir Putin had sent 鈥榓dditional鈥� signals to counterpart Donald Trump about a Washington-proposed ceasefire in Ukraine,聽 adding it was 鈥榗autiously optimistic鈥� about the prospect of a deal.
TRUMP-PUTIN PACT: A new axis to reshape global power
THE shifting tides of global politics have always been dictated by the convergence of interests among great powers. Recently, a new strategic alignment has emerged 鈥� one that promises to redefine the balance of power and reshape international relations. The growing understanding between US president Donald Trump and Russian president Vladimir Putin...
Trump eyes summit with Xi-Putin, shaking up world order
Donald Trump unveiled an extraordinary vision of a shake-up to the world order Thursday, eyeing a three-way summit with the Russian and Chinese leaders just a day after saying he had agreed with Vladimir Putin to start Ukraine peace talks....
Trump, Putin set to meet in Saudi Arabia on Ukraine
US president Donald Trump revealed on Wednesday he expected to meet Russian president Vladimir Putin in Saudi Arabia for Ukraine peace talks, in an extraordinary thaw in relations after a surprise phone call between the two leaders...
Kremlin awaits 鈥榮ignals鈥� from US on possible Putin-Trump meeting
The Kremlin said on Monday it was still waiting for 鈥榮ignals鈥� from the United States about a possible meeting between Russian president Vladimir Putin and newly-inaugurated US counterpart Donald Trump.
Putin ready to talk to Trump, waits for signals: Kremlin
Russian president Vladimir Putin is ready to talk to US counterpart Donald Trump but is waiting for signals from Washington first, the Kremlin said on Friday, fuelling expectations the two would be in contact.
Putin, Xi praise ties, hours after Trump sworn in
Russian president Vladimir Putin and Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping praised their deepening cooperation in a video call on Tuesday, hours after Donald Trump鈥檚 inauguration as United States president.
Putin apologises to Azerbaijan over plane crash
Vladimir Putin admitted Saturday Russian air defence was working when an Azerbaijani Airlines plane tried to land in Grozny before crashing, breaking the Kremlin鈥檚 silence as speculation mounted Russia may have accidentally shot the plane.
Bill Clinton hospitalised with fever
Russia鈥檚 president Vladimir Putin and Donald Trump indicated Thursday that they were ready to hold talks after the Republican tycoon emerged as the victor in the race for the White House.
Putin vows more N-capable missile firing at Ukraine
Russian President Vladimir Putin on Friday promised more combat test-firing of an experimental hypersonic missile launched at Ukraine, as Volodymyr Zelensky appealed for updated air-defence systems to meet the new threat...
Kremlin denies Trump call, says West not ready for talks
Russia Monday denied a reported call between president Vladimir Putin and US president-elect Donald Trump on the Ukraine conflict and said it saw no signs the West was ready for talks.
Kremlin denies Putin and Trump spoke on phone
The Kremlin on Monday denied a US media report that Russian President Vladimir Putin and US president-elect Donald Trump had spoken on the phone last week about the Ukraine conflict...
Russia, Ukraine launch massive drone attacks after Trump-Putin call
Russia and Ukraine launched record drone attacks on each other despite a phone call reported by the Washington Post from US president-elect Donald Trump urging Russian President Vladimir Putin not to escalate the conflict....
Putin finalises N Korea defence deal
Russian president Vladimir Putin has signed off on a landmark defence pact with North Korea, a deal that comes amid reports that Pyongyang has despatched thousands of troops to...
Trump makes first cabinet pick, eyes Putin talks
US president-elect Donald Trump on Thursday made his first cabinet appointment after his decisive election win, while signalling his intent to ditch the outgoing administration鈥檚...
Deployment of N.Korean troops a sign of Putin鈥檚 鈥榙esperation鈥�
NATO chief Mark Rutte on Monday decried the deployment of North Korean troops to bolster Russia鈥檚 war effort in Ukraine as a dangerous expansion of the conflict that signalled president Vladimir Putin鈥檚 鈥榞rowing desperation鈥�...
UN chief tells Putin invasion of Ukraine violates int鈥檒 law
UN chief Antonio Guterres told Russian president Vladimir Putin on Thursday that his invasion of neighbouring Ukraine violated the United Nations charter and international law, according...
Putin warns against 鈥榠llusory鈥� attempts to defeat Russia
Russian president Vladimir Putin warned on Thursday against 鈥榠llusory鈥� attempts to defeat Russia on the battlefield ahead of his first meeting with UN chief Antonio Guterres in more than...
Putin faces calls for peace at flagship BRICS summit
World leaders called for peace in the Middle East and Ukraine at the BRICS summit in Russia on Wednesday, as president Vladimir Putin told them he welcomed offers to...
Modi for quick end to Ukraine conflict in talks with Putin
Indian prime minister Narendra Modi said he wanted the Ukraine conflict to be resolved 鈥榪uickly鈥� and peacefully as he met president Vladimir Putin at a summit of...