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Russian drones partly shut three Kyiv bridges over Dnipro
Russian drone attacks forced three of Kyiv's six road bridges over the Dnipro River to close fully or partly on Friday, the city's mayor said, causing traffic jams across the Ukrainian capital. The Southern Bridge took repeated hits, and a…
Putin vows to take rest of Donetsk sooner than expected
Russian President Vladimir Putin said Thursday, Oct. 1, that Russian forces took control of 1,301 square kilometers of Ukrainian territory in September. He also said Moscow would seize the rest of Ukraine's Donetsk region "much earlier" than Kyiv and European…
Putin rejects strike truce, says Russia lost 1% of GDP
Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Thursday, October 1, that Ukrainian drone strikes on Russian oil refineries have cost the country about 1% of its gross domestic product. Speaking at the Valdai Discussion Club in Moscow, he also rejected the…
Rubio says US invited Putin to G20 summit in Miami
U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio confirmed on Wednesday that the United States has formally invited Russian President Vladimir Putin to attend the G20 Summit in Miami this December, a move that could set the stage for a face-to-face meeting…
Kremlin rebuffs Zelenskyy’s call for trilateral talks with Putin and Trump
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy called on U.S. President Donald Trump to organize a three-way summit with Russian President Vladimir Putin, declaring he is "ready any time" to meet if it could bring an end to the war now in its…
Putin’s United Russia retains parliament majority in tightly controlled vote
Russia's ruling United Russia party has retained its commanding majority in the State Duma after a tightly controlled three-day vote that excluded most opposition candidates and unfolded against the backdrop of the largest Ukrainian drone attack on Moscow since the…
Putin rejects energy ceasefire before winter, FT reports
Russian President Vladimir Putin does not intend to agree to a halt in strikes on energy infrastructure before winter, the Financial Times reported on Monday, even as U.S. President Donald Trump declared that both sides had already reached such an…
Modi, Putin vow deeper ties on eve of BRICS summit
Russian President Vladimir Putin arrived in New Delhi on Friday for a three-day visit, holding bilateral talks with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi ahead of the 18th BRICS Summit scheduled for September 12 and 13. The meeting, their second in…
Putin slams West’s ‘ugly’ tactics at BRICS forum in New Delhi
World leaders convened in New Delhi on Friday for the BRICS Business Forum, the flagship private-sector event of India's 2026 BRICS presidency, as the expanded bloc seeks to project economic unity ahead of the 18th Leaders' Summit on Saturday and…
Wheat futures slide after Trump-Putin phone call
Euronext wheat futures reversed early gains and settled lower on Tuesday after news broke that U.S. President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin spoke by phone, reviving hopes for a diplomatic resolution to the war in Ukraine and a…
Putin hosts Witkoff, Kushner at Kremlin for Ukraine talks
U.S. special envoy Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner sat down with Russian President Vladimir Putin at the Kremlin on Saturday for more than three hours of talks aimed at reviving a stalled push to end the war in Ukraine, carrying…
Wheat prices drop after Putin hints at Ukraine peace deal
Global wheat futures fell sharply on Thursday after Russian President Vladimir Putin said there was a chance of a peace agreement to end the war in Ukraine, triggering a wave of profit-taking across grain markets that had surged to multi-year…
Zelenskyy warns airlines Russian skies are unsafe amid surging drone war
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy issued a stark warning to international airlines, insurers, and governments on Monday that Russian airspace is "becoming completely unsafe" due to the expanding scale of Ukrainian drone operations over Russian territory.
Erdogan signals new nuclear plant projects with Russia
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan announced on Tuesday that Turkey plans to pursue new nuclear power plant projects with Russia, deepening an energy partnership that is likely to draw scrutiny from Western allies as the war in Ukraine continues.
Zelenskyy says Putin ‘still wants war’ as Kremlin rejects peace summit
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said on Monday that intelligence assessments from Ukraine and its partners all point to the same conclusion: Russian President Vladimir Putin "personally still wants war," even as the majority of Russian society would accept a halt…
Putin chose to escalate Ukraine war, The Economist reports
Russian President Vladimir Putin has chosen to escalate the war in Ukraine after weeks of internal deliberation, driven by a belief that ending the conflict without capturing all of Donbas would put his life in danger, according to a report…
CIA chief warned Russia not to attack NATO in secret Moscow trip
CIA Director John Ratcliffe made an unannounced trip to Moscow on Tuesday to warn Russia against launching an attack on NATO countries, according to sources familiar with the visit cited by The Wall Street Journal News Corp. The visit, which…
Russian firm asks Putin to seize Nestlé’s assets
A little-known Russian firm has formally petitioned President Vladimir Putin to place five of Nestlé's Russian subsidiaries under temporary state administration, a move that could strip the Swiss food giant of operations valued at up to $2.1 billion, according to…
Putin threatens to seize European ships over shadow fleet crackdown
Russian President Vladimir Putin warned on Wednesday that Moscow will "respond in kind" if European countries seize Russian merchant vessels, in a sharp escalation of rhetoric as the EU intensifies its campaign against Russia's sanctions-evading maritime network.
US intel warns Putin may test NATO with limited attack
New U.S. intelligence assessments warn that Russian President Vladimir Putin may attempt to challenge NATO's cohesion through a limited attack on a member nation within the next few years, according to a report by The Wall Street Journal News Corp…
Iran’s reclusive new leader may speak with Putin first, TASS reports
Russian President Vladimir Putin could become the first foreign leader to hold direct talks with Iran's new Supreme Leader, Mojtaba Khamenei, according to an Iranian source cited by Russia's state news agency TASS on Saturday.
Trump and Putin speak on July 4, discussing Ukraine ahead of NATO summit
U.S. President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin held a phone call on Saturday, July 4, lasting approximately an hour and 25 minutes, covering the conflicts in Ukraine and Iran as well as bilateral relations, according to Kremlin aide…
Putin signs tax law to boost fuel supply amid deepening crisis
Russian President Vladimir Putin on Saturday signed a law amending the country's Tax Code, introducing new excise measures aimed at incentivizing increased gasoline supply to the domestic market as Russia grapples with its worst fuel crisis in decades.
Putin rejects Ukraine’s ceasefire proposal, vows to seize four regions
Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Sunday that Russia will continue its campaign to fully capture four Ukrainian regions, rejecting a Ukrainian proposal for a mutual halt to long-range strikes and dismissing it as a ploy to relieve battlefield pressure…
US warns ‘time is not on Moscow’s side’ as peace talks stall
Russian President Vladimir Putin and Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov on Monday doubled down on demands that any peace negotiations with Ukraine be conducted on Moscow's terms, even as the United States warned at the UN Security Council that "time is…
Putin rejects Zelenskyy’s proposal for direct talks
Russian President Vladimir Putin dismissed Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy's proposal for face-to-face negotiations to end the war in Ukraine, speaking at the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum on Friday. Putin argued that Moscow seeks a comprehensive settlement rather than a…
Putin signs decree canceling debts for new Ukraine war recruits
Russian President Vladimir Putin signed a decree on Monday canceling debts of up to 10 million roubles — roughly $140,000 — for new military recruits and their spouses, the Kremlin announced, as Moscow continues to deploy financial incentives to sustain…
Xi and Putin condemn Golden Dome at Beijing summit
Chinese President Xi Jinping and Russian President Vladimir Putin used a high-profile summit in Beijing on Wednesday to jointly condemn the United States' Golden Dome missile defense program, calling it "an obvious threat to strategic stability" and warning that it…
Putin hails ‘unprecedented’ Russia-China ties in Beijing talks with Xi
Russian President Vladimir Putin met with Chinese President Xi Jinping at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on Wednesday, hailing relations between the two countries as having reached an "unprecedentedly high level" and calling for a more balanced…
EU’s Kallas says Putin is ‘weaker than ever’ on Ukraine
EU foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas told reporters on Monday that Russian President Vladimir Putin is "in a weaker position than he has ever been before," following a meeting of EU foreign ministers in Brussels where the bloc adopted new…