Moscow: Vladimir Putin and Donald Trump want to end tensions that have blighted US-Russian ties since the Ukraine conflict, Russian Foreign Minister said Monday on the eve of high-level talks with US officials in Saudi Arabia. In a phone call last week, “Putin and Trump agreed on the necessity of leaving behind absolutely abnormal relations,” … Read more
West Palm Beach, United States: US President Donald Trump said Sunday he could meet “very soon” with Vladimir Putin, adding he believes his Russian counterpart genuinely wants to stop fighting in Ukraine. “No time set, but it could be very soon,” Trump told reporters, hours after Secretary of State Marco Rubio sought to play down … Read more
Brussels: The EU on Sunday said that Russia’s President Vladimir Putin bore “ultimate responsibility” for the death of Alexei Navalny, as it paid tribute to the late opposition figurehead on the one-year anniversary of his passing. The European Union’s foreign policy chief, Kaja Kallas, said Navalny “gave his life for a free and democratic Russia” … Read more
Washington: US President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin spoke by phone Wednesday and agreed to immediately start talks to end the Ukraine war, in an extraordinary thaw in relations that could leave Kyiv out in the cold. Trump described the call as “lengthy and highly productive” in a post on Truth Social, saying … Read more
The leaders of Ukraine and Russia signaled that their previous refusal to talk to each other has softened, following US President Donald Trump’s promise to end Moscow’s full-scale invasion. In an interview late Tuesday with television host Piers Morgan, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky reiterated his preparedness to talk to his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin to … Read more
Zelensky’s statement came after Putin ruled out direct talks with his Ukrainian counterpart. Kyiv: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said Tuesday that Vladimir Putin was “afraid” of negotiations on ending the Ukraine war, after the Russian president ruled out direct talks with his Ukrainian counterpart. “Today, Putin once again confirmed that he is afraid of negotiations, … Read more
Moscow: Russian President Vladimir Putin said Tuesday that talks with Ukraine were possible but not with its President Volodymyr Zelensky, whom he deemed “illegitimate”. US President Donald Trump has put pressure on both sides to end the nearly three-year conflict, saying last week that Zelensky wanted to negotiate a “deal” to stop the fighting. “If … Read more
Kyiv: Ukrainian leader Volodymyr Zelensky on Friday warned that his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin wanted to “manipulate” Donald Trump, after the Kremlin chief praised the US leader and said he was ready for talks with him. Kyiv earlier warned against any Putin-Trump peace talks on the near three-year war without its and European participation. “He … Read more
Moscow: 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. The Ukraine conflict has plunged relations between the two nuclear powers to their lowest levels since the Cold War, with … Read more
We really have to stop that war, Trump said in Davos. (FILE) DAVOS Switzerland: US President Donald Trump said on Thursday he wanted to meet Russian President Vladimir Putin soon to secure an end to the almost three-year-old war with Ukraine, lamenting what he called the huge loss of life. In the run-up to his … Read more
US President Donald Trump told his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin on Wednesday to make a deal to end the grinding Ukraine war “now” or face tariff hikes and more sanctions. “If we don’t make a ‘deal,’ and soon, I have no other choice but to put high levels of Taxes, Tariffs, and Sanctions on anything … Read more
Moscow: Russian President Vladimir Putin ordered the country’s nuclear forces to begin extensive drills, including missile launches, amid growing tensions with the West over Ukraine. Putin told a video conference with senior military officials that the drills will include practice launching ballistic and cruise missiles capable of carrying nuclear warheads. On Putin’s orders, Russia’s nuclear … Read more