Trump called Putin during Zelensky's White House meeting, floating the possibility for further meetings.
The French president reiterated Trump's belief that an agreement could be reached with Putin: 'But if at the end this process is met by refusal, we are also ready to say that we need to increase sanctions.' Macron pointed to recent secondary sanctions the US administration has imposed on India, which have 'had a lot of effects.'
President moves to arrange summit between Zelenskyy and Putin in bid to end Russian invasion
US president reiterates optimism for trilateral meeting involving Putin, even without ceasefire
He wants Trump to secure for him what Russia’s army cannot
Donald Trump and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky had expressed hope earlier on Monday that meetings with European leaders at the White House would pave the way to trilateral talks with Russian President Vladimir Putin on ending the Russia-Ukraine war. Later, Trump said he called Putin after the day's talks.
US president hosts Zelenskyy and European leaders at the White House three days after meeting Russia’s Putin.
President said US would be ‘involved’ in bolstering Kyiv’s postwar defences as he raised prospect of trilateral meeting with Putin
President Trump said he thought there was a "reasonable chance" of ending the war between Russia and Ukraine if Vladimir Putin and Ukraine's Volodymyr Zelenskyy agreed to trilateral talks with the U.S.
The Washington meeting could prove to be crucial to the future of Ukraine, and all of Europe's security.
What do Ukrainians think about the outcome of the meeting of US President Trump with Russian President Putin?
Donald Trump is reportedly planning to urge Ukraine to surrender the Donetsk and Luhansk regions as part of negotiations over an end to the war.
When President Trump was flying to Alaska to meet Vladimir Putin, he said the goal was a ceasefire. But after they talked, Trump aligned himself with Putin and downplayed the need for a truce.
'In Alaska, Putin and Trump symbolically began a process of reconciliation between Russia and the US'
European leaders need to get Trump off the dangerous path laid out for him by Putin
High-stakes summit in Alaska ends without ceasefire deal.
Russia’s leader seems to have drawn the US president closer to Moscow’s position on the Ukraine war
The US president will meet Zelensky in Washington on Monday in the wake of his Alaska summit with Vladimir Putin on Friday.
US President Donald Trump called his meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin "extremely productive".
A few hours after the Trump-Putin summit on the war in Ukraine, Sylvie Kauffmann answered questions from Le Monde readers.
Trump changes his position on Ukraine saying he prefers peace accord as opposed to ceasefire after Alaska talks.
Documents with sensitive details about the meeting between President Trump and Russian President Putin were left behind on a public hotel printer.
A new Oval Office showdown with Zelensky looms after Alaska
The meeting between Trump and Putin in Alaska was not a breakthrough for the war in Ukraine. Follow DW for more.
Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin's high-stakes summit in Alaska dominates Saturday's papers.
Putin portrays summit as only a starting point for talks on Ukraine and rebuilding Russia-US ties
US president’s warm Alaska greeting brings Russian leader in from the cold
US President Trump and Russian President Putin began talks on the Ukraine war at a US military base in Alaska.
Our weekly podcast on democracy in America. This week, President Donald Trump welcomed Russian leader Vladimir Putin to the United States for the first time in a decade. We look at how the face-to-face meeting may alter the trajectory of the Ukraine war.
Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin are due to meet in Anchorage, Alaska. The Kremlin said it expected the summit to last at least six to seven hours. The US president said that any final agreement would come in a three-way meeting with Putin and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky.
President Trump had pledged to use his relationship with Russian President Vladimir Putin to broker a deal. But he's been vague about potential outcomes from his Friday summit.
The leaders' head-to-head will be a blockbuster moment in politics and a further glimpse into their relationship.
Trump says the Alaska summit with Russian President Vladimir Putin could “set the table” for direct talks with Ukraine.
President Trump says he'll know "probably in the first two minutes" whether Vladimir Putin is serious about ending the war in Ukraine, touting his past relationship with the Russian leader.
Alaska was a Russian colony until it was sold to the US. It's the perfect place for the upcoming Putin-Trump talks.
On the eve of a rare summit in Alaska with Vladimir Putin, the US President warned the talks could fail and vowed that any Ukraine deal would be made later with Kyiv at the table.
Also in today’s newsletter, investors are concerned about the president’s pick to lead the Bureau of Labor Statistics
Ukrainian president in London to try to prevent any US-Russian deal that would carve up his country
Ukraine and European allies are anxious about upcoming Trump-Putin summit in Alaska.
The Trump administration is in the process of rescuing the Russian regime, which it needs in order to extort money from Europe, argues the Russia specialist, two days before the meeting between Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin.
Sir Keir Starmer staged a show of unity with the Ukrainian president ahead of Friday's summit between Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin.
Despite positive spin from Wednesday’s meeting, Zelenskiy and Europe will be shut out of Alaska summit
August 13, 2025 European leaders held a high-stakes meeting Wednesday with President Trump, Vice President JD Vance, Ukraine's Zelenskyy, NATO's chief, and European leaders ahead of Friday's US Russia summit.
US president allays European concerns with focus on ceasefire as Alaska talks near
As the leaders prepare to meet, Russian forces break Ukraine’s defensive line
Russian troops surge in Ukraine as Europe fears betrayal
Also in today’s newsletter, Beijing demands Chinese tech giants justify buying Nvidia chips, and White House downplays expectations for Trump-Putin summit
The summit, set to take place in Alaska on Friday with Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin, will be the first between a sitting US and Russian president since 2021 and comes as the US president seeks to broker an end to Russia's nearly three-and-a-half-year invasion of Ukraine.
The Ukrainian leader was speaking ahead of a meeting between Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin in Alaska on Friday.
The Russian and US presidents will convene in Alaska on Friday for talks on a possible ceasefire in Ukraine — but is the meeting a ‘misstep’?
Russia says both sides affirm intention for Putin-Trump meet in Alaska on Friday, where Ukraine war set to be discussed.
President Trump is pushing to end the war in Ukraine, but analysts say President Vladimir Putin could turn their meeting in Alaska to his advantage.
Russia lost a war in Crimea in the 1850s. To pay off war debts, Russia sold Alaska to the U.S. Now presidents Trump and Putin will meet Friday in Alaska to discuss another war involving Crimea.
President Trump set a low bar for his summit with President Vladimir V. Putin of Russia, saying he was ready to walk away if no deal was forthcoming.
Starmer's warning to Trump for his meeting with Putin and the Peltz-Beckham vows make Tuesday's papers.
Asked about inviting Volodymyr Zelensky to Alaska for the meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin on Friday, Trump suggested the Ukrainian president would be involved in talks at a future date. 'This is really a feel-out meeting,' Trump told reporters at the White House.
We explore four options for the outcome of negotiations between Trump and Putin — if Zelensky agreed
President Trump says he thinks Russian President Vladimir Putin is ready to end his war on Ukraine, but will use a Friday summit to "feel out" his counterpart.
The conversation took place days before a planned meeting between Russian President Vladimir Putin and US President Donald Trump in Alaska on Friday.
Being tough with Putin is the only way for the US president to secure an end to the Ukraine war
Could Vladimir Putin exploit the odd legal status of an Arctic archipelago?
EU foreign ministers are meeting via video link, ahead of Putin and Trump's meeting on Friday. DW has more.
For all the bold talk of protecting Ukraine, President Trump is due to meet Putin for a summit that will involve little or no European participation
Plus, Trump to meet Putin in Alaska to discuss Ukraine deal, a first take on second-quarter GDP figures, and US inflation updated
Some European leaders say that Ukraine must be included in any talks with Russia over ending the war.
Talks between Vladimir Putin and Donald Trump on the war in Ukraine are set to take place next Friday in Alaska. Europe has insisted that Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky and European powers should be part of any deal to end the conflict.
Trump says he will meet with the Russian leader in the "great state of Alaska".
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has staunchly rejected a suggestion by Donald Trump of ‘swapping territory’.
US president plans to meet the Russian president in Alaska on Friday
When Trump and Putin meet on Friday, the plight of children abducted from Ukraine should be top of the agenda
Michael Gloss, 21, who was killed in Ukraine last year, was the son of Juliane Gallina, a CIA deputy director,
Three months after Operation Sindoor, Air Chief Marshal A.P. Singh’s belated claim of downing five Pakistani fighter jets and a sixth ‘large’ plane mathematically mirrors the Pakistani claim of shooting down 6 Indian jets made within 24 hours of the air battle.
Ukraine and its allies are concerned that President Trump and President Vladimir V. Putin will do a deal without them and then impose it on Kyiv.
The meeting, hosted by Foreign Secretary David Lammy and the US Vice President JD Vance, follows confirmation Trump and Putin will hold talks in Alaska next week.
Zelenskyy shores up international support ahead of meeting between US president and Putin next week
US president’s comments about territorial concessions to secure peace trigger alarm in Kyiv
Before announcing a meeting with President Vladimir Putin, President Trump suggested a Russia-Ukraine peace deal would include “some swapping of territories.”
Russian President Vladimir Putin held consultations Friday with the leaders of China and India to seek support ahead of the summit with Trump, who has spent his first months in office trying to broker peace in Ukraine without making a breakthrough. He and Putin last sat together in 2019 at a G20 summit meeting during Trump's first term.
The US president said the two sides were ‘close’ to a deal and that the meeting would take place in the US state on Friday
President Trump has been pushing to broker an end to the war in Ukraine since he took office. But it hasn't been quick or easy.
He is expected to give details of the meeting later on Friday, which would be the first face-to-face talks since 2018.
Putin also briefed Modi on the “latest developments” on Ukraine, per the MEA, as Trump's deadline for Moscow to forge peace is set to end.
Timely sanctions on trade with Moscow must be widely, not randomly, applied if the US president wants to bring an end to the carnage in Ukraine
A top Kremlin foreign policy aide said Presidents Vladimir Putin and Donald Trump will meet “in the coming days.”
Donald Trump says he will meet Vladimir Putin, America escalates its row with India over Russian oil—and more
Even with Trump's direct involvement, Moscow's preconditions for a ceasefire in Ukraine make it a swift ending to the bloodshed difficult to reach.
War in Ukraine: Trump could meet with Putin 'as soon as next week'
US and Russian leaders will hold first in-person meeting since Moscow’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine
US president is seeking to broker a peace deal to end the war in Ukraine
India has rejected demands to cut trade with Moscow, which Washington hoped would put pressure on Putin to agree to a ceasefire in Ukraine
It was not clear if President Vladimir Putin or President Volodymyr Zelensky had agreed to President Trump’s plans.
US envoy Steve Witkoff met with Putin on Wednesday for what the Kremlin said were 'constructive' talks, two days ahead of the US deadline for Russia to make progress towards peace or face new sanctions.
August 6, 2025 A meeting between President Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin could take place as soon as next week, according to the Kremlin. Putin said it could be hosted by the United Arab Emirates.
Despite President Trump's threat of sweeping sanctions, expectations for a ceasefire between Moscow and Kyiv are muted.
US president has threatened Vladimir Putin with punitive measures to force him to end war in Ukraine
Putin has been reluctant to stop fighting in Ukraine, leaving Trump increasingly frustrated with the Kremlin.
Elizaveta Krivonogikh refers to an unnamed man ‘who took millions of lives and destroyed mine’
Little expectation in Kyiv that Steve Witkoff will make a breakthrough with Vladimir Putin
Putin claims, without providing evidence, that Ukraine was involved in the attack, an allegation Kyiv vehemently denies.
President Trump has given an ultimatum to President Vladimir Putin of Russia to end the war in Ukraine or face U.S. sanctions.
The introduction of a state-approved messaging app has raised fears that Russia could be preparing to block WhatsApp and Telegram.
On Friday, the US president responded to statements made by former Russian president Dmitry Medvedev, as he continues, so far unsuccessfully, to try to push Vladimir Putin to negotiate over Ukraine.
US president wants to send a message to Putin after the Russian leader rejected his calls for a truce
The Russian president says Moscow's initial tough demands must be met, despite a looming US sanctions deadline.
President Vladimir Putin of Russia didn’t directly respond to President Trump’s ultimatum that Moscow halt its offensive by the end of next week.
The former Russian president Dmitri Medvedev offers President Trump a useful foil to criticize without rebuking Vladimir Putin, one analyst said.
Attack comes days after Donald Trump demanded Vladimir Putin agree to a ceasefire in Ukraine or face tighter sanctions
German author Schlögel was honored for work critiquing authoritarian regimes in eastern Europe from Stalin to Putin.
Economist Dmitry Nekrasov: 'Only a handful of sanctions have had a serious effect on Putin's ability to continue the war'
One of Putin’s closest allies, and his highest appointed stateswoman, had largely kept out of the limelight until a surprise appearance in Geneva caught the world’s attention
DW spoke to Finland's ex-President Niinisto about the diplomatic efforts to end Russia's war in Ukraine and NATO.
The US president dominated a briefing in his golf club’s ballroom, holding forth on subjects including tax, Putin, ‘windmills’ and the PM’s wife
Donald Trump said he would now give Vladimir Putin 10 to 12 days from Monday, meaning he wants peace efforts to make progress by August 7-9. The plan includes possible sanctions and secondary tariffs targeting Russia's trading partners.
The US president says there is "no reason" for waiting amid little sign of progress towards peace.
US president says he is disappointed in Russia’s Putin as he shortens a 50-day deadline he set this month.
President Trump called on President Vladimir Putin of Russia to stop his attacks in Ukraine in less than two weeks or face new sanctions and tariffs.
St Petersburg procession is called off as Ukrainian drone strikes continue to target strategic sites across the country
Two weeks ago, Trump threatened "very severe tariffs" on Russia's trading partners "if we don't have a deal in 50 days".
Russia has promised that no 18-year-olds will be sent to fight in Ukraine, but the BBC finds many have already been killed.
Volodymyr Zelenskiy renews call for summit with Vladimir Putin to end Russia-Ukraine war
The nationalist ideologue shapes the Russian president’s version of history
Two books chronicle the Moscow optimists who fell victim to Kremlin oppression — and those who turned cheerleaders for its anti-Ukraine propaganda
Kyiv says it will push for full ceasefire and Zelenskiy-Putin summit during negotiations in Istanbul
The US historian tells DW what she thinks Putin is trying to achieve in Ukraine, and why Trump has been so lenient.
Ukraine proposed direct talks within weeks between Volodymyr Zelenskyy and Vladimir Putin.
July 23, 2025 The two sides made little progress toward a ceasefire — despite President Trump's threats of harsh new economic penalties on Moscow should it fail to agree to a deal by early September.
In a DW interview, Kyiv's mayor Vitali Klitschko explains what he thinks of the US' recent 50-day ultimatum to Russia.
Kremlin critics laud the decision, as Moscow’s ambassador to Italy decries a ‘scandalous situation’.
The Russian conductor has been barred from Western stages since the invasion of Ukraine.
TEHRAN – Ali Larijani, senior adviser to Iran’s Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei, held talks on nuclear affairs with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Moscow on Sunday, according to the Kremlin.
Ukrainian leader also reiterates readiness for face-to-face meeting with Russia’s Vladimir Putin.
China’s influence over Russia could yet change the war in Ukraine, but the president has bigger goals in mind
A network of spies has carried out cyberattacks and hacking operations intended to destabilise nations and threaten security
A bipartisan coalition has joined forces to push aggressive new sanctions on Russia and believe the souring relationship between President Trump and Vladimir Putin has created a new opening.
UK’s Starmer says plan in place in event of ceasefire in Ukraine once Russia’s Putin agrees to ‘unconditional’ truce.
Moscow also confirms that no phone call is currently planned between Presidents Trump and Putin.
One of Ukraine’s most powerful women tells how she tested Russia’s desire for peace in US-led talks
Trump gives Putin a deadline to make peace with Ukraine or face potentially punishing US sanctions.
Kyiv's mayor is among those asking why there has to be a delay to introducing new tariffs as the fighting continues.
America will supply air-defence missiles and may punish countries that trade with Russia
President Trump, expressing frustration over feeling dragged along by President Vladimir V. Putin in peace talks, threatened Russia with “very severe tariffs” unless a deal is reached with Ukraine in 50 days.
US leader says phone calls with Vladimir Putin are ‘very pleasant - and then the missiles go off’
The US president has ordered Russia to resolve its war in Ukraine within 50 days or face economic consequences
Sitting side-by-side with NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte in the Oval Office, Trump told reporters that he is disappointed in Russian President Vladimir Putin.
"Putin really surprised a lot of people," the US president said on Sunday night. "He talks nice and then he bombs everybody in the evening."
US president makes announcement amid growing frustration with Russian President Vladimir Putin.
Russian foreign minister Sergei Lavrov thanks Kim Jong Un for weapons and troops during visit to Wonsan
An Italian region has invited the pro-Putin conductor, signalling a rehabilitation despite no sign of an end to the war.
"Putin would support zero enrichment. He encouraged the Iranians to work towards that in order to make negotiations with the Americans more favorable," a European source told Axios.
US president softens his rhetoric but it is unclear whether this will result in tangible support in the war against Russia
The advocacy group For Ukraine, for Their Freedom and Ours! – a collective made up of 130 academics – has called on the International Criminal Court (ICC) to swiftly issue arrest warrants for Vladimir Putin and eight other senior Russian officials.
The prospects of peace between Azerbaijan and Armenia are weakening Russia’s influence
Natalya Taranushenko’s stance over the war in Ukraine led to a seven-year prison sentence in absentia, as Putin steps up propaganda efforts in schools
July 11, 2025 Russia ratcheted up air attacks by drones and missiles on Ukraine this week. The increase comes as President Trump has expressed frustration at Russian President Vladimir Putin's seeming unwillingness to enter talks to end the war. Trump indicated the U.S. would resume shipments of weapons to Ukraine that had previously been suspended. Our correspondent in Kyiv gives us the latest.
It’s a key refuge for Moscow’s wealthy, including the record producer Iosif Prigozhin. He insists he still loves President Vladimir V. Putin, no matter what you’ve heard.
Trump spoke about an agreement with NATO to arm Ukraine. A sanctions bill with bipartisan support also sits in Congress.
US president appears to cool on Vladimir Putin and welcomes move for further sanctions against Russia
This could potentially be a game-changer if Putin's refusal continues, putting Israel in a much stronger position if it needs to strike Iran again in the future.
Despite pressure from Donald Trump's White House, Russia remain committed to its war effort in Ukraine.
Meaghan Mobbs voted for the president three times and ‘agrees with 95% of what he says’. He risks embarrassing himself with Putin, she tells The Times
Kyiv’s western allies need to recognise that Putin has made the war central to his legitimacy
On Ukraine, Vladimir Putin wants more than Donald Trump has been prepared to offer, writes the BBC's Russia Editor.
Even as President Trump castigates Russia’s president, Vladimir Putin is convinced Ukraine’s defenses may collapse, according to people close to the Kremlin.
Recordings show the president telling donors during his re-election campaign that Putin and Xi ‘10 per cent believed’ his bold claims
‘He’s very nice all the time, but it turns out to be meaningless,’ says Trump of Putin
In typically brash tones, the US leader announced the move while decrying the ‘bullsh-t thrown at us by Putin’.
The attack comes just after US President Donald Trump said he would increase weapons deliveries to Ukraine and accused his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin of talking 'bullshit' on Ukraine.
Disclosure will raise fresh questions about the need for tighter regulation in Canberra; US president says Kremlin promises are ‘nice but meaningless’
US president voices frustration over the continuing war in Ukraine, says Vladimir Putin is ‘killing a lot of people’.
President Putin sacked his transport minister. Hours later, his body was found in a park with a gunshot wound to the head.
The US president said on Monday he was 'not happy' with Vladimir Putin. Last week, the Trump administration had announced that it would stop supplying certain weapons to Kiev, officially due to concerns about dwindling US ammunition stocks.
In Maria Reva’s road-trip novel, mail-order brides serve an unlikely purpose, and Russia’s war blows apart the divide between fact and fiction
Ursula von der Leyen rejects censure motion as playing into the hands of ‘anti-vaxxers and Putin apologists’
Valery Gergiev, an ally of Vladimir V. Putin, is set to conduct in Western Europe for the first time since institutions there cut ties over Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.
Former Ukrainian defence minister warns only a change in leadership at the Kremlin could end war, even as Russia’s relationship with Trump cools
News of Roman Starovoit’s death in his car made public shortly after that of his sacking by Putin, though timeline of events remains unconfirmed
On Monday morning a presidential decree stated that Starovoit had been dismissed from his post.
Roman Starovoyt’s death came amid an ongoing corruption probe into defensive fortifications in Kursk
Putin's choice of a long war in Ukraine
As the Pentagon pauses missile shipments to Zelensky, Putin still seems to hold out the possibility of a Trump-brokered end to Russia’s war
The 17th summit of the group of emerging economies is set for Sunday and Monday in Rio de Janeiro. However, the absence of Chinese President Xi Jinping and his Russian counterpart, Vladimir Putin, weakens the event's impact, especially on the political front.
Leaders expected to decry US President Trump’s trade tariffs while presenting the bloc as a defender of multilateralism.
Low-cost Shaheds are now being mass-produced — and used against both civilian and military targets to devastating effect
Trump said that the call with President Putin on Thursday resulted in no progress at all on efforts to end the war.
July 4, 2025 Russian missiles and drones hammered Kyiv in an overnight attack, the largest aerial assault on the Ukrainian capital since the war began more than three years ago.
US and Ukrainian leaders discuss defence capabilities on call after Trump ‘disappointed’ by conversation with Putin.
Call follows record drone assault that came after tense chat between US leader and President Vladimir Putin
US munitions slated for Ukraine held up over shortage as Trump ‘disappointed’ by Putin’s refusal to make concessions
President Trump said he “didn’t make any progress” after a call with President Vladimir V. Putin of Russia, hours before a barrage that Ukraine’s air forces said was the largest since the war started.
Kyiv accuses Vladimir Putin of ‘publicly humiliating’ Donald Trump as attack comes hours after the two leaders spoke by phone
Almost every district in the capital sustained damage after Russia fired a record 550 drones, Ukraine says.
The US and Russian presidents spoke on Thursday but Trump said he did ‘not make any progress’ on ending the war
The apparent impasse came during a roughly hourlong conversation between the leaders on Thursday morning.
Maj Gen Mikhail Gudkov personally promoted by Putin and had previously led one of Russia’s most notorious brigades
Central Asia has mixed feelings towards Russia, but is still mainly inclined to be friendly
Trump administration ‘puts America’s interests first’ as Moscow says it has fully seized the area of eastern Ukraine that Putin said he had annexed three years ago
Macron and Putin's double-edged call after three years of silence
It was the two leaders’ first call since 2022, and the Russian president’s first with any major European leader since last year.
The pair, who had not spoken since September 2022, according to the Elysee, also discussed Iran.
The Elysée said that Emmanuel Macron stressed France's 'support for Ukraine's sovereignty,' and called for a ceasefire. According to the Kremlin, Vladimir Putin urged 'a solid and lasting settlement of the conflict.'
Moscow has announced for the first time that it has fully seized the area of eastern Ukraine that Putin said he had annexed three years ago
Amid festivals and flowers the capital is far from the war
Although long considered the best-protected city in Ukraine, the capital has not been spared from a surge in bombardments now affecting the entire country.
Russian leader indicates longterm plan to cut army spending, as his forces vie for foothold in Ukraine’s Dnipropetrovsk.
The missions on motorbikes are a growing tactic, with soldiers aiming to create as much destruction as they can before being killed or captured
Vladimir Putin is not making life easy for Georgian wine producers, who are heavily dependent on the Russian market. After suffering a severe embargo from Moscow between 2006 and 2013, they are now wondering whether to boycott Russia as a response to its invasion of Ukraine.
Radoslaw Sikorski, a Polish minister, also says the cost of keeping the war going could bring down the Russian leader’s regime
Zelensky urges unity with Trump and a trial for 'war criminal' Putin
After meeting Zelensky at the Nato summit, Trump described Ukraine’s fight as ‘brave’ and said Vladimir Putin was struggling to manage the war
US president says Ukraine head is ‘very nice’ after their sideline chat at Nato summit, but is dismayed at Russian leader for not ending war
The president is expected to make a big announcement about Russia today. Arizona state officials are demanding an investigation into an out-of-control fire burning along the canyon's North Rim.
June 6, 2025 President Trump said the Russian leader Vladimir Putin had warned that he would retaliate for a covert Ukrainian attack in Russia last weekend that destroyed dozens of Russian bombers.
Trump said Iran is not going to have a nuclear weapon and that Russian President Vladimir Putin had called him and offered to help with Iran.
Iran and Israel exchange heavy strikes as Khamenei sends envoy to Putin seeking greater Russian support
President Vladimir V. Putin met with Iran’s foreign minister on Monday, but did not explicitly call out Israel or the United States for their strikes on Russia’s longtime ally.
Russian President Vladimir Putin, who is hosting Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi in Moscow, stopped short of offering military help to his Iranian ally.
While Putin has condemned the Israeli strikes, he has yet to comment on the US attacks on Iranian nuclear sites.
Oil, gold and dollar rise in wake of US strikes on nuclear sites
Two years after his failed revolt, the mercenary leader Yevgeny Prigozhin remains hugely popular among Russians
Vladimir Putin quoted as saying Russia has repeatedly told Israel there is no evidence Iran is aiming to get nuclear weapons
During an annual economic conference in St. Petersburg, Russia, President Vladimir Putin did not rule out his forces taking the Ukrainian city of Sumy.
Estonia is girding itself for an invasion as its Russian minority grows restless
President Vladimir Putin tells attendees at St Petersburg Economic Forum that Moscow needs ‘balanced growth’.
Experts have warned for months that the Kremlin ‘can’t afford peace’. As a slump looms — is that really true?
The US president resurfaced his belief the G7 should readmit Russia before his early exit from this week’s summit
'The Transatlantic Divorce' (5/5). After Barack Obama stepped back during the 2014 annexation of Crimea and Joe Biden hesitated, Donald Trump, now back in the White House, aligned himself with Russia at the UN and left his strategic allies alone to face Vladimir Putin.
Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto said that the relationship between the two countries was ‘getting stronger again’.
The Russian president will travel to China to attend the Shanghai Cooperation Organization summit, hold talks with Xi Jinping and join September 3 ceremonies marking Japan's WWII surrender.
TEHRAN – In an address to heads of international news agencies on Thursday, Russian President Vladimir Putin highlighted the resilience and unity of Iran’s society, stating that "Iranian society is consolidating around the country's political leadership."
Even Russia’s allies send lower-ranking officials and executives to St Petersburg — except Indonesia’s president
The US president said he spoke with the Russian president over the phone on Tuesday and said, 'Do me a favor... let's mediate Russia first, okay?' On Thursday, Putin said that a deal to end fighting between Israel and Iran was possible and he did 'not even wish to discuss' the idea Israel might assassinate Iran's supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei.
US president’s troubled history with G7 alliance repeats itself
President Trump opened his remarks at the Group of 7 gathering of industrialized nations by criticizing the decision to expel Russia from the bloc after Moscow’s 2014 “annexation” of Crimea.
A report leaked before the alliance meets in the Hague says EU red tape on animal welfare inhibits military expansion and rearmament
US President Donald Trump expressed optimism on Sunday that peace would come soon and cited the possibility that Russian President Vladimir Putin could help.
Trump, for his part, described events in the Middle East as "very alarming," according to Ushakov, the Kremlin's aid.
TEHRAN - In a telephone conversation on Friday evening, Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian and Russian President Vladimir Putin discussed recent Israeli attacks, with both leaders condemning the actions as clear violations of international law.
Netanyahu has already spoken to Germany, India, and France's leaders, his office said.
Donald Trump believed that '24 hours' would be enough for him to resolve the war in Ukraine. He overlooked the root causes of the conflict, rooted in Vladimir Putin's ambition to reestablish a sphere of influence in Russia's near abroad, writes Le Monde columnist Alain Frachon.
EU states are concerned about President Putin strengthening his ties with the warlord Khalifa Haftar, who controls large parts of the divided country
His killing machine has been told to deliver a glorious victory at any cost
Government sources claim that Luvsannamsrain Oyun-Erdene is the victim of an effective coup by the country’s president
President Zelensky called for ‘concrete action’ amid speculation Putin will announce a new mass mobilisation
Adam Kadyrov, 17, is the chosen successor of the Chechen warlord, whose health is reportedly worsening rapidly, but Putin is doubtful he can maintain stability
His killing machine has been told to deliver a glorious victory at any cost
The Russian leader can’t enjoy being outfoxed by a supposedly weaker opponent, so what form could his retribution ultimately take?
A secret Russian document shows that, even as the two countries grow closer, counterintelligence agents have deep concerns about China.
Figurehead of the peninsula’s Tatar ethnic group has criticised the reversal of American policy on the fate of his homeland
Moscow launched dozens of missiles and hundreds of drones at Ukraine early on June 6, killing at least three people in Kyiv after President Vladimir Putin vowed retaliation for an audacious Ukrainian attack on Russian airbases.
The attack comes days after Trump says Putin had "very strongly" promised response to Ukraine "Spider web" attack.
Kremlin comments seem to confirm reports Putin told Trump Moscow was obliged to hit back
Even if the fighting in Ukraine were to end, rearmament will remain at the centre of the Russian economy
US president says Putin also suggested he would participate in talks aimed at reaching a new nuclear deal with Tehran.
Plus, threatened, ancient trees thrive in Chinese temples.
On Wednesday, Putin thanked Leo for 'his willingness to contribute to a settlement' of the conflict, the Kremlin said. The afternoon phone call was the first between the US-born pope and Putin since Leo became head of the world's Catholics last month. After taking office, the pontiff offered to mediate between leaders of countries at war.
US and Russian presidents discuss Ukraine and Iran in phone call
Putin discusses response to attacks on long-range bombers in a surprise phone call with Trump. He also speaks to Pope for the first time
Putin told him that he will have to respond to Ukraine's recent drone attacks, Trump said in a social media post.
Russian president accuses Ukraine of ‘organising terrorist attacks’ after daring strikes behind enemy lines
Yulia Kirillova, who is married to the Trump official Darren Beattie, and her uncle were accused of having close ties to President Putin
To truly address the roots of the war in Ukraine, Russia must begin by acknowledging and combating systemic corruption, which poses a threat to Russians as well as to the rest of the world, writes Matthew H. Murray, an American expert in public and international affairs.
Operation ‘severely damaged’ base of Kerch Bridge, opened by Putin in 2018, Kyiv’s SBU security service says
Kyiv’s attack on the country’s bomber fleet appeared designed to show Russia’s leader that continuing the war carries big risks for Moscow.
His regime uses payouts to salve Russian families’ grief
President Zelensky accused Moscow of failing to take the negotiations seriously
Zelenskyy says he will send delegation to Turkey after accusing Putin of trying to sabotage talks
Army pay, ‘coffin money’ for bereaved families and new opportunities for domestic industry have cut inequality more effectively than President Putin did in peacetime
Confiscating the funds would shock Putin, help Ukraine, and take advantage of disillusionment in the US economy
Sir Keir Starmer will tell Donald Trump that unless the US provides military support to a peace deal between Ukraine and Russia, that Vladimir Putin can’t be trusted to stick to it, saying the US must “backstop” any settlement. The Prime Minister
Attorney-general Richard Hermer says ‘pseudo-realist’ politicians risk providing ‘succour to Putin’
Russia is luring young African women to make weapons to attack Ukraine
In the face of Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin, the French, German, British and Polish leaders are emerging at the forefront of European efforts to support Kyiv, writes Le Monde's Philippe Ricard in his column.
The American president’s preference for praising and excusing the Russian leader has yielded no progress toward peace in Ukraine.
The US president's remarks on Wednesday come as Russia intensifies its attacks on Ukraine.
Ukrainian president says Kyiv has taken steps to prevent incursion
In a fresh call for truce talks with Russian President Vladimir Putin, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky proposed meeting together with US President Donald Trump, after Putin rejected previous proposals.
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Trump says Russia’s Vladimir Putin is ‘playing with fire’ and Russia has so far been shielded from ‘really bad things’.
It remained to be seen whether President Trump’s latest comments indicated a new, aggressive approach to handling Vladimir Putin and Russia.
President Trump warned Vladimir Putin that he was 'playing with fire' and is weighing new sanctions against Moscow over the Ukraine war.
Possible additional sanctions on Moscow are gaining support in Washington as frustration over war grows
Advances follow some of the biggest Russian drone and missile attacks of the war, although their intensity fell off overnight
Waves of drone attacks have been one of Russia’s most lethal weapons in the war, but Ukraine is developing new ways of fighting back
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The US president has rebuked Putin after a sudden escalation in Russian attacks on Ukraine’s civilian population
President Trump said he was not happy with President Vladimir V. Putin’s decision to unleash one of the largest offensives in Russia’s war against Ukraine.
Asked about US president’s condemnation of aerial attacks on Ukraine, Kremlin says all parties feeling ‘emotional overload’
US president warns that if Russian leader aims to conquer all of Ukraine, it will ‘lead to the downfall of Russia!’
Russian fired 367 drones and missiles at Ukraine on Saturday night into Sunday - and attacks continued on Monday morning.
US president also hints of possible new sanctions after Russia launches its largest aerial attack on Ukraine.
In rare rebuke, US president says attempt to conquer all of Ukraine will lead to ‘downfall of Russia’
President Zelensky says the ‘silence of America’ is encouraging Putin
At least 12 people were reported killed in Ukraine, with 13 regions hit by Russian air strikes.
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A few dozen Kremlin opponents attended an anti-war conference organized in Brussels at the initiative of former oligarch Mikhail Khodorkovsky, who has become one of the main figures of Russian dissent abroad.
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Putin’s military intelligence has been targeting western defence, logistics and tech companies since 2022, according to GCHQ
Russian leader makes first trip since most Ukrainian forces were ejected from the frontline area
Putin is trying to trick the world into thinking he’s open to a truce while boosting Moscow’s army, analysts say.
The Russian leader traveled to the region in the west of the country where a surprise incursion last year embarrassed Moscow.
Putin visits Kursk region for the first time since Russian forces ejected Ukrainian troops
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio said that Russian President Vladimir Putin and Russia's foreign minister indicated that they would present their terms for a potential ceasefire, 'maybe in a number of days.' Italy's Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni said that Pope Leo XIV was willing 'to host upcoming discussions' at the Vatican.
Secretary of state defends Donald Trump’s handling of call with Vladimir Putin
Brussels and London acting ‘in concert’ after Trump failed to secure ceasefire promise from Putin.
Move comes a day after Trump failed to secure a ceasefire commitment from Putin
It follows Donald Trump saying Russia and Ukraine will "immediately" start negotiating, after a two-hour phone call with Vladimir Putin.
The Kremlin withstood pressure for a cease-fire as a precondition for peace talks, but Vladimir Putin’s push for normalizing U.S. relations appears in limbo.
The American president did not mention any tightening of sanctions, as advocated by the Europeans, but said he hoped for direct negotiations between Russia and Ukraine to discuss peace terms. This marks the beginning of Washington's disengagement.
After a phone call with Putin, the US leader seems ready to ditch his vow to end Russia’s war on its neighbour
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Statements from both world leaders reveal two very different realities about ending the war in Ukraine.
America’s president shies away from sanctions on Russia, and opts for more talks
But Russian leader more circumspect on state television about his conversation with US president
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US president says two sides will ‘immediately’ start talks to reach a truce, as Putin says efforts on ‘right track’.
President Donald Trump is hoping that separate calls on Monday with the Russian and Ukrainian leaders will make progress toward a ceasefire in the war in Ukraine.
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US president brands Russian leader ‘absolutely crazy’ after major air attack on Ukraine.
The barrage comes ahead of a planned call between Presidents Trump and Putin on Monday, as the US pushes for a ceasefire.
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After Russia-Ukraine talks in Istanbul failed to reach a ceasefire agreement, US President Donald Trump said he would call Russia's Vladimir Putin on Monday, to put an end to what he called a 'bloodbath.'
US president says he will hold calls on Monday in attempt to end Ukraine ‘bloodbath’
The US president said he would also talk to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, and Nato leaders.
President Trump announced plans for the call with President Vladimir Putin after a Russian drone attack killed nine people on a civilian bus in Ukraine.
US leader says he will phone Vladimir Putin, followed by Ukraine’s president and NATO allies on Monday.
Russia’s president slow rolled negotiators and failed to attend talks. But his gamble met little US resistance
Ukraine is looking for an 'unconditional ceasefire' to Russia's war on the country, with the peace talks off to a rocky start after Vladimir Putin refused to go to Istanbul to discuss the matter.
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Marco Rubio, the US secretary of state, has said that the only way to bring about a breakthrough in efforts to end the war in Ukraine is through direct talks between Donald Trump, the US president, and Vladimir Putin, his Russian counterpart
Marco Rubio says the "only way we’re going to have a breakthrough here is between President Trump and President Putin".
Volodymyr Zelenskyy sends team led by defence minister for talks with Russian delegation in Turkiye’s Istanbul.
Russia said Vladimir Putin will not attend today's peace talks in Istanbul after Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky challenged him to meet.
President Vladimir Putin’s name was not on a list of Russian officials attending the potential peace talks.
Ceasefire negotiations in doubt after Russian president shuns negotiations
The Russian president had been challenged by Ukraine's Volodymyr Zelensky to meet in person at the talks on Thursday.
US president says he will join a potential summit with President Zelensky and President Putin if there are indications a deal could be made
Donald Trump says there is a ‘possibility’ he will head to Turkiye for talks on Ukraine if Vladimir Putin also goes.
After Russian President Vladimir Putin suggested bilateral talks, Ukraine's Volodymyr Zelensky has pushed for direct talks in Turkey on Thursday, even urging the US to levy sanctions on Russia if Putin refuses to meet.
The Ukrainian president said he would ‘do everything’ to ensure that a meeting with the Russian leader takes place in Istanbul on Thursday
Ukrainian president puts onus on Russian counterpart to engage in direct peace talks
Russia has not yet said who it will send to Istanbul on Thursday and has refused to respond to ultimatums.
President Volodymyr Zelensky of Ukraine said that if President Trump attended the talks, it would put pressure Russia’s leader, Vladimir V. Putin, to meet face-to-face.
Zelenskyy welcomes the US leader’s initiative, insists Putin should also be in the Turkish city ‘in person’.
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Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy says he will be waiting to meet Russia’s Vladimir Putin in Turkiye to talk.
Zelenskyy had no choice but to accept Putin’s invitation to talks, diplomats say
The Russian president rejected the ceasefire offer on Monday and proposed direct negotiations in Istanbul. His Ukrainian counterpart seized the opportunity to suggest a 'personal' meeting.
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Ukraine’s president has agreed to attend peace negotiations in Turkey for what could be the first direct talks between the two countries since 2022
"I will be waiting for Putin in Türkiye on Thursday. Personally," the Ukrainian leader says after Trump urged him to "have the meeting, now!"
European leaders have given Russia’s president an ultimatum on agreeing to a 30-day Ukraine ceasefire.
The French leader called the Kremlin's bid for direct negotiations a delay tactic, reiterating demands for a 30‑day unconditional truce.
President Zelensky is pushing for an immediate truce. European leaders have said they would impose new sanctions if President Vladimir Putin does not accept.
Moscow wants to "start moving towards a lasting, strong peace", the Russian president says in a rare televised late-night statement.
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The tribunal, supported by about 35 countries, is expected to be established within the framework of the Council of Europe and could only prosecute Vladimir Putin once he has left office.
European leaders, in coordination with Donald Trump, are proposing a 30-day unconditional ceasefire starting 12 May
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President Vladimir Putin’s military parade marking the Soviet victory over the Nazis was intended to impress allies and tap into Russian patriotism.
The Chinese president is in Moscow to attend the May 9 military parade alongside his Russian counterpart. While Moscow engages in discussions with the Trump administration, Beijing focuses on strengthening its alliance with Russia.
Germany’s chancellor said that a plan to extend Putin’s three-day truce to 30 days was a test of the Russian president’s commitment to peace
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Vladimir Putin leads commemorations as Moscow marks its annual parade.
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Mykhailo Podolyak said that the idea that the Russian president would agree to a rational peace deal was an ‘illusion’
Chinese leader, a guest for Moscow’s WWII commemorations, is keen to maintain ‘deep’ relationship with Russia.
Europe is likely to experience prolonged instability, even if a ceasefire is reached in Ukraine, explains the diplomat in an interview with Le Monde, on the occasion of the 80th anniversary of the end of World War II.
'The ceasefire ... on the 80th anniversary of the Great Victory, has begun,' Russia's state RIA news agency reported.
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Russia is expected to begin a self-declared three-day pause in fighting against Ukraine on Wednesday night.
Xi Jinping, China’s leader, is reinforcing his bond with President Vladimir V. Putin of Russia. But that could hurt Beijing’s efforts to repair ties with Europe.
President Volodymyr Zelenskyy says Ukraine cannot guarantee the safety of world leaders flying to Moscow.
The attacks on Moscow come days before a Putin-announced three-day ceasefire, and a major parade in the Russian capital.
Moscow's annual Victory Day commemorations coincide this year with a three-day ceasefire in Ukraine, ordered by Putin.
In a documentary marking 25 years in power, the Russian president claimed he hoped ‘people have a choice’ about their next leader
Comments aired ahead of Putin’s three-day ceasefire; Zelenskyy says he does ‘not believe’ Russia will stick to pledge.
Russian leader says he hopes nuclear strikes ‘will not be required’ in state TV film about his 25 years in power
Ukrainian president says he and Trump agree that a 30-day ceasefire is the correct first step towards ending the war.
In his zigzagging approach to ending the war in Ukraine, President Trump has shifted his frustration — for now — from Ukraine’s leader to Vladimir Putin.
Ukraine and Europe counter-proposed terms, seeing the US plan as too conciliatory towards Moscow.
Secretary of State Marco Rubio, on Tuesday, warned that the US will step back as mediators if no progress is made in the conflict. Russian President Vladimir Putin recently proposed a three-day ceasefire around Moscow's commemorations next week for the 80th anniversary of the end of World War II, but Putin has rebuffed a Ukrainian-backed US call for a 30-day ceasefire.
Vladimir Putin calls a three-day ceasefire in May, coinciding with events marking the 80th anniversary of World War Two's end.
The proposed three-day ceasefire, set to coincide with the Kremlin's WWII Victory Day celebration, has come amid a crucial week for Ukraine war ceasefire negotiations, as the US considers whether to abandon the talks.
While the Kremlin says it is ready for peace talks ‘without preconditions’, there is no sign that Putin has given up on his long-term plans for Ukraine
US President Donald Trump has now cast doubt over Russian President Vladimir Putin’s willingness to end the war.
US president’s epiphany that Putin may not want to stop Ukraine war follows ‘symbolic’ talk with Zelenskyy in St Peter’s Basilica
US president suggests Moscow ‘doesn’t want to stop the war’ after his one-to-one meeting with the Ukrainian leader in St Peter’s Basilica
The US president said he feared the Russian leader was "tapping me along" given Moscow's strikes on Kyiv earlier this week.
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As United States Special Envoy Steve Witkoff met with Russian President Vladimir Putin, the 'possibility' of direct talks between Ukraine and Russia came up, though such talks have not been held since February 2022.
Russia and Ukraine have not held direct talks since the early weeks of the war, which started in February 2022.
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At least 12 people were killed in a Russian missile attack on the Ukrainian capital.
The US president did not outline specifics on how he is applying pressure, as Zelensky says attacks on Kyiv show "Putin is not afraid".