Moscow and Washington Plan New Foreign Ministers Meeting
Russia and the USA are planning a new meeting, says Vladimir Putin's adviser Yuri Ushakov.
World politicsRussia and the USA are planning a new meeting, says Vladimir Putin's adviser Yuri Ushakov.
World politicsUSA's President Donald Trump says that he may "pull out" of the talks between Ukraine and Russia if the parties do not reach an agreement. No deadline for a possible ceasefire was mentioned during Monday's phone call between Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin, emphasizes the Kremlin.
ConflictsRussia's President Vladimir Putin is not on the list of the Kremlin's delegation to the talks in Istanbul on Thursday. Russia intends to negotiate at a significantly lower level and is letting a former culture minister and hardline advisor lead the talks.
WorldRussia's president Vladimir Putin and China's president Xi Jinping will discuss the Ukraine war in Moscow on Thursday, reports the Kremlin's headquarters.
ConflictsRussia's President Vladimir Putin and the US envoy Steve Witkoff have discussed the possibility of direct negotiations between Ukraine and Russia. At the same time, the Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov says that Moscow wants to "fine-tune" the US's proposal for an agreement.
ConflictsRussia does not think it's urgent to move forward in the talks about peace with Ukraine, in a situation where mediating USA wants to see things happen as quickly as possible. At the same time, it is announced that USA's envoy Steve Witkoff is expected to arrive in Moscow later this week.
WorldWe got to what Putin demands to get a permanent peace. This says USA's envoy Steve Witkoff after last week's meeting with Russia's leader Vladimir Putin about, among other things, the Ukraine war.
World politicsUSA and Russia have held a first meeting on the way to some form of agreement on the Russian invasion war in Ukraine – without Ukraine. They say they have taken "important steps" towards continued talks and re-established diplomatic ties that were severed. The meeting is heavily criticized by Ukraine's president.
ConflictsEurope's capacity to defend itself is weak and the USA is trying to appease Russia's President Vladimir Putin, according to Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskyj.
WorldRussia's president Vladimir Putin has arrived in North Korea, reports Russian media. At the airport, he was met by North Korea's leader Kim Jong-Un.
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