Russian President Vladimir Putin has met with an Israeli-Russian family that had been held hostage by Hamas in Gaza. He spoke with Aleksandr Troufanov, his mother Elena, and fiancée Sapir Cohen in the Kremlin on Wednesday. The Troufanovs immigrated to Israel from Russia in the 1990s. On October 7, 2023, …
Read More »Putin aide confirms talks on rare earths with US
Discussions with the US on rare-earth mineral projects in Russia are underway, a senior adviser to Russian President Vladimir Putin has said. According to Kirill Dmitriev – the CEO of the Russian Direct Investment Fund (RDIF) and a key member of Moscow’s delegation to talks aimed at normalizing relations with …
Read More »Trump ‘disappointed’ by Putin questioning Zelensky’s legitimacy
US President Donald Trump has said he “wasn’t happy” with Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin’s recent remarks questioning the credibility of the Ukrainian leadership. Vladimir Zelensky’s term as Ukrainian president expired in May 2024, although he has since refused to hold a new election, citing martial law. Russia regards Zelensky as …
Read More »Putin will ‘follow through’ on Ukraine deal – Trump
US President Donald Trump has said his Russian counterpart, Vladimir Putin, would honor his part of a potential peace agreement on the Ukraine conflict. At the same time, Trump warned Kiev against backing out of a rare-earth minerals deal with the US. Speaking to reporters on Monday, the US leader …
Read More »Ukrainian MP calls for Putin’s murder at Council of Europe
Ukrainian MP Aleksey Goncharenko has openly called on EU lawmakers to support the idea of assassinating Russian President Vladimir Putin and of promoting it among ordinary people. On Friday the legislator published a video on Telegram of himself making controversial statements at the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe …
Read More »Putin ready to talk to Trump – Kremlin
Russian President Vladimir Putin is ready to speak with his US counterpart Donald Trump, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov has said. His comments came after Trump stated that he would like to meet Putin “immediately.” When asked on Friday whether a long-awaited phone call between Putin and Trump, who has vowed to …
Read More »Trump team preparing early talks with Putin – CNN
Donald Trump’s team is preparing a phone call with Russian President Vladimir Putin, which could come shortly after the president-elect’s inauguration, CNN reported on Sunday, citing sources. According to people familiar with the matter interviewed by the network, the primary aim of the call would be to discuss a face-to-face …
Read More »Putin hosts Iran’s Pezeshkian: As it happened
Russian President Vladimir Putin and his Iranian counterpart Masoud Pezeshkian have signed a Comprehensive Strategic Partnership Agreement in Moscow on Friday, according to the Kremlin. The two leaders have said that the landmark document, which covers areas ranging from defense and energy cooperation to culture and science, provides a new impetus …
Read More »Trump expected to have call with Putin soon – Waltz
Phone talks between US President-elect Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin are expected within the “coming days and weeks,” incoming US National Security Adviser Michael Waltz believes. The potential call could serve as the foundation for further negotiations and an in-person meeting between Trump and Putin, Waltz told ABC …
Read More »Inaction over Ukraine would have been a ‘crime’ – Putin
Russia should have launched its military campaign against Kiev earlier, after realizing that neither Ukraine nor its Western backers were committed to a peaceful settlement of the Donbass crisis, President Vladimir Putin has said. In an interview with Russian journalist Pavel Zarubin on Sunday, Putin acknowledged that while it is …
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