The Kremlin said Tuesday that “work is under way” to arrange a meeting between President Donald Trump, Russian President Vladimir Putin, and Chinese dictator Xi Jinping on the sidelines of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation summit in Shenzhen, China, on November 18 and 19.
The Kremlin announced on Thursday that Russia is resuming diesel fuel production for buyers around the world.
Russian President Vladimir Putin called an emergency cybersecurity conference in Moscow on Wednesday, bringing a panoply of top security and banking officials together on fairly short notice.
President Donald Trump on Friday declared an “energy ceasefire” between Russia and Ukraine, in which both sides would purportedly refrain from attacking each others’ energy infrastructure.
World Health Organization (W.H.O.) Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said on Tuesday that his agency has seen no evidence of plague spreading after a suspected lab leak incident in Siberia, although he said this assessment was highly dependent on information from Russian authorities, and he hinted they have been less forthcoming than W.H.O. would prefer.
A female employee of the Irkutsk Anti-Plague Institute of Siberia and the Far East has died from “pneumonia of undetermined origin.”
Pro-Putin parties will continue to dominate Russian Parliament after election Western observers say was engineered to give correct result.
Burnham made his first foreign visit where he handed over blueprints to an advanced Anglo-French missile, so Ukraine can build their own.
Russia had a brief meeting with Marco Rubio Thursday morning, where Moscow said it delivered a message condemning American arms sales.
The Chinese Defense Ministry announced on Sunday that China and Russia will hold joint naval exercises in July to “counter maritime security threats.” The exercises will begin in Chinese waters, but will then move to “relevant areas of the Pacific Ocean.”
Russian President Vladimir Putin got the show of unity and enduring partnership he wanted from Chinese dictator Xi Jinping in Beijing, but he did not get the gas pipeline deal he reportedly wanted and the Kremlin took a defensive tone on Wednesday when discussing the overall results of Putin’s trip.
The Kremlin announced on Saturday that Russian President Vladimir Putin will travel to Beijing on Tuesday and Wednesday to meet with Chinese dictator Xi Jinping, less than a week after President Donald Trump’s high-profile meeting with Xi.
The Russian Defense Ministry said on Wednesday that next week’s annual Victory Day parade will be conducted without tanks, missiles, or other heavy military equipment, due to the “current operational situation” in Ukraine.
President Donald Trump said at a White House press conference on Thursday that Russian President Vladimir Putin’s presence at the upcoming G20 summit in Miami “would be very helpful,” although he also said he had not actually invited Putin.
The Kremlin said on Thursday that the Cuban coast guard “acted correctly” when it allegedly opened fire on a speedboat from Florida on Wednesday afternoon, claiming to kill four people aboard and wounding the other six.
Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov complained on Wednesday that America is “discriminating” against other countries in its handling of Venezuela’s oil industry following the arrest of narco-terrorist socialist dictator Nicolas Maduro.
Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said on Tuesday that India has not indicated it will stop buying Russian oil, as claimed by President Donald Trump on Monday.
Three parties to the weekend’s talks in the UAE have confirmed they agree to host more, even if the key areas of friction remain.
Russian President Vladimir Putin promised an “uninterrupted” supply of cheap oil to India after meeting with Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday, defying President Donald Trump’s effort to use tariff pressure to get India to stop funding Putin’s war machine in Ukraine.
The Kremlin says talks between President Vladimir Putin and President Donald Trump’s envoy Steve Witkoff were “constructive.”
President Donald Trump’s special envoy Steve Witkoff and son-in-law Jared Kushner met with Vladimir Putin in Moscow for ceasefire talks.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said on Monday that his “main problem” with the 28-point peace plan proposed by the United States is that it legally recognizes territory Russia stole from Ukraine by force during the invasion that began in 2022.
The Trump administration rolled out a 28-point plan for peace in Ukraine on Thursday, prompting swift, although somewhat equivocal, responses from both Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky and Russian President Vladimir Putin.
France has agreed for the first time to provide Ukraine with fighter jets, as part of an deal struck between President Emmanuel Macron and President Volodymyr Zelensky in Paris on Monday.
Putin discussed what Russia would have to do to perform a nuclear test at short notice during a meeting of his Security Council in Moscow.
The Russian government on Thursday downplayed President Donald Trump’s statement that he has persuaded India to dramatically reduce its massive purchases of Russian oil, teasing a major offering of Russian military hardware as an incentive for India to keep funding President Vladimir Putin’s war in Ukraine.
Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said on Sunday that Russian President Vladimir Putin is prepared to meet with U.S. President Donald Trump in Moscow, if Trump is willing to make the trip.
President Donald Trump told reporters at the White House on Thursday that Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan could pressure Russia to end the war in Ukraine “if he wants to.” Erdogan was sitting next to Trump when he said it.
Russia is a bear and “there’s nothing paper about it”, a spokesman said, and claimed Zelensky must have influenced Trump’s comments.
Russia says it blames NATO for its own decision to invade Ukraine, and consequently feels very “negatively” about Western peacekeepers.
Russia is open to peace with Ukraine, but achieving “our goals” remains a priority, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said Sunday, days after U.S. President Donald Trump gave Moscow a 50-day deadline to agree to a ceasefire or face tougher sanctions.
Russia has “stable, trusting ties” with Israel and partnership with Iran, they claimed this week as it warned the U.S. against “interfering”.
President Trump stated he had sought to dissuade Russia’s President Vladimir Putin from retaliating to break the cycle of violence.
Despite months of talks, both Russia and Ukraine appear to have barely shifted from their initial negotiation positions.
Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov on Monday dismissed President Donald Trump’s angry criticism of Russian strongman Vladimir Putin by suggesting Trump was suffering from “emotional overstrain.”
The authoritarian governments of China and Russia did not respond favorably to President Donald Trump’s announcement of the “Golden Dome” missile shield program on Tuesday.
U.S. President Donald Trump said that he will speak to Russia’s Vladimir Putin in a phone call on Monday aimed at bringing peace to Ukraine.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on Sunday welcomed Russia’s offer for direct peace talks, but insisted there must be a full, temporary ceasefire in place before negotiations can start.
Top negotiator Kirill Dmitriev will visit Washington D.C. this week, and possibly as early as today, to meet with the Trump administration.
Ukrainian Defense Minister Rustem Umerov said on Monday that negotiations with U.S. representatives in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia were “productive and focused” and covered “key points including energy.”
