Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Wednesday he was still interested in peace negotiations with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, and invited to hold such a meeting in Moscow. Zelensky is unlikely to accept the invitation, both out of concern for his own safety, and anger at Putin’s steadily escalating attacks on Ukrainian cities.
While strolling down the red carpet at China’s massive World War 2 victory parade on Wednesday, Chinese dictator Xi Jinping and Russian warlord Vladimir Putin were caught on a hot microphone discussing the use of organ transplants to dramatically extend their lifespans.
The headlines have lately been filled with stories of rising tension between the U.S. and India, sparked by President Donald Trump’s tariffs and his insistence on India cutting back its purchases of Russian oil, but Indian Commerce Minister Piyush Goyal was upbeat on Tuesday about the prospects of signing a trade deal by November.
Communist China staged an expensive demonstration of its military power at a parade on Wednesday to commemorate the 80th anniversary of the end of World War 2. Beijing also used the event to push its false version of WW2 history and showcase its tyrant allies, prominently including Russian President Vladimir Putin and North Korean dictator Kim Jong-un.
Russia fired more than 500 drones and two dozen missiles at Ukraine overnight, authorities said Wednesday, as Ukraine’s president and European leaders persevered with talks aimed at strengthening Ukrainian defenses and adding momentum to so far unsuccessful U.S.-led peace efforts.
Tuesday on CNN’s “OutFront,” Rep. Mike Quigley (D-IL) said that the leaders of China, Russia, North Korea, and Iran gathering in Beijing for a military parade was symbolic of President Donald Trump making the United States “vacant on the world stage.”
The Ukrainian Foreign Ministry on Tuesday criticized the China-hosted Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) summit for failing to criticize the Russian invasion. Russian President Vladimir Putin was an honored guest at the event.
Russian President Vladimir Putin met with Chinese dictator Xi Jinping and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi on the sidelines of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) summit in Tianjin, China on Monday. Xi and Putin used the event to tout their vision of a new post-American, post-European world order, and seemed intent on fitting India into that vision.
On Friday’s broadcast of the Fox News Channel’s “The Story,” U.S. Ambassador to NATO Matt Whitaker responded to a question on how long President Donald Trump will give Vladimir Putin to meet with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky by saying that
Economic analysts predicted this week that the money India saved by importing huge amounts of discounted Russian oil will be more than wiped out by President Donald Trump’s punitive tariff increase, which took effect on Wednesday.
North Korean and Chinese officials confirmed on Thursday that North Korean dictator Kim Jong-un will make his first visit to China in six years next week, where he will attend China’s World War II victory parade and meet with his opposite numbers in the axis of tyranny, Vladimir Putin of Russia and Xi Jinping of China.
The head of the presidential office of Ukraine, Andrii Yermak, and a delegation including top security officials traveled to Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, this week and held meetings on Wednesday with Saudi leaders regarding “security guarantees” for the country.
Dmitry Peskov, a top spokesman for Russian strongman Vladimir Putin, declined to comment on Wednesday regarding the potential for President Donald Trump to be in China at the same time as Putin – and perhaps meet for the second time this month.
Russia says it blames NATO for its own decision to invade Ukraine, and consequently feels very “negatively” about Western peacekeepers.
VENICE, Italy (AP) — As the Venice Film Festival kicks off this week, activists hope to redirect the spotlight from the Hollywood stars arriving on the Lido to Gaza, with an anti-war demonstration planned for one of the festival’s biggest nights.
The Kremlin said Russian President Vladimir Putin briefed Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian on the “significant outcomes” of his Alaska summit with President Donald Trump during a telephone call on Monday.
On this week’s broadcast of “Fox News Sunday,” Sen. James Lankford (R-OK) said, unlike his predecessors, President Donald Trump was “actively moving” to end the Russia-Ukraine war.
Indian Foreign Minister Subrahmanyam Jaishankar met with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Moscow on Thursday.
Russia says it wants to be part of security talks, warning decisions by “clumsy” European nations without Moscow is a “road to nowhere”.
Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán has reportedly offered to U.S. President Trump to host peace talks between Vladimir Putin and Volodymyr Zelensky in Budapest.
Russian President Vladimir Putin made a conspicuous effort on Tuesday to bring Saudi Arabia’s de facto chief executive, Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman (MBS), into the final stage of the Ukraine peace process as a major player.
Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt tore into the media’s handling of Trump’s recent negotiations with Russia, Ukraine, and European leaders during a White House briefing Tuesday, winning praise from Vice President JD Vance.
The peace talks being hosted by President Donald Trump in the White House have spurred a throng of left-wing Hollywood celebrities to take to their social media to spew debunked conspiracy theories and indulge in one tantrum after another.
Pope Leo XIV offered a prayer on Sunday for the success of peacemaking efforts. The pope did not reference any conflict in particular, but the peace effort drawing the most attention over the weekend was President Donald Trump’s effort to negotiate an end to the Russia-Ukraine war.
Macron says he is “pushing for Geneva” for the next Ukraine talks, but Russian President Putin seems to be less keen.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on Tuesday thanked First Lady Melania Trump for “her attention to one of the most painful and difficult issues of this war — the abduction of Ukrainian children by Russia.”
Tuesday on Fox News Channel’s “Fox & Friends,” President Donald Trump said there will not be American boots on the ground in Ukraine as part of the security guarantees being offered to end the Ukraine war.
Nolte: Jon Meacham is a smarmy elitist who name-drops history to justify electing Democrats, and true historians don’t do that.
President Trump gave personal assurance that there will be no American boots on the ground in the Ukraine security operation.
Former White House adviser Susan Rice said Monday on MSNBC’s “Deadline” that it had been “clearly and repeatedly established” that Russia interfered in the 2016 election.
President Donald Trump’s voter approval rating surged to 54 percent following his summit with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Alaska on Friday.
U.S. President Donald J. Trump confirmed reports that he called Russian President Putin during his meeting with European leaders and said that a sit down between Putin and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky to end the war is being arranged.
President Donald Trump announced Monday that Russian President Vladimir Putin has agreed to allow security guarantees for Ukraine as Trump mediates negotiations between the countries in hopes of ending their war.
President Donald Trump said Monday that European leaders gathering in Washington alongside Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky “want to see peace” as discussions continued following Trump’s summit with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Alaska last week.
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi revealed on Monday that he received a phone call from his Russian counterpart, Vladimir Putin, updating him on the results of the latter’s in-person meeting with President Donald Trump last week.
Monday on CNN’s “New Central,” former National Security Advisor John Bolton accused President Donald Trump of not thinking through the consequences of putting “U.S. forces against Russian forces on the line in Ukraine” because he wants a “Nobel Peace Prize.”
Monday on FBN’s “Mornings with Maria,” Rep. Buddy Carter (R-GA) offered high praise for President Donald Trump, saying that only Trump could bring Russian President Vladimir Putin and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky to peace.
Presidential historian Jon Meacham claimed Monday on MSNBC’s “Morning Joe” that President Donald Trump’s negotiation with Russian President Vladimir Putin was a “tragedy of history.”
There is a “reasonable chance of ending the war” if talks with European leaders go well today, Trump said.
The Chinese Foreign Ministry declared Beijing supportive of “all efforts towards a peaceful settlement in Ukraine” on Monday and emphasized support for dialogue following Russian strongman Vladimir Putin’s visit to Alaska on Friday to meet with President Donald Trump.
