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Putin’s New Hermit Kingdom
The war in Ukraine is central to Putin’s legitimacy, leaving him no rational incentive to end it voluntarily. At least since ...
Putin won't take peace with Ukraine without restoring empire, former Defense Secretary Gates says
"Putin feels that he has a destiny to recreate the Russian Empire," former Defense Secretary Robert Gates told "Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan." ...
Daily Wrap on MSN11h
Putin's absence in Istanbul underscores Russian disinterest
Kaja Kallas, the head of EU diplomacy, commented on Vladimir Putin's absence from the talks in Istanbul, emphasizing that ...
RBC Ukraine on MSN7h
Ukrainian Defense Minister Rustem Umerov on Zelenskyy-Putin meeting: Our next step
Ukraine wants to organize a meeting between Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and Russian President Vladimir Putin.
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What it's like sitting at Vladimir Putin's very long negotiating table
Russian President Vladimir Putin has been known to make world leaders wait hours for scheduled meetings. He often keeps ...
Russia says Ukraine talks yielded a prisoner swap deal and an agreement to keep talking
Russia said on Friday that the first direct talks with Ukraine in more than three years had yielded a deal to swap 1,000 ...
EU Prepares New Sanctions to Squeeze Russia’s Financial Sector
The European Union is working on a new sanctions package that will target the Russian financial sector in the latest effort ...
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Ukraine, Russia speak directly for the first time in years
After dangling the possibility of his attendance, Trump says he will stay away but still wants to meet up with Putin, further ...