Trusts Putin - QuikReader

Trump envoy describes 3.5-hour meeting with Putin in Moscow

Steve Witkoff described a three-and-a-half-hour meeting he held with Russian President Vladimir Putin earlier this month, part of what he called a "trust-building" assignment.

CBS News - 5d

Putin launches drones as fighting with Ukraine reaches 3 years

As the world marks three years of fighting between Russia and Ukraine, Vladimir Putin launches nearly 200 drones in an overnight attack. President Donald Trump is demanding Ukraine accept a deal in ...

NBC News - 4d

Xi tells Putin that China is pleased with Russia's efforts to end Ukraine war

Chinese President Xi Jinping has held a call with Russia’s President Vladimir Putin and said he was pleased with Moscow’s efforts to hold a summit with the U.S. toward ending the war in Ukraine

ABC News - 4d

As Trump Courts Putin, China’s Leader Xi Emphasizes Close Ties With Russia

The Chinese and Russian leaders reaffirmed their relationship in a video call on Monday, an apparent rebuff to the idea that the Trump administration could drive a wedge between them.

The New York Times - 4d

3 Years Into Russia-Ukraine War, Trump Ushers in New World for Putin

Fresh possibilities have emerged for President Vladimir V. Putin of Russia with a change of power in Washington.

The New York Times - 4d

Xi says China, Russia true friends as Trump pursues Putin talks

Chinese leader Xi Jinping says China and Russia are true friends after speaking on the phone with Russian President Vladimir Putin. Xi reportedly said history and reality show the two countries are ...

The Hill - 4d

Trump says he is open to meeting Putin, visiting Russia

President Trump says he may meet with Russian President Vladimir Putin in the coming weeks as part of his efforts to end the war with Ukraine. Mr. Trump also said he is open to visiting Moscow in ...

CBS News - 4d

Trump 'miscalculation' may mean danger for Zelenskyy, win for Putin: Source

President Volodymyr Zelenskyy declared martial law early on Feb. 24, 2022, under Kyiv skies still tinged black by the smoke from Russian missile strikes.

ABC News - 4d

Schumer accuses Trump of 'siding' with Putin over US allies

Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer (N.Y.) in a statement on the Senate floor marking the third anniversary of the war in Ukraine accused President Trump of “siding” with Russian President ...

The Hill - 4d

Trump declines to describe Putin as a 'dictator' after calling Zelenskyy one

President Donald Trump hosted French President Emmanuel Macron at the White House, where they discussed the status of Ukraine-Russia peace talks.

ABC News - 3d

China’s Xi affirms 'no limits' partnership with Putin in call on Ukraine war anniversary

Chinese President Xi Jinping affirmed his “no limits” partnership in a phone call with Russian President Vladimir Putin, China’s state media reported, on the third anniversary of Russia’s invasion ...

NBC News - 3d

The ex-Goldman banker who became Vladimir Putin’s dealmaker

Kirill Dmitriev is the Kremlin’s go-between with Gulf countries

Financial Times - 2d

US needs role in Ukraine to deter Putin, says PM

The PM stresses the importance of US help but Trump suggests responsibility lies with Europe.

BBC News - 2d

Putin Praises Trump for Working to Thaw U.S.-Russia Tensions

“The first contacts with the new American administration give us some hope,” the Russian president said in televised comments on Thursday.

The New York Times - 1d

Trump says Putin would keep his word on a Ukraine peace deal

President claims presence of US workers in Ukraine would deter Russian aggression after talks with Keir Starmer. Donald Trump has insisted that Vladimir Putin would “keep his word” on a peace deal ...

The Guardian - 1d

Pro-Russia Politicians in Ukraine, Inspired by Trump and Putin, See an Opening

From prison and from exile, supporters of Moscow have been ramping up social media posts aimed at backing Russia’s call for elections in Ukraine and slamming President Volodymyr Zelensky.

The New York Times - 21h

Morning Report — Trump talks tough with allies, woos Putin

In today’s issue: European leaders arrived this week to flatter and cajole President Trump. In the case of Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelensky today, it’s to agree to negotiate over something of ...

The Hill - 12h

Trump and Zelenskyy’s Oval Office meltdown will fill Putin with glee

It is not hard to imagine that the US president and his deputy were spoiling for a fight with the Ukrainian leader

Financial Times - 2h

‘Dummies for Putin’: Democrats defend Zelenskyy after ‘shameful’ Trump meeting

Ukrainian leader abruptly left White House after being publicly berated by US president in Russia ceasefire talks. US politics live – latest updates Democratic lawmakers rushed to defend ...

The Guardian - 3h

Trump-Zelenskyy Oval Office clash 'a gift' to Putin: Fmr. Amb. to Russia

Former U.S. Ambassador to Russia Michael McFaul joins Meet the Press NOW to discuss the tense public confrontation between President Trump and Ukrainian President Zelenskyy in the Oval Office and ...

NBC News - 2h

Pelosi blasts Trump for 'shameful display' at Zelensky meeting: 'Putin must be overjoyed'

Former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) blasted President Trump for his “shameful display” during Friday’s meeting with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky at the White House, claiming that ...

The Hill - 2h

Democrat: Europe worried Czech Republic, Poland, Baltic states could be next for Putin

Sen. Chris Coons (D-Del.) expressed concern that Russian President Vladimir Putin and other authoritarian leaders will be emboldened by the United States' shift on the Ukraine-Russia war under the ...

The Hill - Feb. 21

Trump says he ‘had very good talks with Putin’ and again criticizes Ukraine – live

US president also accuses Kyiv of talking ‘tough’ but having few bargaining chips in latest remarks in feud with Ukrainian president Zelenskyy. French far-right leader cancels CPAC speech over ...

The Guardian - Feb. 21

Far-right links and Putin praise: fears over £600m UK history theme park plan

French family behind project visited Kremlin in 2014 to discuss building ‘Tsarland’ in annexed Crimea. With its spectacular shows featuring Viking longboats, Roman charioteers and sword-wielding ...

The Guardian - 6d

Chris Riddell on Vladimir Putin and Donald Trump: the angels of peace descend on Ukraine – cartoon

The US president, on a Russian leash, holds talks that exclude the invaded country. You can buy a copy of this cartoon Continue reading...

The Guardian - 6d

Putin plays the long game. He has punished Ukraine – and he won’t stop there | Yaroslav Hrytsak

Like a judo master, the Russian aggressor wears down his opponents until they break. Then he comes back for more. I have a friend, an American author, who writes about war. Over the past decades, ...

The Guardian - 4d

Macron warns against ‘surrender’ in Ukraine as Trump claims Putin will accept peacekeeper deal

Macron and Trump disagree over aid and securing a lasting peace after US president says Russian counterpart has ‘no problem’ with European forces in Ukraine. . Emmanuel Macron, the French ...

The Guardian - 3d

This Russian Tech Bro Helped Steal $93 Million and Landed in US Prison. Then Putin Called

In the epic US-Russian prisoner swap last summer, Vladimir Putin brought home an assassin, spies, and another prized ally: the man behind one of the biggest insider trading cases of all time.

Wired - 3d

Putin ready to work with US companies on mining rare-earth deposits in Russian-occupied Ukraine

Russian President Vladimir Putin said his nation was ready to work with U.S. companies to secure rare raw minerals within the nation’s borders in hopes of ending the conflict in Ukraine after three ...

The Hill - 3d

Putin says US-Russia contacts give ‘hope’ amid talks in Turkey on restoring ties – as it happened

Russian president claims to FSB security service that ‘some western elites will try to undermine our dialogue’. Speaking at a press conference in Vienna, the Austrian People’s Party’s leader ...