Europe
Finland’s Stubb and Norway’s Støre phone Putin from Helsinki, then brief Zelensky on the call
Finnish President Alexander Stubb and Norwegian Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Støre spoke by phone with Vladimir Putin on October 27,…
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Vladimir Putin
Latest news and analysis on Russian President Vladimir Putin, Russian foreign policy, defense decisions and the war in Ukraine.
Analysis
Mediazona and the BBC have named nearly 283,000 Russian soldiers killed in Ukraine
The independent Russian outlet Mediazona and the BBC’s Russian service have identified 282,993 Russian soldiers killed in the war against…
Asia-Pacific
Putin and Li Qiang in St Petersburg: Russia and China sign a joint communique, and Putin points to a new Xi meeting at APEC in Shenzhen
Chinese Premier Li Qiang and Russian Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin signed a joint communique on 21 October, and Putin told…
Middle East & North Africa
Pezeshkian: “the cowards ruined” the interim deal, but Iran’s president urges a new attempt and a way out of “neither war nor peace”
Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian publicly blamed Washington for the collapse of the interim agreement, while leaving the door open to…
Politics & Diplomacy
Witkoff heads to Oslo to meet Zelensky, then to Russia for Putin – the new joint US, Ukraine and Europe proposal
White House envoy Steve Witkoff travels to Oslo on October 20 to meet Volodymyr Zelensky and European partners, then plans…
Politics & Diplomacy
Putin proposes a three-way meeting with Trump and Xi on Ukraine in Shenzhen – the Kremlin confirms talks, with Zelensky not at the table
Vladimir Putin has proposed a three-way meeting with Donald Trump and Xi Jinping on ending the war in Ukraine, the…
Europe
Putin and Pope Leo XIV speak by phone: Kremlin says Aleshki and Ukraine were discussed
The Kremlin says Vladimir Putin and Pope Leo XIV spoke on 16 October about Ukraine, the humanitarian situation in Aleshki…
Middle East & North Africa
Putin and UAE’s Mohamed bin Zayed discuss Russian diesel and the Persian Gulf crisis, Kremlin says
The Kremlin says Vladimir Putin and UAE President Mohamed bin Zayed spoke on 13 October about Russian diesel supplies to…
Politics & Diplomacy
Zelensky on ABC: “60 days of total ceasefire, and we will organize elections”; the choice of leader is for Ukrainians, he tells Trump
Responding to Donald Trump’s call for a new president, Volodymyr Zelensky told ABC’s This Week on October 11 that only…
Politics & Diplomacy
Trump announces “energy ceasefire” between Russia and Ukraine; Moscow yet to confirm as new Russian strikes hit Ukrainian energy sites
Donald Trump said on October 11 that Russia and Ukraine had agreed to an “energy ceasefire” effective immediately, without giving…
Middle East & North Africa
Kremlin: Putin relayed Iran’s plan to end the war to Trump, in coordination with Pezeshkian
Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said on October 10 that Vladimir Putin conveyed the Iranian side’s vision for resolving the conflict…
Economy & Energy
Putin: Russia ready to supply oil to the US; Zelensky calls Trump’s diesel decision “weak”
After his phone call with Donald Trump on October 9, Vladimir Putin said in a written statement that Russia is…