Tag Archives: Vladimir Putin

Forbes reports: The Trump administration’s envoy handling the Russia-Ukraine conflict downplayed concerns about Russian President Vladimir Putin on Sunday—suggesting the Kremlin leader doesn’t want to “take all of Europe” and isn’t a “tyrant”—as the White House gears up for talks. Special Envoy Steve Witkoff said he takes the Russian president “at his word” when it comes to trusting Putin doesn’t …

The Washington Post reports: When Vladimir Putin heard Donald Trump had been shot in the ear at a rally in Pennsylvania last year, the Russian president said he went to his local church, met with his priest and prayed, U.S. special envoy Steve Witkoff said Friday in an interview with Tucker Carlson. Putin, according to Witkoff’s conversation with the man, …

Semafor reports: The Trump administration is considering recognizing Ukraine’s Crimea region as Russian territory as part of any future agreement to end Moscow’s war on Kyiv, according to two people familiar with the matter. Administration officials have also discussed the possibility of having the US urge the United Nations to do the same, according to both people. Such a request …

Reuters reports: U.S. President Donald Trump said he plans to speak to Russian President Vladimir Putin on Tuesday and discuss ending the war in Ukraine, after positive talks between U.S. and Russian officials in Moscow. “I’ll be speaking to President Putin on Tuesday. A lot of work’s been done over the weekend,” Trump told reporters on Air Force One during …

“The Fake News, as usual, is at it again! Why can’t they be honest, just for once? Last night I read that President Vladimir Putin of Russia kept my Highly Respected Ambassador and Special Envoy, Steve Witkoff, waiting for over nine hours when, in fact, there was no wait whatsoever. “Other meetings with other Representatives of Russia did take place …

The New York Times reports: The extraordinary scene in Washington — in which Mr. Trump lambasted President Volodymyr Zelensky of Ukraine — was broadcast as the top story on state television in Russia on Saturday morning. It played into three years of Kremlin propaganda casting Mr. Zelensky as a foolhardy ruler who would sooner or later exhaust the patience of …

Politico Europe reports: With Volodymyr Zelenskyy balking at Donald Trump’s bid for Ukraine’s critical rare earth minerals, the Kremlin is attempting to persuade the United States president that Russia can offer a better deal. Russian leader Vladimir Putin told state media Monday evening, “We are ready to work with our partners, including the Americans” to access mineral reserves — including …

Metro UK reports: Russia has spent more than a year creating an electronic database of its LGBTQ+ citizens, independent Russian media has reported. The country’s top court declared the international LGBTQ+ rights movement ‘extremist’ in November 2023. In the months since, law enforcement officials have been building a register to track ‘extremist’ LGBTQ+ Russians, insiders told Meduza. The officials, members …

CNN reports: Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelensky accused Donald Trump of repeating disinformation, a day after the US president falsely accused Ukraine of starting the war with Russia. Zelensky’s comments were part of what is shaping up to be far the most public exchange of accusations between Kyiv and Washington since the full-scale war started nearly three years ago. Speaking to …

“Putin is a war criminal who should be in jail for the rest of his life, if not executed. What we can trust the Russians to do is to do anything to their advantage, to take temporary steps. Vladimir Putin has violated every tenant of international law and should be indicted and prosecuted and jailed, possibly executed.” – GOP Sen. …

“I think he wants to stop fighting, I see that. We spoke long and hard. [Special envoy] Steve Witkoff was with him for a very extended period, like about three hours. I think he wants to stop fighting. I think he wants to end it and he wants to end it fast. They have a big, powerful machine — you …

Posted just now to Truth Social: I just had a lengthy and highly productive phone call with President Vladimir Putin of Russia. We discussed Ukraine, the Middle East, Energy, Artificial Intelligence, the power of the Dollar, and various other subjects. We both reflected on the Great History of our Nations, and the fact that we fought so successfully together in …

The Moscow Times reports: A well-known St. Petersburg musician fell to his death from the window of his 10th-floor apartment during police searches over his alleged donations to the Ukrainian military, media reported Thursday. Vadim Stroykin faced up to 20 years in prison if charged and convicted of participating in a terrorist organization for his alleged support of the Ukrainian …

The Associated Press reports: A Russian man arrested and accused of running a travel agency for gay customers was found dead in custody in Moscow, rights group OVD-Info reported Sunday, amid a crackdown on LGBTQ rights in Russia. According to OVD-Info, which tracks political arrests, Andrei Kotov — director of the “Men Travel” agency — faced charges of “organizing extremist …

The Washington Post reports: Azerbaijan demanded Sunday that Russia admit responsibility for the incident that led to the crash of a passenger plane on Christmas Day, killing 38 people, and pay compensation to the government and affected families. Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev said in televised remarks that the national carrier’s plane, which was supposed to land in Grozny, the capital …

The New York Times reports: President Vladimir V. Putin of Russia on Saturday apologized for the crash of an Azerbaijan Airlines plane this past week, breaking the Kremlin’s three-day silence on the accident that claimed the lives of 38 people. He did not explicitly acknowledge Russia’s responsibility for the crash. The Kremlin said in a statement that Mr. Putin “offered …

Bloomberg News reports: Russia rebuffed incoming US President Donald Trump’s call for an immediate ceasefire in Ukraine, while saying it’s ready to hold negotiations on a long-lasting peace agreement to end almost three years of war. “A ceasefire is a road to nowhere” that Ukraine will use to build up its military capacity, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said in …

The Telegraph reports: An Azerbaijan Airlines plane that crashed on Christmas Day was “likely shot down by a Russian military air defence system,” a UK-based aviation security firm has said. The crash immediately prompted speculation that the aircraft was shot down by Russia after it took a detour of hundreds of miles in the wrong direction and crash-landed with holes …

From the Russian state media outlet Tass: US President-elect Donald Trump did not send an invitation to his inauguration in January to Russian leader Vladimir Putin, Kremlin Spokesman Dmitry Peskov told reporters. “No, he didn’t send an invitation,” the spokesman said, answering a question. Previously, the CBS News TV channel reported citing its sources that Trump invited Chinese leader Xi …

Agence France-Presse reports: Police in Moscow raided multiple bars early Saturday and arrested the director of a gay travel agency under laws criminalising “LGBT propaganda”, state media reported. The raids came on the one year anniversary of Russia’s Supreme Court outlawing the “international LGBT movement”, paving the way for arrests and prosecutions of the country’s already repressed LGBTQ community. Russian …