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In marathon year-end press conference, Putin looks back in anger
World
December 20, 2025
In marathon year-end press conference, Putin looks back in anger
Russian President Vladimir Putin’s annual marathon press conference is perhaps best summarized as a mashup of a municipal board meeting…
Russia’s economy is struggling. But that won’t bring Putin to the negotiating table for years
World
December 20, 2025
Russia’s economy is struggling. But that won’t bring Putin to the negotiating table for years
The Russian economy has been dealing with growing headwinds this year: unruly inflation, a ballooning budget deficit – due in…
Putin rejects compromise on Ukraine despite Trump’s push for peace
World
December 18, 2025
Putin rejects compromise on Ukraine despite Trump’s push for peace
Russian President Vladimir Putin gave a clear indication Wednesday that he will not compromise on his demands for Ukraine to…
The widening rift between Trump and Europe is a gift to Putin
World
December 10, 2025
The widening rift between Trump and Europe is a gift to Putin
US President Donald Trump’s emissaries to the Kremlin may have been spinning their wheels during talks last week in Moscow…
Ukraine peace talks in Miami end with lingering questions over security guarantees and territory
World
December 7, 2025
Ukraine peace talks in Miami end with lingering questions over security guarantees and territory
Talks between US and Ukrainian negotiators over a proposed peace deal with Russia ended in Miami this weekend, with few…
Putin says US plan could be ‘basis’ of a Ukraine deal but threatens to take land by force if Kyiv doesn’t withdraw
World
November 28, 2025
Putin says US plan could be ‘basis’ of a Ukraine deal but threatens to take land by force if Kyiv doesn’t withdraw
Russian President Vladimir Putin said that a US plan to end the war in Ukraine could “form the basis for…
Putin is playing Trump for time. The 28-point peace plan plays into his hands
World
November 27, 2025
Putin is playing Trump for time. The 28-point peace plan plays into his hands
After the shock and confusion surrounding the leak of a 28-point peace plan containing some of Russia’s most maximalist demands,…
Trump’s signals to Zelensky and Europe: Accept this plan or you’re on your own
World
November 23, 2025
Trump’s signals to Zelensky and Europe: Accept this plan or you’re on your own
The 28-point plan hammered out by US and Russian envoys and put to Ukraine this week came with a deadline…
Trump gives Ukraine days to accept his plan to end war as Zelensky warns of ‘difficult moment in history’
World
November 22, 2025
Trump gives Ukraine days to accept his plan to end war as Zelensky warns of ‘difficult moment in history’
US President Donald Trump has given Ukraine less than a week to accept his plan – widely seen as favoring…
As US gets tough on Moscow, has Putin’s strategy of playing Trump run its course?
World
October 26, 2025
As US gets tough on Moscow, has Putin’s strategy of playing Trump run its course?
Moscow — The Kremlin may have convinced itself that US President Donald Trump didn’t have the stomach to apply real…