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Peace talks with Ukraine paused – Peskov

Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said that talks between Russia and Ukraine are currently on “pause,” according to Russian state media on Sept. 12.

12 September 2025, 02:46 PM

Kremlin blames Europe for prolonging Russia’s war in Ukraine

Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov claimed that “frenzied European militarism” is the main obstacle to a ceasefire in Ukraine, accusing the West of standing in the way of ending Russia’s full-scale war.

8 September 2025, 10:50 AM

Putin blocks peace talks, threatens potential Western peacekeepers

Russian President Vladimir Putin is attempting to derail peace negotiations with Ukraine by spreading falsehoods about President Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s “illegitimacy” and blaming Kyiv for the lack of progress, according to the U.S.-based Institute for the Study of War (ISW) report on Sept. 5.

6 September 2025, 03:33 PM

Kyiv rejects Zelenskyy meeting Putin in Moscow

Russian dictator Vladimir Putin’s suggestion that he and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy could hold talks in Moscow is “unacceptable,” Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha said on Sept. 3.

3 September 2025, 09:42 PM

Kremlin used Yanukovych video to align with Putin’s SCO speech and push regime-change narrative – ISW

The Kremlin likely used a video address by fugitive ex-Ukrainian president Viktor Yanukovych to coincide with Vladimir Putin’s speech at the Shanghai Cooperation Organization summit in China and bolster Putin’s calls for regime change in Ukraine, the Institute for the Study of War said in a new report on Sept. 2.

2 September 2025, 10:39 AM

Verified Russian losses in Ukraine reach 220,000 troops killed in action

As of August 2025, 220,000 Russian soldiers have been killed in the war against Ukraine, according to open data from Russia’s Registry of Inheritance Claims, analyzed by independent Russian outlets Meduza and Mediazona.

30 August 2025, 02:14 AM

China to buy more Russian natural gas

Russia's state monopoly Gazprom and the China National Petroleum Corp (CNPC) are negotiating to boost annual natural gas deliveries through the Power of Siberia pipeline by 6 billion cubic meters beginning in 2031, Reuters reported on Aug. 29.

30 August 2025, 01:33 AM

Slovakia resumes issuing tourist visas to Russian nationals

Slovakia resumed issuing tourist visas to Russian citizens on Aug. 29, Slovak newspaper Pravda reported. Bratislava has been denying Russian tourist visa applications since Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine in February 2022.

29 August 2025, 11:45 PM

Portuguese president calls Trump a ‘Russian asset’

Portugal’s President Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa described U.S. President Donald Trump as a “Soviet or Russian asset,” during a speech at a party-political event on Aug. 28.

29 August 2025, 12:48 AM

Altai’s unrest hints at 'flock of black swans' circling the Kremlin

Mass protests are unfolding in the Republic of Altai. Local residents are blocking highways and taking part in rallies thousands strong. People are outraged by the contempt of Russia’s leadership, which sends in its own appointees to top posts while ignoring the interests of locals.

28 August 2025, 02:45 PM

Russia forced to extend fuel exports ban

The Kremlin has extended restrictions on gasoline exports for two additional months as Russia struggles with a fuel crisis, independent newspaper The Moscow Times reported on Aug. 27.

27 August 2025, 11:38 PM

Lavrov openly rejects U.S. peace proposals in NBC interview — ISW analysis

Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov used an English-language interview with NBC News to again reject U.S.-backed peace proposals for Ukraine, the Institute for the Study of War said in an Aug. 24 report analyzing his latest inflammatory remarks.

25 August 2025, 10:46 AM

Russia wants concessions ahead of any Putin–Zelenskyy meeting

Russian dictator Vladimir Putin will only meet with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy if Kyiv agrees to Moscow’s demands first, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov told NBC News on Aug. 22.

22 August 2025, 10:34 PM

Turkey willing to join Ukraine security guarantees, including Black Sea measures – Zelenskyy

Turkey expressed interest in joining security guarantees for Ukraine, including measures to ensure Black Sea security, during the latest “coalition of the willing” meeting, Volodymyr Zelenskyy said at a joint press conference with NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte on Aug. 22.

22 August 2025, 06:52 PM

To keep funding war, Russia braces for austerity

The Kremlin is preparing to raise taxes and trim budget spending to preserve its financing of the war against Ukraine, even as Russia’s budget deficit widens and oil and gas revenues shrink under Western sanctions, Reuters reported on Aug. 20.

21 August 2025, 12:52 AM

Lavrov pours cold water on Ukraine peace process

Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov’s recent remarks have made it clear that Moscow is determined to subjugate all of Ukraine and derail any Western arrangements for effective post-war security guarantees for Kyiv, Politico reported on Aug. 20.

20 August 2025, 10:20 PM

Ukraine’s security guarantees cannot be discussed without Russia’s participation, says Russian FM Lavrov

Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said Moscow is reportedly ready for Ukraine’s security guarantees to be implemented on equal terms, Russian state media reported on Aug. 20.

20 August 2025, 05:38 PM

Putin called Erdoğan to discuss Ukraine peace talks – Kremlin

Vladimir Putin held a phone call with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan to discuss the situation around Ukraine, the Kremlin said on Aug. 20.

20 August 2025, 04:18 PM

Kremlin targets political control of Ukraine, not merely Donbas

Russia’s main objective in Ukraine is to achieve political control over the entire nation, rather than merely seizing specific territories such as Donetsk Oblast, the U.S.-based Institute for the Study of War reported on Aug. 19.

20 August 2025, 12:19 PM

Kremlin signals Putin won’t meet Zelenskyy

Despite White House efforts to arrange a meeting between Russian President Vladimir Putin and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, the Kremlin has signaled Putin’s reluctance, as such a meeting would imply recognizing a reality he has denied for years, CNN reported on Aug. 20.

20 August 2025, 11:51 AM

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