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German minister: Putin has plans beyond Ukraine

Russian plans for European hegemony include Georgia, Moldova, and the Baltic states, German Foreign Minister Johann Wadephul said on Oct. 6.

6 October, 11:37 PM

Russia lost 81 square kilometers in September despite Putin’s 1,301 claim — ISW

Russian President Vladimir Putin dramatically exaggerated Russia’s battlefield gains in Ukraine in September 2026, claiming his forces captured 1,301 square kilometers (502 square miles) when they actually suffered a net territorial loss, the Institute for the Study of War (ISW) reported on Oct. 2.

3 October, 02:35 PM

Zelenskyy says Russia has no intention of stopping war this winter

Russian President Vladimir Putin is not preparing to end Russia’s war against Ukraine and continues to find reasons to avoid negotiations, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said in his evening address on Sept. 26.

27 September, 11:47 AM

Putin’s G20 invitation could open path to serious Ukraine talks — German foreign minister

Russian President Vladimir Putin’s possible participation in the G20 summit in Miami could provide an opportunity to begin serious negotiations on ending Russia’s war against Ukraine, German Foreign Minister Johann Wadephul said in Ottawa on Sept. 25.

27 September, 10:05 AM

Zelenskyy’s office denies Trump urged talks with Putin in Russian capital

Ukraine’s Presidential Office has denied a Bloomberg report that U.S. President Donald Trump urged President Volodymyr Zelenskyy to travel to Moscow for talks with Russian President Vladimir Putin. “This is false information,” the Presidential Office told Ukrainska Pravda on Sept. 25.

26 September, 08:46 PM

Trump calls for trilateral U.S.-Russia-China negotiations after Xi visit

U.S. President Donald Trump has called for trilateral arms-control negotiations between the United States, China and Russia following Chinese President Xi Jinping’s state visit to Washington, the White House said on Sept. 25.

26 September, 02:30 PM

Russian president called WSJ reporter an ‘idiot’ and believed he was a spy

Russian President Vladimir Putin appeared convinced that Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich really was a spy and once angrily called him an “idiot” while defending his arrest to a foreign leader, Gershkovich writes in his forthcoming memoir.

26 September, 01:39 PM

Modi tells Putin dialogue and diplomacy are the path to peace

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi urged Russian President Vladimir Putin to end Russia’s war against Ukraine during a meeting on the sidelines of the BRICS summit in New Delhi, the Hindustan Times reported on Sept. 12.

12 September, 09:26 AM

Putin unlikely to stop even if Russia takes all of Donetsk — ISW

The visits by U.S. President Donald Trump’s envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner to Moscow and Kyiv have underscored that Russian President Vladimir Putin is unwilling to make meaningful compromises to end Russia’s war against Ukraine and that his actual demands extend far beyond seizing all of Donetsk Oblast, the Institute for the Study of War said in its Sept. 6 assessment.

7 September, 10:25 AM

Putin calls Ukraine situation ‘complicated’ while praising Trump’s peace efforts

Russian President Vladimir Putin described the situation in Ukraine as “complicated” and praised U.S. President Donald Trump for continuing efforts to end the war at the start of talks with Trump’s special representatives Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner, Reuters reported.

6 September, 01:05 PM

Putin believes Russia can seize rest of Donetsk Oblast by year-end — Reuters

Russian President Vladimir Putin still expects his forces to seize more Ukrainian territory and believes Russia can capture the rest of Donetsk Oblast by the end of 2026, Reuters reported, citing a person close to the Kremlin.

6 September, 10:59 AM

Putin admits Russia was unprepared for Ukraine’s refinery strike campaign

Russian President Vladimir Putin acknowledged that Moscow was not prepared for the scale of Ukraine’s attacks on Russian oil refineries, which have sharply reduced fuel production and contributed to what The Moscow Times described as Russia’s worst fuel crisis in its modern history.

3 September, 06:59 PM

ISW maps show Russian offensive has sharply slowed

The Institute for the Study of War has challenged a series of claims by Russian President Vladimir Putin about battlefield developments in Ukraine, saying he significantly exaggerated Russian advances and falsely portrayed a Russian victory as inevitable.

3 September, 05:28 PM

Putin threatens retaliation after Zelenskyy warns airlines Russian skies are increasingly unsafe

Russian dictator Vladimir Putin threatened Ukraine with retaliation after President Volodymyr Zelenskyy warned international airlines and insurers that Russian airspace is becoming increasingly dangerous because of extensive drone activity.

2 September, 10:05 AM

Putin may seek to end war against Ukraine by mid-2027 — The Atlantic

Russian dictator Vladimir Putin may decide to conclude the war against Ukraine by mid-2027 if Kyiv endures the winter and retains long-range strike capabilities inside Russia, The Atlantic wrote on Aug. 27.

27 August, 01:09 PM

Moscow claims it knows nothing about Kyiv’s new peace proposals

Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov claimed Moscow has not received any information about new proposals Ukraine submitted to the United States concerning the peace process, Russian propaganda outlet Interfax reported on Aug. 13.

13 August, 04:25 PM

Putin seeks to shift personal responsibility for Ukraine war onto public — ISW

Russian dictator Vladimir Putin is seeking to militarize his population and shift personal responsibility for the war against Ukraine onto ordinary Russians and State Duma deputies, the Institute for the Study of War (ISW) wrote on July 27.

28 July, 10:00 AM

Rubio and Lavrov hold first meeting since September 2025

U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov held their first meeting since September 2025 on the sidelines of an Association of Southeast Asian Nations summit in Manila, The Moscow Times reported on July 23.

23 July, 11:05 AM

Putin-linked Graceful yacht moved from Baltic route to Severomorsk

The Graceful yacht, which has been linked to Russian leader Vladimir Putin, was relocated to the port of Severomorsk on the Barents Sea in Russia, Danish broadcaster DR reported July 7.

9 July, 05:20 PM

Trump says Putin wants to end war against Ukraine quickly

U.S. President Donald Trump said Russian leader Vladimir Putin “wants to end the war” against Ukraine quickly during a meeting with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy at the NATO summit in Ankara on July 8.

8 July, 08:18 PM

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