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Trump’s ex-envoy: Putin knows he’s lost in Ukraine

Russia’s war against Ukraine could end before Ukraine’s Independence Day on Aug. 24, former U.S. Special Envoy for Ukraine Keith Kellogg said on the sidelines of the World Economic Forum in Davos on Jan. 22, according to Interfax-Ukraine.

22 January, 08:31 AM

Witkoff says he plans to meet Putin in Moscow

U.S. President Donald Trump’s special envoy Steve Witkoff plans to meet Russian dictator Vladimir Putin in Moscow on Jan. 22, he said in an interview with CNBC, Reuters wrote on Jan. 21.

21 January, 02:06 PM

Putin again demands all of Donbas in U.S. talks

Russia demands that the United States agree to hand over the entire Donbas — including areas Russian forces have never captured, the Kremlin-aligned newspaper Kommersant wrote on Dec. 25.

26 December 2025, 08:45 AM

Israel rebukes Ukrainian ambassador over criticism of Netanyahu–Putin contacts

Israel’s MFA summoned Ukraine’s ambassador, Yevhen Korniichuk, to formally reprimand him after he criticized PM Benjamin Netanyahu over his regular contacts with Vladimir Putin, The Times of Israel and Ynet reported on Dec. 10.

11 December 2025, 08:40 AM

Putin shrugs off G7 return

Moscow is “not interested” in rejoining the Group of Seven (G7), the forum of major industrialized democracies that expelled Russia in 2014 after its aggression against Ukraine in 2015, Kremlin's dictator Vladimir Putin claimed in an interview with India Today on Dec. 4.

4 December 2025, 01:26 PM

Peskov says it’s 'wrong' to say Putin rejected U.S. peace plan

It is “incorrect” to say that Vladimir Putin rejected a peace plan to end the war in Ukraine that U.S. representatives discussed in the Kremlin on Dec. 2, dictator's spokesperson Dmitry Peskov claimed at a briefing on Dec. 3.

3 December 2025, 01:03 PM

Putin shows up late to Witkoff, Kushner meeting

Russian dictator Vladimir Putin arrived several hours late to the Dec. 2 meeting with U.S. special envoy Steve Witkoff and the son-in-law of U.S. President Jared Kushner, Russian outlet Current Time reported the following morning.

3 December 2025, 09:45 AM

Moscow hides Witkoff talks as it gears up to reject peace plan

The Kremlin wants the Putin–Witkoff talks off-camera - a convenient way to bury the fact that Russia is poised to say “no” to the U.S.–backed peace plan, the Institute for the Study of War (ISW) wrote on Dec. 1.

2 December 2025, 11:02 AM

Putin’s ex-Donbas curator slammed the war in a private letter to Russian dictator

Dmitry Kozak, before stepping down as deputy head of the administration of Russia’s president wrote a personal letter to Vladimir Putin sharply criticizing the full-scale invasion, Russian Agentstvo investigative outlet wrote on Nov. 28.

28 November 2025, 02:26 PM

Putin rejects real peace, leaves Trump with three choices

Russian dictator Vladimir Putin has signaled a willingness to negotiate with the United States — but remains entirely unwilling to make concessions on the war, Swiss German-language newspaper Neue Zürcher Zeitung (NZZ) wrote on Nov. 27.

28 November 2025, 12:45 PM

U.S. may finalize draft peace proposal with Kyiv first

The United States is considering signing a "peace plan" solely with Ukraine — effectively presenting Russia with a fait accompli — though this will not constitute a final agreement, European Pravda reported on Nov. 24.

24 November 2025, 12:04 PM

U.S. sanctions shatter Putin’s leverage in the Balkans

U.S. sanctions have significantly undermined Russian dictator Vladimir Putin’s sway in the Balkans - a shift most visible in Bulgaria and Serbia, Bloomberg reported on Nov. 20.

20 November 2025, 11:51 AM

Sanctions reshape Russian oil as Lukoil sells its overseas assets

Russian second largest oil producer Lukoil has agreed to sell its international assets to energy trading company Gunvor Group, Bloomberg reported on Oct. 30.

30 October 2025, 02:12 PM

Trump cancels Budapest meeting with Putin

President Donald Trump said he canceled the planned meeting with Russian dictator Vladimir Putin in Budapest at a briefing with NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte on Oct. 22.

23 October 2025, 08:00 AM

Kremlin woos Trump with nuclear compromise while Ukraine war talks deadlock

While negotiations over Ukraine have reached an impasse, Russian dictator Vladimir Putin is moving to meet U.S. President Donald Trump halfway on nuclear disarmament, Swiss outlet Neue Zürcher Zeitung (NZZ) wrote on Sept. 22.

23 September 2025, 12:23 PM

Putin rules Russia from secret cloned offices

Russian dictator Vladimir Putin rules the country from a network of custom-built identical offices, according to extracts from a new book, Swap: A Secret History of the New Cold War by Drew Hinshaw and Joe Parkinson, published by The Times on Sep. 10.

11 September 2025, 11:29 AM

Russia ends peace charade with direct attack on Ukrainian government - the Times

Putin’s growing confidence was on full display as Russia struck Ukraine’s Cabinet of Ministers — a move analysts see as the start of a new, more aggressive phase of the war, The Times wrote on Sept. 8.

9 September 2025, 11:25 AM

Russia outlines three ultimatums to Ukraine

Ukraine must eliminate the so-called “root causes of the conflict” in order to achieve peace, Mikhail Galuzin, Russia’s Deputy Foreign Minister, claimed in an interview with New Regions of Russia propaganda media, published on Sept. 4.

4 September 2025, 01:56 PM

Vučić joins Xi’s parade with Putin, Kim

Serbian President Aleksandar Vučić is on an official visit to Beijing to meet with Chinese President Xi Jinping and attend a military parade commemorating the 80th anniversary of the end of World War II, Danas reported on Sep. 1.

2 September 2025, 08:57 AM

Russia uses peace talks to prepare for escalation - ISW

The massive attack on Ukraine was the second-largest since the beginning of the full-scale invasion — and a clear signal of Moscow’s real intentions and strategy, the Institute for the Study of War (ISW) wrote on Aug. 28.

29 August 2025, 11:15 AM

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