Yuri Ushakov

Putin aide speaks of holiday truce, Zelenskyy adviser responds

Yuri Ushakov said Russia did not strike Kyiv over the weekend as part of what he described as a “Trinity ceasefire,” according to Russian media cited by Dzerkalo Tyzhnia on May 31.

31 May, 07:05 PM

Putin aide says he knows nothing about “spirit of Anchorage”

Yuri Ushakov said he did not know what the “spirit of Anchorage” meant and had “never spoken about it,” responding to remarks attributed to him in recent media reports on May 21.

21 May, 10:14 AM

Russia renews Donbas ultimatum as U.S.-backed peace push hits Kremlin wall

Russian dictator Vladimir Putin’s aide Yuri Ushakov acknowledged that Russia’s war against Ukraine would continue even after 10 rounds of peace talks, he said in a conversation with Russian propagandist Pavel Zarubin.

10 May, 05:00 PM

Putin aide pushes Moscow meeting that Zelenskyy has already ruled out

Russian dictator Vladimir Putin is ready to meet Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy in Moscow, Putin aide Yuri Ushakov cynically said on May 9.

9 May, 08:55 PM

Ushakov puts trilateral war talks on ‘pause’ as Russia stays in touch with Washington

Trilateral talks on ending Russia’s war against Ukraine are on “pause,” Yuri Ushakov, an aide to Russian dictator Vladimir Putin, said on April 2, while claiming Moscow remains in contact with the United States.

2 April, 05:10 PM

Putin aide Ushakov curses out French envoys over role in Ukraine peace talks

Yuri Ushakov, the foreign policy aide to Russia’s dictator Vladimir Putin, told advisers to the French president to “go f--- yourselves” after they traveled to Moscow to discuss including European representatives in peace negotiations, the Financial Times reported on March 15, citing sources.

15 March, 06:02 PM

Kremlin invites Zelenskyy to Moscow for direct talks with Putin — Ushakov

The Kremlin has invited Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy to Moscow for talks with Russian dictator Vladimir Putin, Putin’s aide Yuri Ushakov said on Jan. 28, claiming the Russian leader “does not reject” the idea of direct contact.

28 January, 03:26 PM

Kremlin to demand Ukraine cede land at Abu Dhabi talks

Moscow will press for what it calls a resolution of the “territorial issue” during the first Ukraine-U.S.-Russia trilateral meeting in Abu Dhabi on Jan. 23, said Yuri Ushakov, an aide to Russian dictator Vladimir Putin, according to Kremlin’s propaganda agencies Interfax and TASS.

23 January, 08:44 AM

Zelenskyy meets Finnish President Alexander Stubb in Berlin

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy met with Finnish President Alexander Stubb in Berlin on Dec. 15.

15 December 2025, 02:09 PM

Kremlin signals it will reject revised peace plan ahead of U.S., Europe and Ukraine talks

The Kremlin, ahead of talks between the United States, Ukraine and Europe set for Berlin, made clear it will accept no changes to the peace plan to end Russia's war against Ukraine, Russian outlet Agentstvo reported on Dec. 14, highlighting remarks by Vladimir Putin’s aide Yuri Ushakov.

14 December 2025, 08:01 PM

Budanov explains whether Ukraine’s intelligence can intercept senior Russian officials’ conversations

Ukraine’s military intelligence agency is capable of intercepting conversations of senior Russian officials, the agency’s chief, Kyrylo Budanov, said in comments to RBC-Ukraine on Dec. 7.

7 December 2025, 01:21 PM

Russia: No new meeting with U.S. envoy in sight

There is currently no set date for the next meeting with U.S. President Donald Trump’s special envoy Steve Witkoff, Yuri Ushakov, an aide to Russian dictator Vladimir Putin told Russian propaganda media on Dec. 5.

5 December 2025, 09:38 AM

Hegseth’d like to see Zelenskyy, Trump and Putin together at a dinner table

U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said he would like to have President Donald Trump, Vladimir Putin and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy together at a dinner table, he said on Kate Miller’s podcast on Dec. 3.

3 December 2025, 02:52 PM

Russia will not propose a New Year’s cease-fire on the front lines – Peskov

Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said Russia has no plans to propose a New Year’s cease-fire on the front lines, reported by the state-run RIA Novosti news agency on Dec. 3.

3 December 2025, 11:29 AM

Russia claims it gets four more U.S. peace documents

Russia has received four additional documents following the first version of U.S.-backed peace plan to end the war in Ukraine, Putin’s aide Yury Ushakov claimed on Dec. 3.

3 December 2025, 08:00 AM

Putin to meet Witkoff in Moscow early next week, Kremlin says

Russian dictator Vladimir Putin plans to meet with U.S. Special Envoy Steve Witkoff in Moscow early next week, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said on Nov. 28.

29 November 2025, 01:24 AM

Russia announces gradual ban on WhatsApp, citing security concerns

Russia’s communications regulator, Roskomnadzor, said on Nov. 28 it will introduce a series of restrictions on WhatsApp in the coming weeks, accusing Meta’s messaging service of violating Russian law.

28 November 2025, 11:38 PM

Expert on reason for leak of Witkoff-Ushakov conversation

Stanislav Zhelikhovsky, Candidate of Political Sciences and international expert, spoke to Radio NV on Nov. 26 about the leak of the conversation between Donald Trump's special envoy Steve Witkoff and Yuri Ushakov, assistant to Russian dictator Vladimir Putin.

26 November 2025, 07:23 PM

U.S. lawmakers, officials slam Trump's envoy over leaked Russia call

Donald Trump's special envoy Steve Witkoff should no longer be trusted to negotiate Ukraine peace after a leaked transcript showed him coaching Putin's aide, Republican Rep. Don Bacon wrote on X on Nov. 26, calling for his immediate firing.

26 November 2025, 06:50 PM

Expert on who is behind leak of Witkoff-Ushakov call, and what’s next for Ukraine talks

Political analyst and international affairs expert Maksym Nesvitaylov appeared on Radio NV on Nov. 26 to discuss why Russia might have benefited from the leak of a conversation between Donald Trump’s special envoy Steve Witkoff and Russian President Vladimir Putin’s aide Yuri Ushakov. The call, parts of which were made public this week, touched on preparing a peace plan for Ukraine’s war with Russia. Nesvitaylov also weighed in on what to expect next in the negotiations.

26 November 2025, 05:13 PM

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