Yuri Ushakov

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

Kremlin comments on leaked call between Ushakov and Witkoff and rejects claims Russia is ready for peace

Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov responded to Bloomberg’s publication of a transcript of a phone call between Yuri Ushakov, an aide to Vladimir Putin, and U.S. special envoy Steve Witkoff on Nov. 26.

26 November 2025, 02:17 PM

Putin's aide Ushakov reacts to Bloomberg report on leaked call with Trump's envoy

Yuri Ushakov, aide to Russian President Vladimir Putin, commented on a Bloomberg report featuring a transcript of his Oct. 14 phone call with Steve Witkoff, special envoy to U.S. President Donald Trump.

26 November 2025, 11:15 AM

Witkoff advances Kremlin’s interests; key peace plan points remain unresolved

U.S. Special Envoy Steve Witkoff has emerged as a key figure helping Russia corner Washington into forcing Ukraine to accept Moscow’s capitulation terms, based on thorough reporting by Bloomberg on Nov. 25, backed by transcripts of calls between Witkoff and senior Russian officials.

26 November 2025, 04:18 AM

Witkoff coached Kremlin on how to negotiate with Trump—report

U.S. Special Envoy Steve Witkoff advised Kremlin aide Yuri Ushakov on how Russian dictator Vladimir Putin should engage with U.S. President Donald Trump to make the United States take a more pro-Russian foreign policy stance, Bloomberg reported on Nov. 25.

26 November 2025, 03:16 AM

Moscow used Witkoff to present its capitulation demands as U.S.-backed peace plan—Bloomberg

Senior Russian officials orchestrated a diplomatic maneuver persuading U.S. Special Envoy Steve Witkoff to present a list of the Kremlin’s demands as a U.S.-backed peace plan to end the Russo–Ukrainian war, Bloomberg reported on Nov. 25.

26 November 2025, 02:46 AM

Peskov claims Putin invited Zelenskyy to Moscow 'for talks, not capitulation'

Russian presidential spokesman Dmitry Peskov said Vladimir Putin invited Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy to Moscow for “talks,” not “capitulation,” Russian state media reported on Sept. 5.

5 September 2025, 10:46 AM

Trump interrupts White House meeting with Zelenskyy to call Putin

U.S. President Donald Trump and Russian dictator Vladimir Putin held a “frank and very constructive” phone conversation on Aug. 18, Putin aide Yuri Ushakov said, CNN reported on Aug. 19.

19 August 2025, 11:24 AM

Claiming ‘historic ties,’ Kremlin revives Alaska claim ahead of Trump-Putin meeting — ISW

The Kremlin, ahead of U.S. President Donald Trump’s planned meeting with Russian dictator Vladimir Putin, revived its claims to Alaska as an “American of Russian origin” citing “historic ties” and long-standing territorial ambitions, the Institute for the Study of War wrote in its Aug. 9 report.

10 August 2025, 12:23 PM

‘Looking at next week’: Kremlin says Trump–Putin meeting in the works, location agreed

An aide to Russian dictator Vladimir Putin, Yuri Ushakov, told Russian state-run media on Aug. 7 that the location for an upcoming meeting between the Kremlin leader and U.S. President Donald Trump has already been agreed upon, with talks expected in the coming days.

7 August 2025, 12:25 PM

Putin's aide calls Trump misinformed on Russia’s Ukraine attacks

U.S. President Donald Trump is “insufficiently informed” about Russia’s attacks on Ukraine, Kremlin aide Yuri Ushakov told Russian journalists on May 28, alleging Kyiv’s “massive” strikes on Russian cities are overlooked.

28 May 2025, 05:45 PM

Kremlin confirms visit by US envoy Steve Witkoff to Moscow this week

The U.S. president’s special envoy for the Middle East, Steve Witkoff, is expected to visit Moscow this week, according to Russian dictator Vladimir Putin’s aide Yuri Ushakov, RIA Novosti reported on April 22.

22 April 2025, 06:36 PM

Trump’s envoy Witkoff travels to Russia for talks with Putin

U.S. President Donald Trump’s special representative, Steve Witkoff, is traveling to Russia and is expected to meet with Vladimir Putin, Axios reported, citing a source and flight tracking data on April 11.

11 April 2025, 10:57 AM

Russia-US talks set for Riyadh on March 24, focus on Black Sea ceasefire

Delegations from Russia and the United States will convene in Riyadh on March 24, for talks initially centered on ensuring safe navigation in the Black Sea, Yuri Ushakov, a senior aide to Russian leader Vladimir Putin, confirmed on March 20, according to Russian media.

20 March 2025, 05:06 PM

Kremlin says it views call for temporary ceasefire as ‘attempt to give Ukraine time to rearm’

The Kremlin, through assistant to the Russian dictator Yuri Ushakov, stated on March 13 that it views the call for a temporary ceasefire in Ukraine as an “attempt to give the Ukrainian Armed Forces time to rearm” and has conveyed its “signal” to the United States, according to state propaganda agency RIA Novosti.

16 March 2025, 09:34 PM

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