Feb 12 Trump says he and Putin have agreed to begin ‘negotiations’ on ending Ukraine war By Eric Tucker, Zeke Miller, Matthew Lee, Associated Press President Trump upended three years of U.S. policy toward Ukraine, saying he and Russian President Putin have agreed to begin negotiations on ending the war following a dramatic prisoner swap. Continue reading
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Dec 28 Putin apologizes for ‘tragic incident’ without acknowledging Azerbaijani plane was shot down By Associated Press Russian President Vladimir Putin on Saturday apologized to his Azerbaijani counterpart for what he called a “tragic incident” following the crash of an Azerbaijani airliner in Kazakhstan that killed 38 people, but stopped short of acknowledging that Moscow was responsible. Continue reading
Dec 22 Putin meets with Slovak Prime Minister Fico, in a rare visit to Moscow by an EU leader By Associated Press Fico’s views on Russia’s war on Ukraine differ sharply from most other European leaders. Slovakia's prime minister returned to power last year after his leftist party won parliamentary elections on a pro-Russia and anti-American platform. Continue reading
Dec 19 Putin boasts of Ukraine gains, denies fall of Assad in Syria dented Russia at annual news conference By Vladimir Isachenkov, Associated Press The Russian leader sought to project strength and ease at his annual news conference and call-in show Thursday. Continue reading
Dec 09 How will Assad’s downfall affect Russia and Putin? By Associated Press The Kremlin’s failure to prevent Assad’s swift downfall has exposed limits of Russia’s power and dented its international clout at a pivotal stage of its war in Ukraine. Continue reading
Nov 19 Putin formally lowers threshold for using nuclear weapons By Associated Press The new doctrine allows for a potential nuclear response by Moscow even to a conventional attack on Russia by any nation that is supported by a nuclear power. Continue reading
Nov 18 U.S. shift allowing Ukraine to hit Russian soil with long-range weapons draws warning from Moscow By Illia Novikov, Samya Kullab, Associated Press Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov on Monday referred to a statement made by Russian President Vladimir Putin in September, in which he said allowing Ukraine to target Russia would significantly raise the stakes in the conflict. Continue reading
Nov 15 German Chancellor Scholz spoke to Putin for first time in 2 years to push Ukraine peace talks By Kirsten Grieshaber, Associated Press German Chancellor Olaf Scholz has spoken with Russian President Vladimir Putin in what appeared to be the first conversation with the sitting leader of a major Western power in nearly two years. Continue reading
Nov 11 Kremlin denies report Putin and Trump spoke about Ukraine war last week By Associated Press The Kremlin is rejecting reports that President Vladimir Putin spoke last week with President-elect Donald Trump about the war in Ukraine, and a spokesman for Trump refused to comment on what he called his “private calls” with world leaders. Continue reading