Page 17 - Latest Updates on Vladimir Putin
Trump could meet Putin as soon as next week, says White House official
News of a potential meeting, came hours after Trump's special envoy Steve Witkoff met with Putin in Moscow
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Amid US strain, PM Narendra Modi set to visit China after 7 years
A bilateral meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping on the sidelines of the SCO summit is also being planned, the sources said
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Trump says 'great progress' made in envoy Witkoff's meeting with Putin
Trump says 'great progress' made in envoy Witkoff's meeting with Putin
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US to impose secondary Russia sanctions on Friday despite Putin meeting
Witkoff met Putin for around three hours on a last-minute mission to seek a breakthrough in the 3-1/2-year war that began with Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine
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Will call Modi, Xi, but not Trump: Brazil's Lula da Silva on tariff dispute
Rejecting Donald Trump's offer to call him, Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva said that to defend its interests, Rio De Janeiro would use all available resources, including the WTO
 "Will call Modi, Xi, but not Trump: Brazil's Lula da Silva on tariff dispute")
Trump's envoy arrives in Moscow ahead of Russia-Ukraine peace deadline
Witkoff was seen taking an early morning stroll through Zaryadye Park, a stone's throw from the Kremlin, with Kirill Dmitriev, the Russian president's envoy for investment and economic cooperation
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Trump says he never fixed a percentage for tariffs on Russian oil buyers
Trump's change in stance comes hours after he suggested imposing increased tariffs on additional countries buying energy from Russia, including China
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Putin doubts potency of Trump's ultimatum to end the war: Report
Putin's goal is to fully capture the Ukrainian regions of Donetsk, Luhansk, Zaporizhzhia and Kherson, which Russia has claimed as its own, and then to talk about a peace pact, one of the sources said
 "Putin doubts potency of Trump's ultimatum to end the war: Report")
Despite US pressure, Russian oil tankers unload at Indian refineries
More tankers are poised to discharge another 2.2 million barrels of Urals in the coming hours
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Vladimir Putin dismisses Zelensky's appeal for regime change in Moscow
Recent polls have shown that Zelensky could lose in a competitive election, with retired General Valery Zaluzhny emerging as a leading alternative
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'Let them sail': Russian lawmaker shrugs off Trump's nuclear sub threat
Donald Trump ordered two US nuclear subs into 'appropriate regions' after Medvedev's remarks; Russian lawmaker says subs are being tracked, calls for US-Russia pact to avoid World War III fears
 "'Let them sail': Russian lawmaker shrugs off Trump's nuclear sub threat")
Putin, facing Trump deadline, signals no change in stance on Ukraine
He has expressed mounting frustration with Putin, accusing him of "bullshit" and describing Russia's latest attacks on Ukraine as "disgusting"
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Putin says hypersonic missile enters service, to be deployed in Belarus
Putin warned the West that Moscow could use it against Ukraine's NATO allies who allowed Kyiv to use their longer-range missiles to strike inside Russia
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Kremlin silent as Trump cuts new deadline for Putin to halt Ukraine war
Trump has threatened sanctions in 10-12 days on countries buying Russian exports, including energy, unless Putin agrees to ceasefire-down from the earlier 50-day deadline
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Trump says he's shortening 50-day deadline for Russia to end Ukraine war
Trump said he would give Putin 10 to 12 days from Monday, meaning he wants peace efforts to make progress by Aug 7-9
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Trump may travel to China to meet Xi Jinping in 'not-too-distant future'
Another possible trip would be for a September 3 Beijing ceremony commemorating the 80th anniversary of the end of World War Two, which Russian President Vladimir Putin is planning to attend
 "Trump may travel to China to meet Xi Jinping in 'not-too-distant future'")
Zelenskiy says talks with Russia for peace, needs 'more momentum'
Two rounds of talks between Ukraine and Russia in Turkey earlier this year have yielded little more than an agreement to exchange prisoners and soldiers' remains
 "Zelenskiy says talks with Russia for peace, needs 'more momentum'")
Russia may use 50-day window to wear down Ukraine, but quick gains unlikely
President Vladimir Putin has declared repeatedly that any peace deal should see Ukraine withdraw from the four regions that Russia illegally annexed in September 2022
'Can you hit Moscow, St Petersburg?' Trump asked Zelenskyy in July 4 call
The remarks were made during a July 4 phone call, following a separate call Trump held with Putin a day earlier, which he reportedly described as 'bad'
 "'Can you hit Moscow, St Petersburg?' Trump asked Zelenskyy in July 4 call")
Trump vows 100% tariff on Russia if war in Ukraine not stopped in 50 days
Without providing details, Trump said that the levies on Russia would come in the form of secondary tariffs
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