Page 23 - Latest Updates on Ukraine peace talks

'New world order taking shape', says expert on PM Modi's call with Putin

Putin briefed PM Modi on Ukraine during their call, and both leaders reaffirmed their commitment to strengthening the India-Russia Special and Privileged Strategic Partnership

Donald Trump to meet Putin in Alaska on Aug 15 to discuss Ukraine war

President Donald Trump on Friday said he will meet with Russian President Vladimir Putin on August 15 in Alaska. He announced the meeting in a post on social meeting and said more details would follow. Earlier, Trump had said that he will meet very shortly with Russian President Vladimir Putin to discuss ending the war in Ukraine, a potential major milestone after expressing weeks of frustration that more was not being done to quell the fighting. Speaking to reporters at the White House after announcing a framework aimed at ending decades of conflict elsewhere in the world between Armenia and Azerbaijan Trump had refused to say exactly when or where he would meet with Putin, but that he planned to announce a location soon. He also suggested that his meeting with the Russian leader could come before any sit-down discussion involving Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy. We're going to have a meeting with Russia, start off with Russia. And we'll announce a location. I think the

Trump's tariffs to India's oil bets: Decoding sanctions on Russia

Even before Russia invaded Ukraine in February 2022, Moscow was under sanctions due to its annexation of Crimea

Zelenskyy's image takes a hit even after reversal of unpopular law

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy quickly reversed course last month on a law that would have curbed the independence of the country's anti-corruption watchdogs after widespread protests that threatened the stability of his leadership for the first time since Russia's invasion. It's unlikely that the damage to the president's image can be changed as easily. Zelenskyy's reversal followed years of public discontent that simmered around his inner circle, some of whom have been accused of corruption. But Ukrainians have been largely deferential toward their president in wartime, trusting him to lead the fight against the Kremlin and even acquiescing in the suspension of some civil liberties. The protests showed the limits of that goodwill after the public concluded that Zelenskyy's fast-tracking of the law was a step too far. People will support Zelenskyy in whatever he does as it relates to the war. But the previous level of trust that he will carry out everything correctly, ...

Trump says he would meet Putin even if the Russian leader avoids Zelenskyy

President Donald Trump said Thursday that he would meet with Russian President Vladimir Putin even if the Russian leader won't meet with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy. Trump, when asked by a reporter if Putin would need to meet with Zelenskyy in order to secure a meeting with the US, said: No, he doesn't. No. His comments followed Putin's remarks earlier in the day that he hoped to meet with Trump next week, possibly in the United Arab Emirates. But the White House was still working through the details of any potential meetings, press secretary Karoline Leavitt said. Putin's announcement came on the eve of a White House deadline for Moscow to show progress toward ending the three-year-old war in Ukraine or suffer additional economic sanctions. When asked Thursday at the White House whether his deadline for Friday would hold, Trump said of Putin: "It's going to be up to him. We're going to see what he has to say. It's going to be up to him. Very disappointed." The preside

Putin says he hopes to meet Trump as US presses for peace deal on Ukraine

Russian President Vladimir Putin said Thursday he hopes to meet next week with US President Donald Trump, possibly in the United Arab Emirates. The news came on the eve of a White House deadline for Moscow to show progress toward ending the 3-year-old war in Ukraine. Putin's foreign affairs adviser Yuri Ushakov had said earlier a summit could possibly take place next week at a venue that has been decided in principle. Ushakov brushed aside the possibility of Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskyy joining the summit, something the White House had said Trump was ready to consider. Putin has spurned Zelenskyy's previous offers of a meeting to clinch a breakthrough. We propose, first of all, to focus on preparing a bilateral meeting with Trump, and we consider it most important that this meeting be successful and productive, Ushakov said, adding that US special envoy Steve Witkoff's suggestion of a meeting including Ukraine's leader was not specifically discussed. Putin made the ...

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Kremlin confirms plans for Putin-Trump meet; White House says talks ongoing

The Kremlin says a Putin-Trump summit has been agreed 'in principle'; the White House confirms discussions are underway, but nothing finalised

India's Russian oil puzzle: Higher cost, drying offers, and tariff pressure

India's oil trade with Russia faces its toughest test yet with spiking procurement costs, tightening sanctions, disappearing discounts and the looming threat of Trump's tariffs

More Ukrainians now want negotiated end to war with Russia, shows poll

After more than three years of war, Ukrainians are increasingly eager for a settlement that ends the fight against Russia's invasion, according to a new Gallup poll published Thursday although only about a quarter of Ukrainians surveyed expect the guns to fall silent within the next 12 months. The enthusiasm for a negotiated deal is a sharp reversal from 2022 the year the war began when Gallup found that about three-quarters of Ukrainians wanted to keep fighting until victory. Now only about one-quarter hold that view, with support for continuing the war declining steadily across all regions and demographic groups. The findings were based on samples of 1,000 or more respondents ages 15 and older living in Ukraine. Some territories under entrenched Russian control, representing about 10% of the population, were excluded from surveys conducted after 2022 due to lack of access. Since the start of the full-scale war, Russia's relentless pounding of urban areas behind the front line h

Nayara seeks Indian bank as EU sanctions disrupt payments for crude oil

Nayara Energy, partly owned by Russia's Rosneft, is struggling to access banking services after EU sanctions and is in talks with Indian lenders like UCO Bank

Trump's envoy arrives in Moscow ahead of Russia-Ukraine peace deadline

US President Donald Trump's special envoy Steve Witkoff arrived in Moscow, reported state-owned Russian media on Wednesday, days before the White House's deadline for Russia to reach a peace deal with Ukriane or potentially face severe economic penalties. 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, footage aired by TASS showed. Dmitriev had played a key role in direct peace talks between Russia and Ukraine in Istanbul in recent months, as well as discussions between Russian and US officials. Moscow is yet to confirm whether Witkoff will meet with Russian President Vladimir Putin during his stay. Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov welcomed on Monday Witkoff's visit. We consider (talks with Witkoff) important, substantive and very useful," he said. Trump's deadline for Putin ends on Friday. Washington has threatened severe tariffs and

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

Datanomics: US sermonises India, ignoring its own vital imports from Russia

While the US has cut down on goods import from Russia sharply, from $29.63 bn in 2021 -- when it attacked Ukraine -- to just $3 billion in 2024, it has ramped up exports of some other crucial items

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

Nato to coordinate arms deliveries to Ukraine, most will be bought from US

NATO started coordinating regular deliveries of large weapons packages to Ukraine after the Netherlands said it would provide air defence equipment, ammunition and other military aid worth 500 million euros (USD 578 million), most bought from the US Two deliveries are expected this month. The equipment that will be provided is based on Ukraine's priority needs on the battlefield. NATO allies then locate the weapons and ammunition and send them on. Packages will be prepared rapidly and issued on a regular basis, NATO said late Monday Air defense systems are in greatest need. The United Nations has said that Russia's relentless pounding of urban areas behind the front line has killed more than 12,000 Ukrainian civilians. Russia's bigger army is also making slow but costly progress along the 1,000-kilometre front line. Currently, it is waging an operation to take the eastern city of Pokrovsk, a logistical hub whose fall could allow it to drive deeper into Ukraine. European allies and

Garcetti video resurfaces as Trump targets India's Russian oil imports

MEA defends India's oil purchase policy as US President Donald Trump accuses India of 'financing' Russia's war, escalates tariff threats and stalls trade talks

Trump aide accuses India of ‘funding’ Ukraine war through Russian oil buys | India-US trade

As pressure mounts from the Trump administration, a top White House official has accused India of “financing” the Ukraine war through its continued oil imports from Russia. How's India navigating?

Why is Russia ditching 1987 INF Treaty and what is Trump's role in it?

Citing a statement from Russia's foreign ministry, the report said that Moscow believes that the conditions required to maintain the 1987 INF Treaty with the US have disappeared

UK intel may involve Nato allies to raid 'shadow fleet', claims Russia

Russia's SVR claims UK secret services plan to involve Nato allies in a large-scale crackdown on the so-called 'shadow fleet', according to intel received by the Russian Foreign Intelligence Service