Vladimir Putin

Trump says he plans to speak with Putin on Mar 18 about ending Ukraine war

Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov confirmed on Monday that Putin would speak with Trump by phone but declined to comment on Trump's remarks about land and power plants

Trump to talk to Putin on March 18 as he pushes for end to Ukraine war

President Donald Trump said he would speak to Russian President Vladimir Putin on Tuesday as he pushes to end the war in Ukraine. The US leader disclosed the upcoming conversation to reporters while flying from Florida to Washington on Air Force One on Sunday evening. We will see if we have something to announce maybe by Tuesday. I will be speaking to President Putin on Tuesday, Trump said. "A lot of work's been done over the weekend. We want to see if we can bring that war to an end. Although Russia failed in its initial goal to topple Ukraine with its invasion three years ago, it still controls large swaths of the country. Trump said land and power plants are part of the conversation around bringing the war to a close. We will be talking about land. We will be talking about power plants, he said. Trump described it as "dividing up certain assets.

Can't allow Russia to play games with peace, says UK PM Keir Starmer

British Prime Minister Keir Starmer hosted a virtual meeting with world leaders from 25 countries on Saturday to bolster a so-called Coalition of the Willing against Russia in its ongoing conflict with Ukraine. We can't allow President Putin to play games with President Trump's deal, said Starmer from 10 Downing Street in London. Leaders representing Ukraine, the European Union (EU) Commission, North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (NATO), Canada, Australia and New Zealand were expected to have joined the meeting to discuss the peace deal being negotiated by US President Donald Trump. The call comes ahead of a military planning session next week when these countries will decide on the nature of troop deployments to support peace in the region. If Putin is serious about peace, it's very simple: he has to stop his barbaric attacks on Ukraine and agree to a ceasefire; and the world is watching, he said. Starmer accused the Russian administration at the Kremlin of a complete disregard fo

Russia, Ukraine trade heavy aerial blows amid proposed ceasefire talks

Russia and Ukraine traded heavy aerial blows overnight Saturday, with both sides reporting more than 100 enemy drones over their respective territories. The attack comes less than 24 hours after Russian President Vladimir Putin met with US envoy Steve Witkoff to discuss details of the American proposal for a 30-day ceasefire in the war with Ukraine. Volgograd regional Gov Andrei Bocharov confirmed that falling drone debris had sparked a fire in the Krasnoarmeysky district of the city close to a Lukoil oil refinery, but provided no further details. Nearby airports temporarily halted flights, local media outlets reported. No casualties were reported. The Volgograd refinery has been targeted by Kyiv's forces on several occasions since Moscow launched its full-scale invasion of Ukraine more than three years ago, most recently in a drone attack on February 15. Russia's Defence Ministry said that it had shot down 126 Ukrainian drones, 64 of which were destroyed over the Volgograd region

Putin calls on Ukrainian troops to surrender as Trump pushes for ceasefire

Putin calls for Ukrainian troops in Kursk to surrender, as Trump urges a ceasefire, warning of a humanitarian crisis

Had productive talks with Putin, war in Ukraine could end: Donald Trump

Trump said that he "strongly requested" Putin to spare the lives of thousands of Ukrainian troops, or else it would be a "horrible massacre"

US envoy to relay Putin's Ukraine ceasefire stance to Trump: Kremlin

Russian President Vladimir Putin met with US envoy Steve Witkoff to discuss details of the American proposal for a 30-day ceasefire in the war with Ukraine, asking him to convey Moscow's thoughts to Washington, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said Friday. Putin asked Witkoff late Thursday to give additional messages to US President Donald Trump, Peskov told reporters, after the Russian leader said at a news conference that he supported a truce in principle but set out a host of details that need to be clarified before it is agreed. Ukraine, under severe military pressure on parts of the front line three years after Russia's full-scale invasion, has already endorsed the proposal. Russia's army has gained battlefield momentum, and analysts say Putin likely will be reluctant to rush into a ceasefire while he feels he has an advantage. The Russian army, backed by North Korean troops, are now close to completely driving Ukrainian forces from their foothold in Russia's Kursk border regio

Manipulative, scared: Zelenskyy slams Putin's response to US ceasefire deal

Vladimir Putin conditionally backed the US ceasefire plan, saying Russia agreed in principle but sought clarifications and conditions, stressing the need to address the conflict's root causes

Putin thanks Trump, PM Modi for efforts to resolve Ukraine conflict

He also referred to the recent US-Ukraine discussions in Saudi Arabia, suggesting that Ukraine's willingness for a ceasefire was likely influenced by American pressure

Putin supports US ceasefire plan for Ukraine, says need to sort out details

Russian forces have been advancing since mid-2024 and control nearly a fifth of Ukraine's territory, three years into a war that US President Donald Trump has said he will halt

Waiting to hear from US on Ukraine 30-day ceasefire plan, says Russia

After more than eight hours of talks with Ukrainian officials in Jeddah on Tuesday, US Secretary of State Marco Rubio said the US would take an offer of a 30-day ceasefire in Ukraine to Russia

Ukraine-US accord on a ceasefire proposal puts the onus on Vladimir Putin

The accord reached in Saudi Arabia by US and Ukrainian negotiators for a 30-day halt in the conflict, which began with Russia's full-scale invasion three years ago

Russians ignore Putin's call for more babies as population declines

Russia recorded the lowest number of births last year in a quarter of a century, while the number of deaths increased for the first time since the height of the pandemic in 2021

Trump keeps pressure on Ukraine as Putin indicates open to ceasefire

Trump's embrace of Russia has raised fears in Ukraine and among its allies in Europe that he would try to force Kyiv into a deal on terms favourable to the Kremlin

Putin says any peace deal on Ukraine must ensure Russia's security

Putin, asked by a mother of a fallen soldier if Russia would retreat, said that Russia did not intend to do that

Russia mocks Macron as 'Micron', warns France against nuclear threats

Russian officials and lawmakers accused Macron of rhetoric that could push the world closer to the abyss. Russian cartoons cast him as Napoleon Bonaparte riding towards defeat in Russia in 1812

Trump receives 'important letter' from Zelenskyy days after tense exchange

"Millions of Ukrainians and Russians have been needlessly killed or wounded in this horrific and brutal conflict, with no end in sight," Donald Trump said, addressing the US Congress on Wednesday

Putin agrees to help Trump broker high-stakes nuclear talks with Iran

White House officials did not immediately respond to a request for comment. Neither Russia nor Iran have publicly confirmed or denied the request

Trump pauses aid to Ukraine, may reduce sanctions on Russia: All we know

The decision to pause Ukraine's military aid comes days after US President Donald Trump's televised Oval Office blowout with his counterpart Volodymyr Zelenskyy

US won't 'put up with' Zelenskyy's stance on ceasefire much longer: Trump

This is the worst statement that could have been made by Zelensky, and America will not put up with it for much longer, Donald Trump wrote on Truth Social