News and Updates from Russia
Russia has marked the 80th anniversary of the defeat of Nazi Germany in World War II with a massive military parade on Red Square in Moscow. Attended by President Vladimir Putin, alongside foreign leaders including Chinese President Xi Jinping and Brazil’s President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, the “Victory Day” spectacle, celebrated on May 9, […]
Russian President Vladimir Putin’s order for a three-day truce with Ukraine to coincide with Moscow’s World War II Victory Day commemorations has taken effect, Russian state media reported. Ukraine never agreed to the truce and has dismissed it as theatrics, calling instead for a 30-day ceasefire. The three-day order began at midnight Thursday (2100 GMT on […]
Russian President Vladimir Putin, the longest serving Kremlin chief since Josef Stalin, said in remarks aired on Sunday that he was always thinking about the succession, and suggested that there could be an contest between several candidates. Putin, a former KGB lieutenant colonel who was handed the presidency on the last day of 1999 Boris […]
Russian President Vladimir Putin has ordered a surprise three-day ceasefire from May 8-10, coinciding with Moscow’s World War II Victory Day commemorations, the Kremlin said Monday. Moscow said it expected Kyiv to issue a similar order, and that it stood ready to respond to any violations of the possible halt in fighting. Putin made a […]
Ukraine and Russia blamed each other yesterday for breaking the one-day Easter ceasefire that President Vladimir Putin announced, with both sides accusing the other of launching attacks overnight. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy accused Russia of creating a false appearance of honoring the Easter ceasefire, saying his country’s forces had recorded 59 instances of Russian shelling and […]
Russia’s Supreme Court on Thursday lifted a ban on Afghanistan’s ruling Taliban, a group that was designated as a terrorist organization more than two decades ago. The Taliban seized power in Afghanistan in August 2021 as U.S. and NATO troops were in the final weeks of withdrawing from the country after two decades of war. […]
U.S. President Donald Trump has publicly expressed his frustration with Russian President Vladimir Putin, calling him “very angry” and “pissed off” over Putin’s recent remarks about Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky. In an interview with NBC, Trump blasted Putin for questioning Zelensky’s leadership and suggested new Ukrainian leadership as part of the peace process. “I am […]
Vladimir Putin agreed Tuesday in a call with Donald Trump Tuesday to halt attacks against Ukrainian energy targets but would not accept an immediate full ceasefire and insisted that the West halt all military aid for Kyiv. The US and Russian leaders spoke for more than an hour and a half and both expressed hopes […]
UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer has criticized Russian President Vladimir Putin for showing no genuine interest in peace, urging fellow world leaders to unite in a “coalition of the willing” to monitor and enforce a potential ceasefire in Ukraine. Speaking ahead of a virtual summit with 25 global leaders on Saturday, Starmer stated, “We can’t […]
Foreign intelligence agencies, including Russia and China, are actively attempting to recruit recently laid-off U.S. federal employees with national security roles, according to a CNN report. The efforts are particularly focused on individuals vulnerable after mass layoffs across federal agencies, as planned by the Trump administration. A document from the Naval Criminal Investigative Service (NCIS) […]
A senior team from the Trump administration will meet with Russian and Ukrainian negotiators in Saudi Arabia to discuss ending the ongoing Ukraine conflict, US officials confirmed on Saturday. Secretary of State Marco Rubio, National Security Advisor Mike Waltz, and Trump’s Middle East negotiator Steve Witkoff will lead the talks in Saudi Arabia. The discussions […]
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. Putin’s apology came as allegations mounted that the plane had been shot down by Russian air defenses […]
Volodymyr Zelenskyy has admitted that Ukraine cannot overpower Russia militarily to beat it back from the territories it has annexed. The Ukrainian president said that the only way that Crimea and eastern Ukraine could be brought back under Kyiv’s control was via diplomacy. His comments mark a change from his previous stance, in which he […]
Syrian dictator Bashar Assad, who fled the country Saturday as rebels closed in on the capital of Damascus, has arrived in Moscow and has been granted asylum by the Russian government, according to Russian News Agency Tass. Speculation about where Assad might land has been widespread since the longtime dictator fled the country, with allies such […]
Russian President Vladimir Putin praised President-elect Trump as an “intelligent” and “experienced” leader Thursday, while noting he does not believe the president-elect is “safe” following the two attempts on his life earlier this year. Putin, speaking to reporters in Kazakhstan after a summit, said relations between Moscow and Washington could improve once Trump is back in the Oval Office in […]
President Vladimir Putin of Russia on Thursday declared interest for a peacetalk with Ukraine. Putin said he was ready for talks with Ukraine, on the basis of an aborted deal between Moscow’s and Kyiv’s negotiators reached in Istanbul in 2022. He disclosed this at a forum in Vladivostok. According to Putin: “Are we ready to […]
Russian President Vladimir Putin was sworn into office on Tuesday at a grand ceremony held at the Kremlin, marking his unprecedented fifth term as the country’s leader. At 71 years old, Putin has been at the helm of Russia since the turn of the century, consolidating his power over the years. Following the presidential elections […]
Vladimir Putin claims Russia election victory as he warns protesters ‘crimes’ will be punished The Russian president used his “victory” speech to say protests during the election had “no effect” and any “crimes” would be punished after the vote. Vladimir Putin has claimed victory in an election he said showed the people had “trust” and […]
The United States will announce fresh sanctions on Russia on Friday over the death in prison of opposition leader Alexei Navalny, as a string of European governments summoned Russian diplomats. Russian President Vladimir Putin’s main political opponent died in his penal colony on Friday, Russian authorities said. His team says the 47-year-old was murdered. The […]
Wagner chief Yevgeny Prigozhin has been buried in a private funeral in St Petersburg, his press service has said. It said the ceremony, in his home city, was held in “a closed format”, and all those “wishing to say goodbye can visit the [city’s] Porokhovskoye cemetery”. Prigozhin, 62, was confirmed dead by Russian authorities after […]
