4 h. ago Trump says US had ‘very good’ talks with Putin, Ukraine war could end

Putin had used Thursday’s meeting with US envoy Steve Witkoff to convey ‘signals’ to Trump.

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13 h. ago Is Trump trying to pull Putin away from China – and can it work?

Is Trump trying to pull Putin away from China – and can it work?  Al Jazeera English

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30 h. ago Putin not opposed to Ukraine ceasefire but has ‘serious questions’ for Trump

The Russian leader says he wants to speak with the US president, noting that his forces are working to push out Kyiv’s troops in Kursk.

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5 d. ago Putin ‘went through a phoney witch hunt’: why Trump fawns over Russian president

Experts say the US president likes to brag about his ties with the Kremlin chief because he ‘sees Putin as almost an aspirational figure’.

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6 d. ago Trump keeps pressure on Ukraine as Russia’s Putin weighs ceasefire with conditions

Moscow has expressed its willingness to consider a short-term truce, provided there was progress towards a final peace settlement.

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1 week ago From Trump to Putin, Germany’s Carnival puts politics on parade

One float in the Düsseldorf Shrove Monday parade showed the US president making a ‘Hitler-Stalin-Pact 2.0’ with Putin while crushing Ukraine.

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2 w. ago China and Russia are ‘true friends tempered by fire’, Xi Jinping tells Kremlin aide

The Chinese leader also calls for closer coordination as he meets security chief Sergei Shoigu amid thawing ties between Russia and the US.

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2 w. ago China and Russia are ‘true friends tempered by fire’, Xi tells Kremlin aide

China and Russia are ‘true friends tempered by fire’, Xi tells Kremlin aide  South China Morning Post

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2 w. ago Will Putin help Trump challenge China’s stranglehold on rare earths?

The US president wants critical minerals in Greenland and Ukraine. Now Moscow has offered access to the key metals.

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2 w. ago It’s morning in Russia: why Trump’s embrace of Putin means long

With the US pivot at the United Nations, the post-war order appears over.

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2 w. ago China, anxious about Trump and Putin, tells Russia it is ‘true friend’

China, anxious about Trump and Putin, tells Russia it is ‘true friend’  The Washington Post

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2 w. ago Putin backs Trump’s proposal for US, China and Russia to halve defence spending

Putin said he could not speak for China but Russia ‘could come to an agreement with the US [on cutting spending], we’re not against it’.

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2 w. ago Xi says China, Russia true friends as Trump pursues Putin talks

Xi says China, Russia true friends as Trump pursues Putin talks  The Hill

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2 w. ago ‘We’re Your True Friends,’ Xi Tells Putin, as Trump Courts Russia

‘We’re Your True Friends,’ Xi Tells Putin, as Trump Courts Russia  The New York Times

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2 w. ago ‘True Friends’: Xi and Putin Emphasize Their Ties as Trump Courts Moscow

‘True Friends’: Xi and Putin Emphasize Their Ties as Trump Courts Moscow  The New York Times

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2 w. ago Xi tells Putin that China is pleased with Russia's efforts to end Ukraine war

Xi tells Putin that China is pleased with Russia's efforts to end Ukraine war  The Washington Post

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2 w. ago Ukraine war: Trump is not trying to appease Putin – he has a vision of a new US

Ukraine war: Trump is not trying to appease Putin – he has a vision of a new US-China-Russia order  The Conversation United Kingdom

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2 w. ago China’s Xi Jinping and Russia’s Vladimir Putin speak by phone on Ukraine war anniversary

The call comes amid expectations of a face-to-face meeting between Putin and his US counterpart Donald Trump as early as this month.

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2 w. ago Ukraine’s Zelensky ‘would give up presidency if it brought peace and Nato membership’

Comments seemed aimed at suggestions by Trump, Putin that elections be held despite Ukraine legislation prohibiting them during martial law.

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2 w. ago Opinion | Trump is emulating Putin and Xi. Watch it end in an ‘own goal.’

Opinion | Trump is emulating Putin and Xi. Watch it end in an ‘own goal.’  The Washington Post

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