5 h. ago Trump, Putin agree on ‘energy and infrastructure’ ceasefire for Ukraine war

Leaders agree on starting point for ‘permanent peace’ in armed conflict, and improved US-Russia ties in 2.5 hour call.

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49 h. ago US hopeful for Ukraine truce ‘in weeks’ as Trump and Putin prepare for talks

US president may speak to Russia leader on Ukraine this week, US special envoy says.

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49 h. ago Trump to discuss ending Ukraine war with Putin, including ‘dividing up assets’

US president says he will talk to Russia’s leader on Tuesday as he pushes for an end to the Ukraine war.

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4 d. 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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4 d. 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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5 d. 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 What’s happening in Russia’s Kursk region and why does it matter?

Kyiv hoped the operation would slow Russia’s advances in eastern Ukraine by diverting troops to defend Kursk but this did not happen.

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8 d. ago Zelensky in Saudi Arabia as US voices hope for Ukraine peace talks

Tuesday’s crunch Ukraine-US talks will be the first between the two sides since White House blow-up.

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9 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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1 week 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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2 w. 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 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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3 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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3 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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3 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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3 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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3 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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3 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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3 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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3 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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