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US President Donald Trump on Monday said an end to the more than four-year war in Ukraine may be closer than many believe, expressing confidence after separate calls with Russian President Vladimir Putin and Ukrainian President Volodymyr…
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Russian President Vladimir Putin and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky held separate phone conversations with US President Donald Trump on Sunday, as efforts to end the war in Ukraine intensified ahead of this week's G7 summit in…
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UK Defence Secretary John Healey said on Thursday that Vladimir Putin may be influencing Iran’s use of drone attacks in its war with the United States and Israel. Healey suggested the Russian president’s “hidden hand” could be behind some…
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Chinese President Xi Jinping and Russian President Vladimir Putin were overheard discussing advances in science and the possibility of dramatically longer lifespans in a rare hot mic moment in Beijing on Wednesday. The exchange, captured…
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U.S. President Donald Trump on Tuesday accused the leaders of China, Russia and North Korea of plotting against the United States as they attended a military parade in Beijing marking the 80th anniversary of the end of World War II. As Kim…
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Chinese President Xi Jinping, joined by Russian President Vladimir Putin and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, arrived at Beijing’s historic Tiananmen Gate on Wednesday to witness a grand military parade marking the 80th anniversary of the…
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German Chancellor Friedrich Merz proposed hosting a trilateral summit in Europe involving U.S. President Donald Trump, Russian President Vladimir Putin, and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, following inconclusive talks between Trump…
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US President Donald Trump again expressed frustration on Wednesday with Russian President Vladimir Putin over the intensifying Ukraine conflict, a day after warning that Putin was “playing with fire” by resisting ceasefire talks while…
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President Vladimir Putin said on Thursday that Russia had been obliged to launch strikes that have inflicted heavy damage on Ukrainian energy sites in response to Kyiv’s attacks on Russian targets. The Kremlin leader, quoted by Russian…
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Russian President Vladimir Putin warned the West on Monday that a direct conflict between Russia and the US-led NATO military alliance would mean the planet was one step away from World War Three but said hardly anyone wanted such a…
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