Vladimir Putin

Vladimir Putin

Jared Kushner/ Photo: Reuters

US envoys to visit Russia, Ukraine with plan 'to end war'

Jared Kushner and Steve Witkoff are set to travel to Russia and Ukraine to revive peace talks. The trip would be the pair's first visit to Kyiv since US President Donald Trump's reelection

Putin ⁠said Russia was continuing its contacts with the administration of US President Donald Trump, which has sought to broker a Ukraine peace deal.

Putin cites chance of peace deal but says Ukrainian aviation warning makes it harder

A security guard watches from the Kremlin's tower in Moscow, Russia on 26 August, 2026. Photo: Reuters

Putin envoy warns of Russian economy going 'berserk' on war footing

Russian President Vladimir Putin and Chinese President Xi Jinping pose for photos before their meeting in Beijing, China, on 2 September 2025. Photo: Reuters

Leaders of Russia, China and Iran to attend summit in Kyrgyzstan

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un shakes hands with Russian President Vladimir Putin as they attend a ceremony to mark the 80th anniversary of the end of World War Two, in Beijing, China, in this picture released by the Korean Central News Agency on September 4, 2025. Photo: KCNA/File Photo

North Korea's Kim, Russia's Putin reaffirm ties on Korean Liberation Day

Russian President Vladimir Putin, accompanied by Sakhalin region Minister of Education Anastasia Kikteva, tours a museum of a local school during his visit on the Southern Kuril Island of Iturup, in far eastern Sakhalin Region, Russia. Photo: Reuters

Putin visits disputed island near Japan, drawing Tokyo's ire

Thick plumes of smoke with flames rise from an oil refinery following a Ukrainian drone attack in the course of Russia-Ukraine conflict, in Moscow, Russia, June 18, 2026, Photo: Reuters

Putin likely to escalate Ukraine war, despite Trump peace push, sources say

US President Donald Trump and Russia's President Vladimir Putin talk at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska. Photo: Collected

Trump offers to help Putin find deal with Ukraine, also speaks with Zelenskiy

Russian President Vladimir Putin attends a ceremony to lay flowers at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier by the Kremlin wall in central Moscow, Russia, on 9 May 2026. ALEXANDER NEMENOV/Pool via REUTERS

Russia says US hasn't followed through on Trump-Putin 'understandings'

Russian President Vladimir Putin attends a ceremony to lay flowers at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier by the Kremlin wall in central Moscow, Russia, on 9 May 2026. ALEXANDER NEMENOV/Pool via REUTERS

Putin says he currently sees no reason to meet Ukraine's Zelenskiy

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy speaks during a joint press statement with Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni on the first day of the two-day Ukraine Recovery Conference (URC2025), on plans for the reconstruction of Ukraine, in Rome, Italy, 10 July, 2025. Photo: Reuters

Zelensky urges direct talks with Putin, proposes face-to-face meeting to end war

Russian President Vladimir Putin attends a ceremony to lay flowers at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier by the Kremlin wall in central Moscow, Russia, on 9 May 2026. ALEXANDER NEMENOV/Pool via REUTERS

Putin's $26 billion push to extend human lifespan

Russian President Vladimir Putin shakes hands with Chinese President Xi Jinping during a welcoming ceremony at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, China May 20, 2026. Photo: Sputnik/Alexander Kazakov/Pool via REUTERS

China's Xi, Russia's Putin praise ties at Beijing talks; energy in focus