Kirill Dmitriev

They also insisted that the development of Russia's emerging satellite system be halted, which Ukraine has warned could prove devastating because of real-time bombardments this winter

Merz seemed to have no clear plan for saving himself and his party as his government confronted its biggest political crisis yet, beyond ambiguous promises to become a better, more empathetic politician 16 months into his chancellorship

Trump envoys arrive in Moscow with Ukraine peace proposal

With sleight of hand Russian folklore villain "Koshchei the Deathless" (or, rather, someone dressed as him) produced coins out of thin air, "broke" and reassembled someone's glasses and shocked passers-by with occasional puffs of smoke from his fingers

Russians are experiencing fuel shortages, internet blocks and mandatory state messaging apps amid growing surveillance fears

In the background, two more soldiers stand holding rifles, equipped with helmets and backpacks, looking across the field

Putin faces rival visions of peace or war for decades during Russia’s answer to ‘Davos’

Russian state television pundits have had a complicated relationship with the Trump presidency, initially hailing his return to the White House as a boost for the Kremlin, given his ties with Vladimir Putin

AfD polling at 29% nationwide, ahead of Merz's conservatives

Former President Barack Obama’s recent visit to Canada has triggered intense MAGA backlash, especially after the 64-year-old met Prime Minister Mark Carney in Toronto

The Treasury Department's waiver lets countries purchase Russian oil and petroleum products loaded on vessels as of Friday through May 16

The United States has quietly renewed a sanctions waiver on Russian oil, just days after insisting it would not grant any further relief

The economic envoy has emerged as a central figure in Russia’s diplomatic outreach to Washington since Donald Trump returned to the White House last year

Putin tells Trump: I'll stop giving Iran intel if you cut off Ukraine

Trump issued a 30-day waiver for countries to buy sanctioned Russian oil and petroleum products currently stranded at sea in a bid to stabilise global energy markets

Diesel is at $4.60 nationally, up 83 cents since the U.S. and Israel began bombing Iran in late February

French President Emmanuel Macron vowed to keep up pressure on Russia to end its four-year invasion of Ukraine on Friday, March 13, after Washington partially rolled back its sanctions against Moscow to lower oil prices, which were sent soaring after US-Israeli strikes against Iran sparked a regional conflict late last month

The discussions in Florida on Thursday, which did not include representatives from Ukraine, came hours before the US issued a 30-day licence for countries to buy Russian oil and petroleum products currently stranded at sea, in an effort to stabilise global energy markets roiled by the Iran war

As West Asia descends into chaos following American and Israeli strikes on Iran — and the latter retaliates with missiles, drones, and oil-crunch tactics — the geopolitical paradox is hard to miss

Kremlin welcomes US relaxation of sanctions against Russian oil sales

He did not say, however, whether this included Russia, though he spoke to Russia's President Vladimir Putin on March 9

Nearly 20 million barrels per day (bpd) of supply — roughly a fifth of global output — have been trapped inside the Gulf since the effective closure of the Strait of Hormuz shortly after the launch of the joint Israel-U.S. war against Iran on February 28

The Strait of Hormuz region became a flashpoint Sunday after U.S.-Israeli strikes on Iran under Operation Epic Fury triggered electronic warfare activity and multiple "attacks" on vessels along one of the world’s most critical energy waterways, according to reports

Moscow unleashed an extensive drone and missile attack just hours before American officials were set to meet with Kyiv’s chief negotiator

The White House has not publicly commented on the proposals

Ukraine and Russia concluded two days of US-brokered peace talks in Abu Dhabi this week without a major breakthrough

Labour’s King Rat Peter Mandelson has again cast his sulphurous odour of villainy around the palace, and contamination may drag a decent, well-intentioned Labour leader down with him

Biden administration suspended high-level military exchanges with Russia late in 2021 as Putin amassed troops at the Ukrainian border

PARIS — Russia’s top diplomat slammed French efforts to resuscitate dialogue between Emmanuel Macron and Vladimir Putin as “pathetic” just days after the French president’s top diplomatic adviser traveled to Moscow for high-level talks

The announcement comes a day after one of Russian President Vladimir Putin's top envoys held surprise talks with U.S. officials in Florida without Kyiv

Parts of Ukraine and Moldova suffered power cuts on Saturday after high-voltage power lines failed while both countries were affected by sub-zero temperatures

The meeting came just a day before Ukrainian and Russian negotiators were scheduled to meet in Abu Dhabi to discuss a U.S.-backed plan to end the nearly four-year Ukraine war

As negotiations continue to drag on between Washington, Kyiv and Moscow, the Kremlin’s narrative about the war has centered on one potential solution: evicting Ukrainian forces from the Donbas

Donald Trump has hung a picture of himself with Russian president Vladimir Putin in the White House, a move that will likely raise eyebrows among U.S. allies

It marks Moscow’s second invitation in months, after a similar offer in September 2025 that Zelensky rejected, insisting Putin should travel to Kyiv instead

Ukraine and Russia agreed on Saturday to hold a second round of U.S.-brokered direct peace talks next weekend after a two-day meeting in Abu Dhabi, despite Ukrainian complaints negotiations were undermined by a barrage of deadly strikes

The high-level meeting from the three countries comes a day after US President Donald Trump met with Ukraine's Volodymyr Zelensky in Davos and hours after US envoy Steve Witkoff held talks with Russia's Vladimir Putin

An overnight Russian bombardment on Kiev left thousands of residential buildings and parliament without heating and water in -14C temperatures on Tuesday, just as the Ukrainian capital was scrambling to restore vital utilities destroyed in earlier attacks

U.S. President Donald Trump has tasked both officials with negotiating an end to the war in Ukraine

Trump on How Far He Will Go to Acquire Greenland: ‘You’ll Find Out’

President Donald Trump sent a text message to Norway’s Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Støre linking his Greenland demand to his not receiving the Nobel Peace prize

The Kremlin's top negotiator and Putin's confidant Kirill Dmitriev is to meet Trump team at Davos this week, casting doubt on the anticipated US-Ukraine agreement

EU readies retaliation for Trump’s Greenland threat

That meeting was attended by President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, US President Donald Trump's Special Envoy Steve Witkoff and Trump's son-in-law Jared Kushner