Yuri Ushakov

US pushes to revive stalled peace efforts

US pushes to revive stalled peace efforts

US pushes to revive stalled peace efforts

Kremlin does not rule out return to Ukraine talks in October

Russian President Vladimir Putin and U.S. President Donald Trump held a one-hour phone call focused on Ukraine and the recent Moscow–Kyiv visits by U.S. envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner

Zelenskyy remained unclear whether these plans would be workable or not

Meanwhile, Peskov refused to comment on what messages US presidential envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner may have conveyed to Kyiv during their visit to Ukraine

President Volodymyr Zelensky and US envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner described talks positively but announced no breakthrough, as Zelensky warned fighting could continue into winter

Earlier this month, Kremlin aide Yuri Ushakov raised the possibility of Vladimir Putin, Donald Trump and Xi Jinping meeting at the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation summit in Shenzhen, China, in November

Trump envoys arrive in Moscow with Ukraine peace proposal

Senior Russian aide confirms possibility of all three leaders meeting in Shenzhen in November ‘was discussed’ at this week’s SCO summit

Summit in Bishkek spotlights Russia-China-Iran ties amid wars and sanctions

Summit in Bishkek spotlights Russia-China-Iran ties amid wars and sanctions

Second face-to-face talks this year to come as leaders of China and Russia visit Kyrgyzstan for Shanghai Cooperation Organisation summit

C-17 flew from Washington via Latvia, but neither US nor Russia has explained its mission

The prospect of a meeting comes as Washington and Moscow remain at odds over the war in Ukraine and broader security issues

Kyiv intensifies strikes on Russian oil refineries

Ukraine War Expected To Dominate Talks

President Donald Trump is reported to have held a 90-minute call with Russian president Vladimir Putin in which he offered to help the leader find a solution to the war with Ukraine

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has congratulated the United States on the 250th anniversary of its independence, which falls on 4 July

Russian President Vladimir Putin called UAE counterpart Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan for help with the detention of a man suspected of shooting a Russian military intelligence officer

Uncertainty continues to surround the proposed US-Iran peace deal as analysts and officials question whether it will hold beyond the expected signing on 19 June

Russian President Vladimir Putin and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky each spoke by phone with President Trump on Sunday, coming as the president celebrated his 80th birthday ahead of the Group of 7 summit this week

Putin rules out talks with Zelenskyy, demands broader Ukraine deal first

The two leaders inspected an honor guard, received a gun salute and watched as children waved flags and flowers during the red-carpet ceremony

While Kyiv has recently come under frequent bombardment, the residents of Moscow have largely felt safe

India, as the chair of the BRICS, will host the annual summit of the grouping in September

Putin used the same phrase when recalling his first meeting with Xi Jinping, then Chinese vice-president, in Moscow in March 2010

The line landed as a temporary U.S.-brokered ceasefire was near expiry, with Moscow and Kyiv accusing each other of breaching a 72-hour pause and American and European officials weighing further talks

Russian strikes kill at least 16 across Ukraine

Putin Says Ukraine Ceasefire Prompted By Kyiv Security Warnings

Fico arrived in Moscow for the festivities to mark the ​Soviet Union's victory over Nazi Germany ​in World War Two

Putin Presides Over Downsized Military Parade as Ukraine War Drags On

Last month,German Chancellor Friedrich Merz publicly remonstrated with Zelenskyy over his insistence Ukraine be admitted quickly as an EU member, dubbing the Ukrainian leader’s proposed swift timeline for accession as unrealistic

The unilateral ceasefire declared by Russia on the eve of its national World War II commemorations crumbled right after it took effect

Though it was first announced by Donald Trump on social media, it has since been confirmed by both sides

The unilateral ceasefire declared by Russia on the eve of its national World War II commemorations crumbled right after it took effect

Jimmy Fallon mused on what went down when a couple of power-hungry pals reconnected Wednesday

Victory Day parades on Red Square involved military equipment and various weaponry every year since 2008

The remarks come nearly five weeks into a widening conflict involving US and Israeli strikes on Iranian targets, followed by retaliatory measures from Tehran

The president spoke out online while the UAE’s largest gas plant and a key Kuwait oil refinery were among Iran’s latest targets

Iran has placed a stranglehold on the key shipping lane -- threatening fuel supplies and roiling the global economy -- in retaliation for US-Israeli strikes that triggered the month-old Middle East war

American journalist Shelly Kittleson kidnapped in Baghdad

Russian FM Sergey Lavrov and Saudi FM Faisal bin Farhan called to prevent further Mideast escalation

US President Donald Trump has described his conversation with Kremlin leader Vladimir Putin as "very good"

Putin: Energy crisis here, but Russia ready to work with Europe

Trump and Putin discuss ideas for ending Iran war during call

US stocks jumped higher and oil prices sank in after-hours trading following Trump's comments, despite the fact that there were no immediate signs of the conflict abating

A historic nuclear arms reduction treaty is set to expire on Thursday, which will thrust the world into a nuclear situation it has not faced in more than five decades — one in which there are no longer any binding limits on the size of Russia’s or America’s nuclear arsenals, and no inspection regime to verify what Moscow does next

The Chinese leader’s separate talks on Wednesday with US President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin also reveal their attempts to stabilise ties as they prepare for in-person summits and grapple with mounting headwinds at home