Russia’s Putin rules out ceasefire with Ukraine during speech in Moscow
Putin warned the West he would deploy nuclear weapons if necessary to defend the Russian Baltic exclave of Kaliningrad.
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Putin warned the West he would deploy nuclear weapons if necessary to defend the Russian Baltic exclave of Kaliningrad.
President Vladimir Putin on Thursday reiterated Moscow’s long-held position that Russia is not planning to attack European countries but will respond to aggression with “all weapons” in its arsenal. In remarks at a foreign policy forum, Putin accused the West and Europe of escalating tensions by talking about preparing for a war with Moscow in the coming years, conducting military drills in the Baltic Sea, and seizing Russian vessels. His remarks followed Moscow’s warning to Nato that it would...
Vladimir Putin insists Moscow is "not threatening anyone" and merely responding to statements by Western leaders.
Mark Owen is pleased to welcome Peter Zalmayev from Kyiv, Founder and Director of the Eurasia Democracy Initiative. According to Zalmayev, Russia’s ongoing attacks on Ukraine reflect a broader political logic in which military force, political objectives and territorial ambitions are intertwined as instruments of Russian strategy. He argues that Moscow’s attacks on civilian infrastructure are designed to exert extreme pressure on Ukrainian society while demonstrating fierce retaliation to domestic audiences in Russia. Zalmayev contrasts this with Ukraine’s strikes on Russian energy infrastructure, which he describes as targeting assets that directly sustain Moscow’s war effort.
?? ?? Speaking at the UN General Assembly, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said Russian President Vladimir Putin was "patient zero" for spreading war in the region with Moscow's invasion of Ukraine. The Ukrainian president also asked world leaders to cut back on buying oil from Russia, in a bid to put pressure on Moscow to resolve the conflict swiftly.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky told the UN on Wednesday that Russian President Vladimir Putin had enlisted fighters from 47 countries including North Korea, Ghana and India to fight against Ukraine. Zelensky warned that his forces could target Russian heating and energy facilities in the winter months if Moscow attacks Ukraine's energy infrastructure.
Russian President Vladimir Putin's ruling United Russia party won a large majority in the country's parliamentary elections, marked by cyberattacks and a barrage of Ukrainian drone strikes, according to results published by state media early Monday. Meanwhile, Moscow has vowed to "intensify" its strikes on Kyiv in response to the massive drone attack on the Russian capital. Follow our liveblog for the latest updates.
The former UK PM said "I don't know what warped logic drove Putin to blow up a stationary Ukrainian locomotive on the Polish border this morning".
Melinda Haring, nonresident senior fellow at the Atlantic Council, said the war in Ukraine shows no signs of slowing and could drag on for another three to four years. Haring said that Putin is hoping to run out the clock on Ukraine by getting into complicated negotiations and undermining the idea of any Ukrainian sovereignty. (Source: Bloomberg)
US envoy Steve Witkoff on Monday touted progress in weekend discussions with Ukraine and Russia, raising the prospect of reviving three-way peace talks to end Europe's deadliest conflict since World War II. Ukrainian MP Lisa Yasko says that "we don't trust these talks", describing the US envoys' flattery towards Russian President Vladimir Putin as "disgraceful".
US envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner arrived in Kyiv on Sunday in their first official visit to Ukraine as part of a renewed push for peace after Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine. Their trip follows a meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Moscow on Saturday, seeking to revive peace talks during escalating aerial attacks by both sides. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said on Sunday that Kyiv is ready for a “constructive” discussion with US representatives. “We are...
US President Donald Trump's business partner Steve Witkoff and son-in-law Jared Kushner discussed "substantive plans" for next steps to end the Ukraine war during their meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Moscow, the White House said, before they headed to Kyiv on Sunday. Kremlin aide Yuri Ushakov said the three-hour talks had been "highly useful" but gave no indication that a breakthrough had been reached. Follow our liveblog for all the latest updates.
US envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner met Russian President Vladimir Putin at the Kremlin on Saturday.