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Putin Basks in Praise From Modi on India Visit

Prime Minister Narendra Modi lauded President Vladimir V. Putin of Russia, underlining the close personal relationship between the leaders and their countries’ longtime friendship....

05/12/2025 15:22 New York Times
Putin vows oil shipments to India will be ‘uninterrupted’ in defiance of US

Narendra Modi says energy security is ‘pillar of the India-Russia partnership’ as two leaders meet in DelhiVladimir Putin has told the Indian prime minister, Narendra Modi, that Russia is ready to continue “uninterrupted” shipments of oil to India, signalling a defiant stance to the US as th...

05/12/2025 13:38 The Guardian
US supreme court approves redrawn Texas congressional maps | First Thing

Major win for Trump as majority rejects lower-court ruling that found maps had been racially gerrymandered. Plus, the story of Mr DeepFakes, the world’s most notorious AI porn siteGood morning.Texas can use a redrawn congressional map that adds as many as five Republican-friendly congressional dis...

05/12/2025 12:23 The Guardian
Modi and Putin embrace before talking trade at India-Russia summit

Russian President Vladimir Putin was given a red carpet ceremonial welcome as he arrived in New Delhi for the 23rd India-Russia summit....

05/12/2025 06:52 Skynews
Amid Russian Sabotage, U.K. Points Finger at Putin Over Novichok Death

A British woman died from exposure to a nerve agent because of a botched assassination plot that the Russian leader must have authorized, an official report found....

05/12/2025 01:42 New York Times
‘We’ve got her back now’: novichok victim’s family ready to lay her to rest

Exclusive: Dawn Sturgess’s father pleased inquiry made it clear she was blameless victim after Skripal attack in 2018Novichok poisonings, Russia’s role and UK response: key questions of inquiryThe family of Dawn Sturgess have said they will finally be able to lay her to rest seven years after sh...

04/12/2025 19:44 The Guardian
Fresh sanctions on Russia seem futile - Putin is more belligerent than ever

There is a sense of impotent futility to the latest sanctions imposed by the UK on Russia in the wake of the Dawn Sturgess public inquiry report released today....

04/12/2025 17:56 Skynews
Putin and Modi to meet amid politically treacherous times for Russia and India

Delhi visit gives Russian leader a chance to reduce Moscow’s isolation but both countries need each other to negotiate Trump’s US and a powerful ChinaWhen Vladimir Putin last set foot in India almost exactly four years ago, the world order looked materially different. At that visit – lasting j...

04/12/2025 17:08 The Guardian
What to Know About Putin’s Visit to India as Oil Trade Dries Up

The Trump administration, which crippled Russia’s oil sales to India with sanctions, will be watching Mr. Putin’s talks with Prime Minister Narendra Modi....

04/12/2025 15:01 New York Times
US envoy Steve Witkoff to meet Ukraine national security chief in Miami

Meeting comes two days after Witkoff and Jared Kushner held five hours of talks with Vladimir Putin in MoscowAnalysis: Ukraine peace deal has stumbled yet againThe US special envoy Steve Witkoff will meet Ukraine’s national security council chief, Rustem Umerov, in Miami on Thursday as Washington...

04/12/2025 13:25 The Guardian
The ‘Useful Idiots’ From America Whom Putin Is Playing Like a Flute

Having “real estate deal guys” as America’s negotiators on the war in Ukraine is a liability, not an advantage. You want a statesman....

04/12/2025 10:05 New York Times
Putin 'morally responsible' for woman's novichok death in Salisbury

The assassination attempt on a former Russian spy was authorised by Vladimir Putin, who is "morally responsible" for the death of a woman poisoned by the nerve agent used in the attack, a public inquiry has found....

04/12/2025 09:06 Skynews
The Ukraine peace deal has stumbled yet again over an inevitable obstacle: Putin

Russian leader’s rejection of latest peace proposal was predictable and shows the Kremlin continues to hold the trump cardBefore the harsh white glare of the Kremlin reception room came a telling prologue: Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner, Donald Trump’s self-described “deal guys”, being led...

03/12/2025 19:23 The Guardian
Weak Spots Are Few for Russia in Ukraine Peace Talks

Economic and military pressures could force Russia’s hand. Its economy is strained but not enough to do that, analysts say. And President Vladimir V. Putin says Russia is winning the war....

03/12/2025 18:00 New York Times
Is Putin about to go to war with Europe? – The Latest

Vladimir Putin has stalled progress on a peace plan for Ukraine being brokered by Donald Trump’s US and has said he is ‘ready for war’ with Europe ‘if it starts one’. Luke Harding speaks to Lucy Hough--Watch Today in Focus: The Latest on Youtube-- Continue reading...

03/12/2025 17:50 The Guardian
Which areas is Russia demanding as its price for peace in Ukraine? – visual explainer

Moscow is demanding Kyiv accept its ‘annexation’ of areas it occupies. After the latest round of talks between envoys of Putin and Trump ended without progress, we look at the territory Russia is seeking to absorbSources: Center for Strategic and International Studies, Institute for the Study of...

03/12/2025 14:46 The Guardian
Europe Wants to Get the Word Out: Russia Is to Blame for Sabotage

Officials are accusing Russia of smaller-scale assaults. President Vladimir V. Putin sought to turn the tables, saying that if Europe were to start a war, Russia is ready....

03/12/2025 13:32 New York Times
Family of victim of Trump boat airstrikes files complaint against ‘extrajudicial killing’ | First Thing

Alejandro Carranza Medina’s relatives say he was a fisher, not a drug trafficker. Plus, Putin says Russia ‘ready’ for war with Europe as Ukraine talks stallDon’t already get First Thing in your inbox? Sign up hereGood morning.A family in Colombia has filed a petition with the Washington DC-b...

03/12/2025 12:46 The Guardian
Pope Leo stresses importance of European involvement in efforts to end war in Ukraine

Pontiff says Italy specifically could play role of mediator in talks between Russia, US and UkrainePope Leo has stressed the importance of Europe’s involvement in US efforts to end Russia’s war in Ukraine, while suggesting that Italy specifically could play the role of mediator.Russia and the US...

03/12/2025 12:30 The Guardian
Wednesday briefing: ​​Does the new ​U​S plan put ​Ukraine and ​Russia on the path to peace​?

In today’s newsletter: With US pressure mounting and Ukraine signalling cautious openness, Moscow continues to project military momentumGood morning. On Tuesday, Vladimir Putin welcomed Donald Trump’s special envoy Steve Witkoff to Moscow for talks on ending the war on Ukraine, nearly four years...

03/12/2025 06:57 The Guardian
Russia ‘ready’ for war if Europe starts it, Putin says, as US peace talks end without progress

Kremlin aide says Ukraine crisis is no closer to resolution after Witkoff talks, as Russian president accuses European powers of sabotaging peace Russia and the US did not make progress toward a peace deal for Ukraine during their talks, a senior aide to Vladimir Putin has said, hours after the Russ...

03/12/2025 04:33 The Guardian
Giving In to Putin Would Give Up More Than Ukraine

Don’t let Trump sell out its freedom for business deals with Putin....

03/12/2025 00:48 New York Times
The two major reasons why Putin won't agree to latest Ukraine peace plan

The Americans were given the full VIP treatment on their visit to Moscow. ...

02/12/2025 23:44 Skynews
Putin and Witkoff Meet in Russia as U.S. Pushes Ukraine Deal

The two sides did not reach any specific compromises, an aide to President Vladimir V. Putin said, as the United States pushes a plan to end the war in Ukraine....

02/12/2025 23:42 New York Times
Putin says Russia not seeking war with Europe but is ‘ready’ to fight amid peace talks – as it happened

This live blog is now closed.Russia ‘ready’ for war with Europe, Putin says as peace talks with US beginIn parallel to Witkoff’s meeting in Moscow, we will also follow Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s first visit to Ireland.He has arrived in Dublin last night, and has a busy schedule today, paying a br...

02/12/2025 21:24 The Guardian
Putin accused of 'wasting the world's time' after rejecting Trump peace deal

Vladimir Putin has been accused of "wasting the world's time" after rejecting the latest iteration of Donald Trump's peace plan for Ukraine....

02/12/2025 14:01 Skynews
White House distances Hegseth from second strike on alleged drug boat – US politics live

Defence secretary gave order for strikes but did not say to ‘kill everybody’, according to White House spokespersonRussian President Vladimir Putin is due to meet US special envoy Steve Witkoff in Moscow today to discuss a plan to bring an end to the war in Ukraine. You can follow all the latest...

02/12/2025 12:22 The Guardian
EU foreign policy chief warns US-Russia talks may pressure Kyiv to make concessions | First Thing

Steve Witkoff is due to meet Vladimir Putin in Moscow. Plus, a new book highlights the forgotten builders of the Empire State BuildingDon’t already get First Thing in your inbox? Sign up hereGood morning.The EU’s foreign policy chief, Kaja Kallas, has said she fears talks between the Russian pre...

02/12/2025 11:25 The Guardian
Tuesday briefing: What’s next for the resurgent space race?

In today’s newsletter: As suppliers get ready to meet policy makers and space agencies at the industry’s largest gathering, a look at the exploration and exploitation of spaceGood morning. This week Glasgow hosts one of the UK’s largest ever gatherings of the space industry at Space-Comm. With...

02/12/2025 06:40 The Guardian
Ukraine war briefing: Witkoff shuttles into Moscow to hear Putin’s demands

Zelenskyy says redrafted peace plan ‘looks better’ but Kaja Kallas fears Moscow meeting will wrongfully put pressure on Kyiv rather than Kremlin. What we know on day 1,378An intensified diplomatic push to end the nearly four-year war has continued, with Volodymyr Zelenskyy visiting Paris on Mon...

02/12/2025 02:01 The Guardian
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