Diplomatic Deception
Russian President Vladimir Putin’s proposal for direct talks with Ukraine, without agreeing to an immediate ceasefire, is not a surprising move ~ it is classic geopolitical posturing.
Russian President Vladimir Putin’s proposal for direct talks with Ukraine, without agreeing to an immediate ceasefire, is not a surprising move ~ it is classic geopolitical posturing.
Russian President Vladimir Putin on Sunday proposed holding direct talks with Ukraine in Istanbul on May 15, hours after Kyiv and European leaders called for an unconditional 30-day ceasefire to start on Monday.
United States President Donald Trump on Saturday expressed more frustration with Russian President Vladimir Putin over recent airstrikes on Ukraine and threatened to deal "differently" with Moscow and use "banking" and "secondary" sanctions.
US President Donald Trump on Thursday reacted angrily to Russian strikes on Kyiv, telling his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin to "STOP", marking a new and sharp change in tone in his remarks on the Russian leader.
US President Donald Trump said that the United States stands firmly with India against terrorism.
Russian President Vladimir Putin on Friday extended his condolences to President Droupadi Murmu and Prime Minister Narendra Modi following the demise of former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh.
He mentioned that the Russian economy continues to develop despite external threats and attempts to influence it.
Russian President Vladimir Putin said that Russia has not been defeated in Syria after rebel groups ousted his ally and longtime leader, Bashar al-Assad, earlier this month, Al Jazeera reported.
Donald Trump said on Monday that he would speak to the President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky and that of Russia Vladimir Putin to end the "carnage" of nearly three years of war, as the Kremlin leader lauded Russian army successes on the ground.
Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban and Russian President Vladimir Putin held extensive phone talks on energy cooperation and Ukraine, Hungarian Foreign Minister Peter Szijjarto said in a statement.