Vladimir Putin

• Zelenskyy offers to drop NATO bid for security guarantees but rejects US push to cede territory - Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on Sunday voiced readiness to drop his country’s bid to join NATO in exchange for Western security guarantees, but rejected the U.S. push for ceding territory to Russia as he held talks with U.S. envo
• Trump scared Europe with his national security strategy. That's no bad thing, ex-CIA chief says - Former CIA Director General Petraeus told CNBC it was good that European nations had received a wake-up call to look after their future defense and security.
• Ukraine at 'critical moment' in war as European allies ramp up pressure on Russia - "We all know that the destiny of this country is the destiny of Europe," German Chancellor Friedrich Merz said.
• Putin’s Alleged Secret Daughter ‘Sorry’ for His War With Ukraine - The alleged secret daughter of Russia’s Vladimir Putin has apologized for her father’s mass killing of Ukrainians. Confronted on a Paris street, 22-year-old Luiza Rozova told a Ukrainian journalist she was “really sorry” for the war but, pr
• Russia says battlefield success strengthening its hand in Ukraine talks - The Kremlin said Wednesday that its army's recent battlefield successes in Ukraine had bolstered its position in talks to end the fighting, as both Moscow and Kyiv prepared for more negotiations with the US. US President Donald Trump's envo
• Russia 'ready' for war with Europe, Putin says, as Ukraine peace talks fail to deliver breakthrough - Russian President Vladimir Putin doubled down on threats toward Europe ahead of peace talks with the U.S., saying Moscow was "ready" for war.
• Kiev denies fall of Pokrovsk as US envoy Witkoff due to visit Moscow - The Ukrainian general staff on Tuesday denied the Kremlin's claim that Russian forces have captured the key city of Pokrovsk, ahead of US Special Envoy Steve Witkoff's visit to Moscow. "The units of the Ukrainian armed forces are continuing
• Ukraine peace talks shift to Moscow — the big unknown is whether Putin will play ball - U.S. Special Envoy Steve Witkoff is travelling to Moscow on Monday and is due to meet Russian President Vladimir Putin.