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War in Ukraine
Kremlin Again Declines to Say Who Will Go To Ukraine Talks
Putin himself called for the negotiations in a late-night address from the Kremlin at the weekend, but Moscow has repeatedly refused to say if the president would travel.
May 14, 2025
Ukraine
Putin ‘Doesn’t Dare’ Meet Zelensky in Istanbul: EU’s Kallas
EU’s Kaja Kallas said she doubts Putin will attend Turkey peace talks with Zelensky, calling Russia unserious about peace.
May 13, 2025
UN
Kremlin Rejects ‘Biased Conclusions’ of UN Report on MH17 Downing
The airliner was en route from Amsterdam to Kuala Lumpur when it was hit by a BUK surface-to-air missile over the Donetsk region, where pro-Russian separatist rebels were battling Ukrainian forces.
May 13, 2025
War in Ukraine
No Ceasefire, Just War: Russia Ignores 30-Day Truce Call, Launches 166 Attacks in One Day
Despite Western calls for a ceasefire, Russia ignored the 30-day pause proposal and launched 166 attacks in 24 hours, with no sign of de-escalation on the battlefield.
May 13, 2025
Putin
‘You Can’t Talk to Russia Like That’: Moscow Pushes Back on Ceasefire Calls
The Kremlin spokesman brusquely dismissed Western demands to freeze the war in Ukraine as a precursor for peace talks as “unacceptable ultimatums.”
May 12, 2025
War in Ukraine
No Ceasefire Across Front Line – Putin Said Shooting Would Stop, It Didn’t
The Kremlin’s “Victory Ceasefire” marginally reduced the bombing and shelling and ground assaults, but the sides were pounding each other pretty much like normal on Monday.
May 12, 2025
Putin
OPINION: Why the Kremlin’s Peace Narrative Is Strategic Deception
With pressure coming from the West to cease fire, Putin is offering direct peace talks as a strategic smokescreen aimed at weakening Western support of Ukraine and prolonging the war.
May 12, 2025
Europe
OPINION: Europe’s Ironclad Ultimatum to Putin
As Zelensky’s allies close ranks, the message to Vladimir Putin is unmistakable: comply or collapse.
May 12, 2025
OPINION: Putin Propaganda
Why one oligarch's Economist interview is really Kremlin messaging in disguise – and why Russia's defeat, not its survival, would benefit the world.
July 16, 2026
