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Trump palpably lost in their first direct diplomatic face-off as Putin showed he can effortlessly outmaneuver him COMMENT | NICK PATON WALSH | A “no” is not a “yes” when it is a “maybe,” a “probably not,” or an “only if.” This is the painfully predictable lesson the Trump administration’s first …

Putin agrees in Trump call to pause Ukraine energy attacks but no full ceasefire Washington, US | BBC & TASS |  President Vladimir Putin has rejected an immediate and full ceasefire in Ukraine, agreeing only to halt attacks on energy infrastructure, following a call with US President Donald Trump. The …

MOSCOW | TASS |  Russian President Vladimir Putin and his US counterpart Donald Trump are expected to discuss the normalization of Russian-US relations and the situation in Ukraine during their telephone conversation this afternoon, Kremlin Spokesman Dmitry Peskov told reporters. “Certain discussions [between Moscow and Washington] have already taken place. …

WASHINGTON | Xinhua |  U.S. President Donald Trump said on Thursday that he saw “good signals” toward finalizing a 30-day ceasefire agreement between Russia and Ukraine. While meeting with NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte at the White House, Trump offered guarded optimism when he was asked by reporters about Russian …

Most people mistakenly assumed that the age of empires had been relegated to the dustbin of history COMMENT | ERIC STORM | Over the past few weeks the new U.S. president, Donald Trump, has repeatedly claimed that the United States should “take back” the Panama Canal and that it should assume …

NOVO-OGARYOVO | TASS |  Joint foreign policy collaboration by Moscow and Beijing play an important stabilizing role in world affairs, Russian President Vladimir Putin said in a video call conversation with Chinese President Xi Jinping. “I would like to thank you again for your support for Russia’s BRICS chairmanship. We …

NEW YORK | TASS | US President-elect Donald Trump would like to hold a meeting with Russian leader Vladimir Putin as soon as possible, he told the Newsmax TV channel in an interview. “I know he wants to meet and I’m going to meet [him] very quickly. I would’ve done it sooner …

BEIJING, CHINA | Xinhua |  Chinese President Xi Jinping on Tuesday exchanged New Year greetings with his Russian counterpart, Vladimir Putin. On behalf of the Chinese government and people, Xi extended sincere congratulations and best wishes to Putin and the Russian people. Xi said that 2024 marks the 75th anniversary …

The list did not include the leaders of the UK, Germany, the US, France, Japan, and other large states unfriendly to Russia MOSCOW | TASS | Russian President Vladimir Putin sent Christmas and New Year greetings to a number of foreign leaders, the Kremlin press service reported. In the last …

MOSCOW | TASS | Russian President Vladimir Putin assessed the progress of the special military operation, the possibility of negotiations with Ukraine and the growth of the Russian economy at the combined Direct Line Q&A and year-end press conference. He also spoke about the importance of sovereignty, the country’s updated …