Vladimir Putin
Trump ‘not happy with Putin,’ accuses Russian leader of throwing ‘bulls—‘
U.S. President Donald Trump speaks during a cabinet meeting at the White House in Washington, D.C., U.S., July 8, 2025. Kevin Lamarque | Reuters President Donald Trump said Tuesday that he was “not happy” with Vladimir Putin over the ongoing war on Ukraine, and accused the Russian leader of throwing ‘bulls—‘ at the United States […]
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Sacked Russian transport minister found dead in his car with gunshot wound
FILE PHOTO: Russian Minister of Transport Roman Starovoit arrives at a meeting of President Vladimir Putin with Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro at the Kremlin in Moscow, Russia, May 7, 2025. Maxim Shemetov | Reuters Russia’s sacked transport minister has been found dead in his car outside Moscow with a gunshot wound and the principal hypothesis […]
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BRICS summit opens in Brazil, overshadowed by Trump’s tariff policies and Middle East tensions
Brazil’s President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, China’s Premier Li Qiang, India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi, South Africa’s President Cyril Ramaphosa, Russia’s Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov and other leaders, attend the opening meeting of BRICS Summit, at the Museum of Modern Art (MAM) in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, on July 6, 2025. Ricardo Moraes | […]
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Trump to speak with Putin after U.S. pauses some weapons shipments to Ukraine
U.S. President Donald Trump wears a “Gulf of America” hat as he boards Air Force One to depart for Florida, at Joint Base Andrews, Maryland, U.S., July 1, 2025. Evelyn Hockstein | Reuters President Donald Trump said he will speak to Russian President Vladimir Putin on Thursday at 10 a.m. ET. The call comes two […]
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Russia watches on as ally Iran is pummeled — and it’s unlikely to go to Tehran’s rescue
Russian President Vladimir Putin tours an exhibition at the Central Museum of the Great Patriotic War on Poklonnaya Gora in Moscow, Russia, April 30, 2025. Alexander Kazakov | Via Reuters Russia’s response to Iran’s call for help is being closely watched on Monday after the U.S. bombed Tehran’s nuclear facilities over the weekend — but […]
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A ‘terrible spiral of escalation’: World braces for intensifying Iran-Israel conflict
Urgent international calls for restraint appear to be falling on deaf ears as the world braces for intensifying conflict in the Middle East. All eyes are on the White House, as U.S. President Donald Trump weighs carrying out direct military strikes on Iran. Such an act would represent a dramatic deepening of U.S. involvement in […]
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Putin speaks to Trump, condemns Israel’s strikes on Iran, Kremlin says
Russian President Vladimir Putin meets with students during a visit to the Bauman Moscow State Technical University in Moscow, Russia April 16, 2025. Kristina Kormilitsyna | Via Reuters Russian President Vladimir Putin spoke to U.S. President Donald Trump for 50 minutes on Saturday, focusing on hostilities between Israel and Iran and calling for efforts to bring […]
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Trump says he spoke to Putin, predicts no ‘immediate’ peace for Russia and Ukraine
Russian President Vladimir Putin and U.S. President Donald Trump. Mikhail Metzel | Evelyn Hockstein | Via Reuters President Donald Trump on Wednesday said he spoke with Russian leader Vladimir Putin for well over an hour about Ukraine’s latest attack on Russian airplanes and nuclear talks with Iran. Putin in that call vowed retaliation against Ukraine […]
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Russia’s struggling war economy might be what finally drives Moscow to the negotiating table
Russian President Vladimir Putin tours an exhibition at the Central Museum of the Great Patriotic War on Poklonnaya Gora in Moscow, Russia, April 30, 2025. Alexander Kazakov | Via Reuters Russia has shown little appetite for peace negotiations with Ukraine, despite Moscow making a show of what war experts described as “performative ceasefires,” and a […]
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UK government borrowing costs jump, sterling rallies as Britain and EU agree to reset relations
U.K. bond yields rise after UK-EU deal British government bond yields are also on the rise in the wake of the EU and the U.K. agreeing to reset their post-Brexit relations. Yields on 10-year U.K. government bonds, known as gilts, were up by around 7 basis points at 9:58 a.m. in London. Bond yields and […]
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