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Putin declares Easter ceasefire in Ukraine, while Zelenskyy says Russian drone attacks continue
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Putin declares Easter ceasefire in Ukraine, while Zelenskyy says Russian drone attacks continue

Russian President Vladimir Putin chairs a meeting with members of the Security Council via a video link in Moscow, Russia, April 1, 2025.  Sergei Ilyin | Via Reuters Russian President Vladimir Putin announced a temporary Easter ceasefire in Ukraine, the Kremlin said Saturday, as Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said that Russian drone attacks continue. According […]

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U.S. will abandon Ukraine peace push if no progress ‘within a matter of days,’ Rubio says
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U.S. will abandon Ukraine peace push if no progress ‘within a matter of days,’ Rubio says

U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio attends a press conference with Suriname’s President Chan Santokh (not pictured), in Paramaribo, Suriname, March 27, 2025.  Nathan Howard | Reuters U.S. President Donald Trump will walk away from trying to broker a Russia-Ukraine peace deal within days unless there are clear signs that a deal can be done, U.S. Secretary […]

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Amazon Kuiper launches first satellites to take on SpaceX’s Starlink, capitalize on anti-Musk fervor
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Amazon Kuiper launches first satellites to take on SpaceX’s Starlink, capitalize on anti-Musk fervor

A United Launch Alliance Atlas V rocket is on the launch pad carrying Amazon’s Project Kuiper internet network satellites, which are expected to eventually rival Elon Musk’s Starlink system, at the Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Cape Canaveral, Florida, U.S., April 9, 2025.  Steve Nesius | Reuters In a social media post last month, […]

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Trump administration lifts sanctions on wife of Putin ally Boris Rotenberg
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Trump administration lifts sanctions on wife of Putin ally Boris Rotenberg

Russian billionaire , businessman Boris Rotenberg (L) listens to his wife Karina Rotenberg (R) during the awarding ceremony at the 2017 Formula 1 Russian Grand Prix in Sochi , Russia, April, 30, 2017.  Mikhail Svetlov | Getty Images News | Getty Images The Trump administration lifted economic sanctions on the wife of a close ally […]

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Trump says he’s ‘very angry’ and ‘pissed off’ at Putin during an NBC News interview
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Trump says he’s ‘very angry’ and ‘pissed off’ at Putin during an NBC News interview

U.S. President Donald Trump walks before departing for Florida from the South Lawn at the White House in Washington, D.C., U.S., March 28, 2025.  Evelyn Hockstein | Reuters WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump said he was “very angry” and “pissed off” when Russian President Vladimir Putin criticized the credibility of Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s leadership, adding that […]

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Russia’s Putin says it would be a ‘profound mistake’ to dismiss Trump’s push for Greenland
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Russia’s Putin says it would be a ‘profound mistake’ to dismiss Trump’s push for Greenland

In this pool photograph distributed by the Russian state agency Sputnik, Russia’s President Vladimir Putin attends a video-linked ceremony to launch the Project 885M Yasen-M nuclear-powered submarine Perm, in the Arctic Circle port city of Murmansk on March 27, 2025. Sergei Karpukhin | Afp | Getty Images Russian President Vladimir Putin warned it would be […]

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Putin suggests temporary administration for Ukraine, Russian news agencies report
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Putin suggests temporary administration for Ukraine, Russian news agencies report

Russian President Vladimir Putin. Contributor | Getty Images News | Getty Images Russian President Vladimir Putin suggested Ukraine could be placed under a form of temporary administration to allow for new elections and the signature of key accords with the aim of reaching a settlement in the war, Russian news agencies reported early on Friday. Putin, speaking in the northern port of Murmansk, also said he believed U.S. President Donald Trump, […]

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Zelenskyy says he will talk to Trump as Russia, Ukraine report overnight strikes
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Zelenskyy says he will talk to Trump as Russia, Ukraine report overnight strikes

Officials work at the site of destruction and fire after the Russian attack in Sumy, Ukraine on March 19, 2025.  State Emergency Service of Ukraine | Anadolu | Getty Images Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on Wednesday said he would hold talks with White House leader Donald Trump, as Moscow and Kyiv reported overnight attacks hours […]

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Putin and Trump set to discuss Russia’s demands for a Ukraine ceasefire deal
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Putin and Trump set to discuss Russia’s demands for a Ukraine ceasefire deal

U.S. President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin at a joint press conference after their summit on July 16, 2018, in Helsinki, Finland. Chris McGrath | Getty Images News | Getty Images U.S. President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin are set to join a call Tuesday to discuss a 30-day ceasefire proposal to pause […]

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Putin and Trump set to discuss Russia’s demands for a Ukraine ceasefire deal
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Trump and Putin expected to speak this week as US pushes for Russia-Ukraine ceasefire

U.S. President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin at a joint press conference after their summit on July 16, 2018, in Helsinki, Finland. Chris McGrath | Getty Images News | Getty Images U.S. President Donald Trump is expected to speak with his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin this week on ways to end the three-year war in Ukraine, U.S. envoy Steve Witkoff told CNN on Sunday after returning […]

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