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Putin Wants a Moscow Meet. Zelensky Has Other Ideas

'Come to Kyiv," Ukrainian leader said Friday about possible gathering to talk Russia's war on Ukraine

(Newser) - Volodymyr Zelensky has RSVP'd to Vladimir Putin's "invite" for him to head to the Russian capital to discuss ways to end that country's invasion of Ukraine, and it's a no. "I can't go to Moscow when my country's under missiles, under attack,...

After Kim-Putin Talks End, the Cleaning Begins

Reports indicate both leaders' poop is collected on foreign trips

(Newser) - After a rare Beijing meeting with Vladimir Putin, North Korean leader Kim Jong Un's team meticulously erased any sign of his presence, according to a Kremlin reporter. Video shared online showed aides cleaning the chair Kim used, scrubbing both the backrest and the armrests, and ensuring his drinking...

Putin, Xi Caught Chatting About Living to 150

Leaders muse on biotech breakthroughs during Beijing military parade

(Newser) - As world leaders gathered in Beijing for a military parade, a hot mic captured an unexpected conversation between Russia's Vladimir Putin and China's Xi Jinping about organ transplants and the prospect of living to 150. As the leaders walked toward a viewing platform together with North Korea'...

Trump Sends China Warm Regards Paired With a Jab

As Xi, Putin, and Kim take in military parade

(Newser) - It was a big day in China on Wednesday as President Xi Jinping attended a sprawling military parade in Beijing flanked by Vladimir Putin and Kim Jong Un, and President Trump offered some not-exactly-well-wishes to mark the occasion. He wrote on Truth Social :
  • "May President Xi and the
...

In China, a 'Show of Solidarity' Against the US

Putin hails dear friend Xi as North Korea's Kim arrives by train

(Newser) - Russia's Vladimir Putin and China's Xi Jinping continued presenting a strong united front to the world—and seemingly to President Trump in particular—on Tuesday.
  • Putin, in China for a summit of the 10-nation Shanghai Cooperation Organization, praised Xi as his "dear friend" and said relations between
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Xi, Putin, and Modi Send Message to US

India cozies up to China, Russia at summit where US policy is rebuked

(Newser) - At a summit in Tianjin, eastern China, on Monday, the leaders of China, Russia, and India offered a carefully choreographed show of unity aimed at the West. Cameras caught Xi Jinping, Vladimir Putin, and Narendra Modi exchanging handshakes and laughter, with Modi at one point linking hands with Xi...

Xi, Putin, and Kim Are Getting Together

Chinese leader stands to gain information of use ahead of negotiations with Washington

(Newser) - Chinese President Xi Jinping is making a bold diplomatic play as he prepares to host both Russian President Vladimir Putin and North Korea's Kim Jong Un for a military parade marking the 80th anniversary of Japan's World War II surrender, which ended its occupation of regions of...

Woody Allen Headlines Russian Film Festival, Sparking Outcry
Ukraine
Condemns
Woody Allen
Aug 26, 2025 12:00 AM CDT

Ukraine Condemns Woody Allen

Filmmaker headlined a Russian film festival

(Newser) - The Ukrainian Foreign Ministry on Monday condemned Woody Allen for speaking virtually at a Russian film festival over the weekend, calling his participation in the event "a disgrace and an insult" to the victims of Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine, the AP reports. According to Russian media, Allen...

Switzerland: We Promise Not to Arrest Putin

Geneva is seen as a possible location for a Putin-Zelensky summit

(Newser) - It's about as warm a welcome as Switzerland can muster for Vladimir Putin should he travel there for peace talks: We won't arrest you. The nation's foreign minister said the Swiss would grant immunity to Putin, who Politico notes has been the subject of an International Criminal...

In Hot Mic Moment, Trump Sounds Confident on Putin

"I think he wants to make a deal for me," president is heard telling France's Macron

(Newser) - President Trump didn't realize his mic was on as he chatted with France's Emmanuel Macron before a group photo on Monday, but what the president said in private about Vladimir Putin wasn't that much different than what he's been saying in public:
  • "I think he
...

Next 10 Days May Be Crucial for Ukraine's Fate
Next 10 Days May Be
Crucial for Ukraine's Fate
the rundown
Aug 19, 2025 11:28 AM CDT

Next 10 Days May Be Crucial for Ukraine's Fate

Zelensky says security guarantees can be worked out in that timeframe, though it's a steep hurdle

(Newser) - We may now be closer to a peace deal between Ukraine and Russia—but "the road to any settlement seems long," reports the Washington Post , noting that while European leaders seem to have convinced President Trump that granting Russia a chunk of Ukrainian territory is not immediately necessary,...

Alaska Man Has New Wheels—Thanks to Putin

Mark Warren is given a brand-new Ural motorcycle

(Newser) - An Alaska man is said to be the owner of a new Ural motorcycle—a gift bestowed by Russian President Vladimir Putin during his summit with President Trump. "This is a personal gift from the President of the Russian Federation," Andrei Ledenev, an employee of the Russian embassy...

Putin Works the Phones Before Zelensky's Trump Meeting

Ukraine leader condemns Moscow's 'cynical' military strikes before his meeting

(Newser) - As Volodymyr Zelensky prepares to sit down with President Trump on Monday, Russia's Vladimir Putin was engaging in some diplomacy of his own. The BBC reports that he made calls to the leaders of Brazil, South Africa, India, and Tajikistan on Monday. The Kremlin says Putin briefed them on...

Trump: No More Mail-in Voting
Trump: No More Mail-in Voting
Aug 18, 2025 9:29 AM CDT

Trump: No More Mail-in Voting

He says Putin agrees mail ballots have to go, also promises to target voting machines

(Newser) - President Trump on Monday vowed to sign an executive order to eliminate mail-in voting before the 2026 midterms. "I am going to lead a movement to get rid of MAIL-IN BALLOTS, and also, while we're at it, Highly 'Inaccurate,' Very Expensive, and Seriously Controversial VOTING...

Trump: Ukraine Can't Join NATO, or Get Crimea Back

Meanwhile, his administration downplays the lack of a ceasefire after Putin summit

(Newser) - President Trump and his advisers were on Sunday trying to reframe Friday's lack of a Russia-Ukraine ceasefire as a tangible step in a longer process toward peace, dialing back the more immediate goals Trump had outlined just 48 hours earlier, the New York Times reports. Steve Witkoff, a...

Analysis: Trump's Flip Lets Putin Carry On

Ceasefire priority vanished quickly, along with the threat of new sanctions

(Newser) - President Trump said on his flight to Alaska that there would be "severe consequences" if Russian President Vladimir Putin didn't agree to a ceasefire during their meeting Friday. "I'm in this to stop the killing," the president said on Air Force One. But Putin did...

Ukraine Laments, Russia Toasts Red-Carpet Welcome

In Moscow, foreign ministry says Trump's greeting shows Putin isn't isolated after all

(Newser) - Ukrainians living under near daily Russian bombardment in Kyiv watched with astonishment as their country's most important ally rolled out a red carpet in Alaska for the man they blame for over three years of bloodshed. Natalya Lypei, 66, a Kyiv resident, did a double take, the AP reports....

Report: Melania Sent Note to Putin on Abducted Ukrainian Kids

Moscow claims it's trying to protect children in war zones; Ukraine says it's a war crime

(Newser) - At the Alaska summit on Friday between President Trump and Russian leader Vladimir Putin, the former hand-delivered a letter to the latter—not from himself, but from his wife, Melania Trump. The subject of the Slovenia-born first lady's note: the abductions of Ukrainian children caught up in Russia's...

Zelensky: I'll Meet With Trump on Monday Over Russia
Trump Rates Meeting
With Putin '10 Out of 10'
THE RUNDOWN
Aug 16, 2025 7:30 AM CDT

Trump Rates Meeting With Putin '10 Out of 10'

Ukrainian leader Zelensky says he'll meet with US president in DC Monday over Russia-Ukraine war

(Newser) - Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said he'll meet US President Trump in Washington on Monday after a Russia-US summit in Alaska ended without an agreement to stop the fighting in Ukraine after 3 1/2 years, reports the AP . Meanwhile, in a reversal only a few hours after meeting Russian President...

Trump: 'We Haven't Quite Got There'
Trump: 'We Haven't
Quite Got There'
Aug 15, 2025 6:18 PM CDT

Trump: 'We Haven't Quite Got There'

President calls meeting 'extremely productive,' but a final deal awaits

(Newser) - President Trump and Vladimir Putin spoke for three hours on Friday, but they did not cinch an agreement to end the war in Ukraine. "We haven't quite got there, but we've got some headway," Trump said at a cordial news conference afterward, reports the New York ...

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