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Top United States diplomatic negotiator Steve Witkoff visited Moscow on Wednesday in a last-ditch push to persuade Russian President Vladimir Putin to agree to a ceasefire with Ukraine before an …

US President Donald Trump’s special envoy Steve Witkoff held a three-hour meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Moscow on Wednesday, the White House confirmed, calling the discussions “positive” and …

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President Trump’s special envoy Steve Witkoff arrived in Moscow. This, ahead of Trump’s Friday deadline for the Kremlin to pause the fighting in Ukraine, or face severe economic penalties.

Days after Trump unveiled a new set of steep tariffs, Russia on Monday responded to the US administration for increasing tariffs and imposing sanctions on the country, accusing the government …

#Russia and #China have launched their three-day Joint Sea-2025 naval exercises in the Sea of #Japan, demonstrating military coordination aimed at countering #US influence in the region.

Witkoff will discuss Russia’s war on Ukraine as Trump says again that he wants a ‘deal where people stop getting killed’. United States President Donald Trump said his special envoy …

“Trump sends nuclear subs to Russia” in a move that “breaks decades of Pentagon protocols on deployment”, headlines the Daily Telegraph. Also on its front page, the nephew of King …

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has called for stronger international sanctions on Russia after a deadly attack on Kyiv killed at least 31 people. Zelensky said five children – the youngest …

Vasily Astrov, economist at wiiw and country expert for Russia and other CIS countries, is our guest.