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US, Ukraine pushing to bring Russia back to negotiating table, hopeful for partial ceasefire

Ukrainian officials believe that Russia is unlikely to end the war full stop and think that a partial ceasefire, which has been floated before, seems like the most realistic option.

US President Donald Trump holds a bilateral meeting with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky alongside the NATO leaders summit at the Bestepe Presidential Compound in Ankara, Turkey, July 8, 2026.
Russia's Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov attends a meeting with US Secretary of State Marco Rubio on the sidelines of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) Foreign Ministers Meeting in Pasay, Metro Manila, on July 23, 2026.

Kremlin warns against optimism on peace after Rubio, Lavrov meet in Manila

U.S. President Donald Trump and Russia's President Vladimir Putin shake hands as they meet in Helsinki, Finland July 16, 2018

Trump offers Putin assistance in finding solution to Ukraine-Russia war, Kremlin claims

Russian President Vladimir Putin and Chinese President Xi Jinping inspect an honor guard during a welcoming ceremony at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, China May 20, 2026.

Russia approved secret China military training at top level, sources say


Putin wants Trump to formally recognize all land Russia has taken in Ukraine, Kommersant reports

Putin reportedly wants Donald Trump to recognize Crimea, Luhansk, Donetsk, Zaporizhzhia, and Kherson as part of Russia.

 Servicemen of 24th Mechanized brigade named after King Danylo of the Ukrainian Armed Forces fire a 120-mm mortar towards Russian troops at a frontline, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, near the town of Chasiv Yar in Donetsk region, Ukraine March 16, 2025.

Romania arrests 'military-type' group on allegations of Russia-backed coup

Prosecutors said the group had a military-type structure, with one member being a retired major general.

Police walk by supporters of Romanian independent far-right presidential candidate Calin Georgescu, in Mogosoaia, Romania, December 8, 2024

Kremlin praises Trump’s foreign policy shift, signals approval of US-Russia ties

Russia appears to back Trump’s stance on Ukraine as tensions between Kyiv and Washington grow.

President Donald Trump shakes hands with Russia's President Vladimir Putin.

Russian FM says 'neo-Nazi' Zelensky rejects peace, obsessed with continuing war

The Russian Foreign Ministry said that in order for true peace to last, Kyiv would need to "denazify" and adopt Russian culture.

 Spokeswoman of Russian Foreign Ministry Maria Zakharova attends a press conference held by Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov on the sidelines of a meeting of foreign ministers of the BRICS group of nations in the city of Nizhny Novgorod, Russia June 11, 2024.

Bomb kills at least one person at luxury Moscow apartment building

The blast is attributed to an alleged assassination attempt of a a pro-Russian paramilitary leader from eastern Ukraine.

 Blast at Moscow residential building

The Russian hand that built Assad also destroyed him

As rebel forces seize Damascus, the collapse of the Assad regime threatens Russia’s strategic foothold in the Middle East, signaling a profound shift in the region’s balance of power.

 A view shows a damaged poster of Syria's President Bashar al-Assad in Aleppo, after the Syrian army said that dozens of its soldiers had been killed in a major attack by rebels who swept into the city, in Syria November 30, 2024.

Kremlin to discuss Russian bases with Syria's new rulers

Asked about the future of the bases, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said: "It's premature to talk about it yet."

 A Russian Sukhoi Su-35 fighter takes off at the Russian military base of Hmeimim, located south-east of the city of Latakia in Hmeimim, Latakia Governorate, Syria, on September 26, 2019.

Moscow extends lifeline to Assad, offers asylum to family

Despite Russia allegedly helping Assad, Syrian opposition forces have guaranteed the safety of Russian military bases and diplomatic missions.

 President Assad meets President Putin in Moscow, July 25, 2024

Russian opposition faces challenges as Navalny’s widow takes the helm

Experts question if Russia's fractured opposition can challenge the Kremlin effectively.

 Yulia Navalnaya, the widow of late Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny, and Russian dissidents Vladimir Kara-Murza and Ilya Yashin attend a "No to Putin! No to war in Ukraine! Freedom for political prisoners!" protest in Berlin, Germany, November 17, 2024.

Russia sees Trump’s win as chance to shift US policy on Ukraine conflict

Russia cautiously optimistic about Trump; hopes for reduced US aid to Ukraine.

 RUSSIA’S PRESIDENT Vladimir Putin and then-US president Donald Trump attend a meeting on the sidelines of the G20 summit in Osaka, Japan in 2019.