US envoys in Kyiv after more than three hours of talks with Putin on Ukraine war settlement
Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner have arrived in Kyiv after more than three hours of talks with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Moscow on possible ways to end the war in Ukraine. The visit is part of a renewed diplomatic push by the Trump administration and comes as both Moscow and Kyiv have announced a temporary three-day pause in strikes on their capitals to coincide with the talks. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said Kyiv was ready for a constructive discussion with the US representatives.The Moscow meeting was held behind closed doors and was described by Kremlin aide Yuri Ushakov as... [Continue Reading]
360LiveNews | 06 Sep 2026 16:29 LONDON
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Putin rejects reports of new Russian military mobilization ahead of Duma elections
Russian President Vladimir Putin has denied that Moscow is planning a new military mobilization for the war in Ukraine. He described reports of a possible fresh call-up of reservists as disinformation. The comments come as Ukraine continues to warn that Russia may be preparing additional force generation measures.Putin said on Thursday that Russia has no plan for a new mobilization or reservist draft. He also suggested the claims were being used to influence elections to the State Duma, Russia's lower house of parliament, due to take place from 18 to 20 September. The denial followed remarks earlier in August by... [Continue Reading]
360LiveNews | 03 Sep 2026 14:00 LONDON
Putin warns Armenia over EU accession path and trade ties at Kyrgyzstan summit
Russia's President Vladimir Putin has warned Armenia's Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan that Yerevan's bid to move closer to the European Union could disrupt trade with Moscow. The exchange took place on Tuesday on the sidelines of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation summit in Kyrgyzstan's capital, Bishkek. It comes as relations between Russia and Armenia have fallen to historic lows amid Armenia's pivot toward the West.According to the account of the meeting, Putin said Moscow needed clarity on whether Armenia intended to pursue EU membership in order to decide the future of bilateral trade. He said that joining the EU would amount... [Continue Reading]
360LiveNews | 02 Sep 2026 15:05 LONDON
Russia says Trump-Putin-Xi meeting is being discussed for APEC summit in November
Russia says talks are under way on a possible trilateral meeting involving Donald Trump, Vladimir Putin and Xi Jinping. The discussion was confirmed on Tuesday by Yuri Ushakov, an adviser to the Russian government, according to the supplied report. The meeting could take place at the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation summit in November, if all three leaders attend.Ushakov said the matter is being discussed and that there is an expectation the three presidents may be present at the summit. The report also says Putin and Xi met on Tuesday at a summit in Kyrgyzstan. It adds that Xi is expected to... [Continue Reading]
360LiveNews | 01 Sep 2026 20:33 LONDON
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