Today: October 21, 2026
Today: October 21, 2026

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Trump envoy Witkoff meets Putin in St. Petersburg for Ukraine war talks

U.S. envoy Steve Witkoff has met with Russian President Vladimir Putin for talks on Moscow’s invasion of Ukraine

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Putin, at talks with Witkoff, suggests he and Trump could meet in China

Russian President Vladimir Putin proposed meeting US President Donald Trump in China as he welcomed Trump's envoy Steve Witkoff at talks in St Petersburg on Wednesday

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Russia says it will send first diesel cargo to US on Thursday

Russia will dispatch its first tanker with diesel for the United States on Thursday, Deputy Prime Minister Alexander Novak said, according to the Vedomosti news outlet,

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Russia frees retired US schoolteacher Stephen Hubbard as Putin meets Witkoff

Stephen Hubbard, a 74-year-old retired US schoolteacher in Russian custody since 2022, was freed from prison on Wednesday and taken to St Petersburg's Pulkovo

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Russian strikes kill elderly Ukrainians after Trump urges Kyiv to agree terms

Two Ukrainians over 80 years old were among four killed in overnight Russian attacks that also targeted energy facilities across four regions, officials said, hours after US

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Who is Stephen Hubbard, the US citizen released by Russia?

President Vladimir Putin announced the release of American citizen Stephen Hubbard from Russian detention on Wednesday, at the start of talks with US special

Europe

Trump envoy asks Putin to resume three-way Ukraine peace talks, secures release of US citizen

US Special Envoy Steve Witkoff on Wednesday urged Russian President Vladimir Putin to consider resuming US-mediated peace talks with Ukraine and to review new

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US envoy Witkoff arrives in St Petersburg for talks with Putin

US special envoy Steve Witkoff arrived on Wednesday in Russia's second-largest city of St Petersburg where he is set to meet Russian President Vladimir Putin for talks aimed

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Trump says he asked Putin to release American Stephen Hubbard

US President Donald Trump said on Tuesday he has raised with Russian President Vladimir Putin the issue of Stephen Hubbard, a

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Zelenskyy says early warning system for Russian missile attacks resumes following call with Rubio

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Kyiv is once again receiving early warnings from its partners following recent Russian attacks that he said occurred without enough notice to Ukraine

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Kremlin says work is ongoing to ease humanitarian situation in Russian-controlled town of Oleshky

The Kremlin said on Tuesday that work was under way to ease the humanitarian situation in the Russian-controlled town of Oleshky in southern Ukraine, where residents have

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Ahead of elections, Bessent says a Democrat-led Congress could do little to stop Trump agenda

US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said on Tuesday that there was not much a Democrat-led House of Representatives could do to stop the Trump administration's agenda.

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Who is Stephen Hubbard, the US citizen held by Russia?

US special envoy Steve Witkoff is going to discuss the possible release of American citizen Stephen Hubbard from Russian detention with President Vladimir Putin

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Kremlin hopes Witkoff can brief Putin soon on latest Ukrainian/European thinking on peace deal

The Kremlin said on Tuesday that it hoped a meeting in Russia between President Vladimir Putin and US special envoy Steve Witkoff could be organised in the near future to

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Trump open to idea of joint meeting with Xi, Putin next month

US President Donald Trump said on Monday he is open to three-way arms-control talks with the leaders of China and Russia as

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Putin elevates finance minister amid mounting budget pressures

Russian President Vladimir Putin promoted Finance Minister Anton Siluanov in a surprise cabinet reshuffle on Monday aimed at maintaining macroeconomic

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Rubio says Ukraine and Russia should be focused on ending the war

Ukraine and Russia should be focused on ending the war between them, US Secretary of State Marco Rubio told reporters on his visit to

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Rubio says Trump to take up to 60 days to weigh Russia sanctions

The day after waiving sanctions and tariffs related to Russian exports, US President Donald Trump said on Saturday he has yet to announce a final

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Putin says Russia is building non-negotiable 'security zone' in Ukraine along border

Russia is establishing a "security zone" inside Ukraine along their border, which will be non-negotiable in any future talks with Kyiv, President Vladimir Putin said on

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Putin agrees to cooperate with Pope Leo's plea for aid for Ukrainian town

President Vladimir Putin told Pope Leo he had agreed to cooperate after the pontiff asked him on Friday to help get vital supplies into the Russian-

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Kremlin says Putin told Pope Leo he backs Vatican idea to help civilians in Oleshky

Russian President Vladimir Putin told Pope Leo in a phone call on Friday that he supported a Vatican initiative to help deliver supplies to civilians in the Russian-

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Russia talks up refinery attack as Trump blames Ukraine for expensive fuel

Russia has publicly acknowledged a Ukrainian drone strike on a major oil refinery this week and broadcast images on state media, breaking with its usual practice in order to

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Russia takes over more EU companies' assets over Ukraine support

Russia has seized control of the local assets of four companies from France, Germany, Sweden and Belgium, according to a decree by President Vladimir Putin,

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Drone strikes in the Black Sea raise fears of Russian escalation to test NATO's response

Drone attacks on cargo ships in the Black Sea this month have raised concerns among NATO members