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He Was a Key Aide to Putin. Then He Balked at the Ukraine War.

Dmitri N. Kozak, who has said privately that the invasion was a mistake, has lost power to another senior Putin ally, Sergei ...

Russia and Ukraine hold fast to their demands ahead of a planned Putin-Trump summit

The threats, pressure and ultimatums have come and gone, but Russian President Vladimir Putin has maintained Moscow’s ...

Ukraine and Europe Counter Putin’s Cease-Fire Proposal

The alternative blueprint to end the war comes after Russia demanded major territorial concessions and President Trump said ...

The Quiet Technocrat Who Enacts Putin’s Ruthless Agenda

For three years, Sergei V. Kiriyenko has handled the political aspects of the war in Ukraine, rising among a cadre of skilled ...

US meets with allies ahead of Putin summit

Ahead of President Trump's high-stakes summit with Russian President Vladimir Putin, Vice President JD Vance met with ...

Vance and Lammy host Ukraine talks, as Zelensky warns against US-Russia summit without Kyiv

The talks come shortly after US President Trump announced he will meet Russia's President Putin in Alaska on Friday.

After Almost Losing Trump, Putin Gets His Ideal Summit

For President Vladimir V. Putin of Russia, it is an opportunity not just to end the Ukraine war on his terms but to split ...

With Zelenskyy sidelined from Ukraine war talks, Trump appears to hand Putin a diplomatic win

Analysis: Ukraine has long sought to be part of talks about its future but plans for a Trump-Putin summit raise the specter ...