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Trump envoys head to Kyiv after three-hour Putin meeting produces no Ukraine breakthrough
Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner are heading to Kyiv after more than three hours of talks with Vladimir Putin in Moscow, where the Kremlin described U.S. settlement proposals as useful but gave no indication Russia had softened its territorial demands.
Russia–Ukraine talks show new movement as India and other powers step up diplomacy
Vladimir Putin says there is a chance of reaching an agreement to end the war in Ukraine, while Kyiv says peace efforts are entering a new diplomatic phase, although neither side has identified a concrete breakthrough.
Russia’s jet-powered drone offensive enters fifth day as Kyiv struggles to protect logistics and civilians
Russia fires nearly 1,500 drones at Ukraine in four days as jet-powered weapons strain Kyiv’s defenses and disrupt logistics and food supplies.
CIA chief makes secretive Moscow trip as US intelligence raises alarm over possible Russian test of NATO
CIA Director John Ratcliffe’s rare Moscow visit reportedly carried a warning against any Russian attack on NATO amid new US intelligence concerns.
Putin visits Japan-claimed Etorofu for first time as Kuril Islands dispute erupts again before war anniversary
Vladimir Putin’s first visit to the disputed island Russia calls Iturup and Japan calls Etorofu has triggered a formal protest from Tokyo, reopening one of Asia’s oldest territorial disputes just as Russian military activity, North Korean missile launches and Japanese defence expansion raise tensions across the western Pacific.
Poland says it foiled Russian intelligence assassination plot targeting Ukrainian-American in Warsaw
Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk says security services arrested a Russian citizen allegedly recruited by Russian intelligence to assassinate a Ukrainian-American man in Warsaw, deepening concern over covert operations targeting Poland as it remains a crucial hub for Western support to Ukraine.
Putin threatens to seize European vessels as Russia-EU shadow fleet confrontation moves to sea
Vladimir Putin says Russia could retaliate against European seizures of Russian-linked merchant ships by detaining vessels connected with hostile states, escalating a sanctions dispute that is increasingly drawing naval forces into commercial shipping routes.
Russia frees former US Marine Robert Gilman after four years in detention
Russia frees former US Marine Robert Gilman after four years in detention as Trump says Putin granted a humanitarian pardon with no prisoner swap.
Russia bars anti-war Yabloko from State Duma election as Ukraine war dissent narrows further
Russia’s Supreme Court has barred liberal opposition party Yabloko from the September 20 parliamentary election after accepting a lawsuit alleging campaign violations, removing the only registered party openly opposing Moscow’s war in Ukraine from the national ballot.
Syria rewrites Russia’s Tartous and Hmeimim presence as military bases become joint training centres
Syria and Russia have agreed to reorganise Moscow’s military presence at Tartous and Hmeimim, transferring civilian facilities to Syrian control and converting Russian bases into joint training centres within three months.