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Trump Envoy to Demand Russia Accept Ukraine's Right to Military Force – Bloomberg

For Moscow, agreeing to the demand would mean giving up on its stated war aim of demilitarizing Ukraine.

Moscow Is Ready to Resume Nuclear Arms Talks With U.S., Shoigu Says

Russia’s Security Council chief said any new arms control agreement would need to account for what he called growing threats to Russia, including NATO...
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Trump Says He May Meet Putin ‘Shortly After’ Middle East Trip in May

The U.S. President did not specify when or where exactly a potential summit with Putin might take place.
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Vance Tells Russia and Ukraine to Accept Peace Terms or Risk U.S. Abandoning Talks

The vice president admitted that the U.S. peace plan would require both Russia and Ukraine to “give up some of the territory they currently own.”
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Witkoff to Visit Russia Again This Week for Ukraine Talks

Steve Witkoff last visited Russia on April 11, when he met with Putin and Russian Direct Investment Fund head Kirill Dmitriev in St. Petersburg.
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Moscow Court Reduces Drug Trafficking Sentence for Jailed U.S. Man

A Moscow court sentenced dual national Robert Woodland to 12 years and six months in prison last July.
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Trump Tower Moscow, Rare Earths and Geopolitical Perks: How the Kremlin Plans to Bait Trump Into a Grand Bargain

The Kremlin wants an outcome far more ambitious than a mere ceasefire in Ukraine. For that, it will need extraordinary incentives.
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U.S. Proposed Russian Sanctions Relief as Part of Ukraine Peace Deal – Bloomberg

The reported ceasefire proposal would also freeze the war along current front lines, effectively leaving occupied Ukrainian territory under Russian control...
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U.S. Will Abandon Ukraine Peace Talks ‘Within Days’ if No Progress Made, Rubio Says

“The United States has been helping Ukraine over the last three years, and we want it to end, but it’s not our war,” Rubio said in France.
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Resumption of Direct Flights Depends on Ukraine Ceasefire, U.S. Tells Russia

“The Americans still believe there needs to be progress on the Ukrainian track before any talk of restoring air travel,” Putin's foreign policy aide...
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Russia Says It’s Ready to Help Mediate U.S.-Iran Nuclear Talks

Russia has issued multiple appeals for de-escalation in recent weeks after U.S. President Donald Trump appeared to threaten Iran with military action.
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Moscow Court Orders Psychiatric Treatment for U.S. Man Accused of Attacking Police Officer

A judge ruled Joseph Tater unfit to stand trial and approved a prosecution request for him to undergo compulsory medical treatment.
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Witkoff Says Putin Open to ‘Permanent Peace’ Deal With Ukraine

While the Trump envoy said he saw a peace deal “emerging” following his meeting with the Kremlin leader in St. Petersburg last week.
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Buyback Options Expired for 30% of U.S. Companies That Left Russia, AmCham Says

AmCham Russia President Robert Agee previously estimated that around 150 U.S. companies have left Russia, while a similar number remain.
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Officials Discussing U.S.-Russia Hockey Matches in St. Petersburg and Washington D.C., Sports Minister Says

“The matches are indeed possible. Private negotiations are underway,” Russia’s Sports Minister Mikhail Degtyarev said.
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Trump Envoy Meets With Putin in St. Petersburg for Ukraine Talks

Steve Witkoff’s latest trip to Russia comes amid Trump’s growing frustration over stalled efforts to quickly end the war in Ukraine.
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Russian Spy Chief Signals More Prisoner Swap Talks With U.S. After Latest Exchange

SVR Director Sergei Naryshkin said that “dialogue with the new U.S. administration will certainly continue,” including on the issue of prisoner exchanges...
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Russia Asked U.S. to Lift Sanctions From Aeroflot, Lavrov Says

“The Americans considered it, but so far we haven’t seen any response,” the Russian foreign minister said at a conference on Friday.
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Russia Frees U.S.-Russian Dual National Ksenia Karelina in Prisoner Swap With United States

Karelina was swapped for Arthur Petrov, a German-Russian dual national arrested in Cyprus in 2023 at the request of U.S. authorities.
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Russia and U.S. Delegations Arrive for Embassy Talks in Istanbul

A source close to the Russian delegation said the atmosphere was “positive” and that the meeting was expected to last “several hours.”
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