Ukraine insists on a consolidated European approach to negotiations with Russia on ending the war – one that foresees a common position, a mediation format, and excludes individual contacts between separate politicians and Putin.
Lukashenko and Putin connected via video link during joint drills involving military units responsible for the combat use and support of nuclear weapons in both countries.
Dutch Defense Minister Ruben Brekelmans has said that Russian terror in Ukraine continues even at extremely low temperatures of –10 to –20 degrees Celsius, but Putin is wrong to think he can break Ukrainians or weaken international support.
Russian society broadly supports Putin’s war against Ukraine: when faced with a choice between the value of human life and the pursuit of a “greater Russia,” Russians choose the latter.
U.S. President Donald Trump should have long understood that Putin does not want peace and is merely buying time, yet the Kremlin leader has once again managed to restrain him from taking decisive action in support of Ukraine.
The Hungarian capital is expected to host the next meeting between U.S. President Donald Trump and Russian ruler Vladimir Putin, but it may be difficult for Putin to get to Budapest due to risks associated with crossing the airspace of European countries.
U.S. President Donald Trump has become frustrated by the lack of progress in ending the war between Russia and Ukraine, and a new phase of this conflict is now beginning, in which he will evidently increase pressure on Putin.
Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov commented on Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky's statement that Kyiv had proposed holding a meeting with Putin in Kazakhstan and a number of other countries.
Member of the Austrian National Council Veit Dengler is skeptical about the Kremlin leader’s willingness to stop the war against Ukraine and considers it unlikely that Putin would come to Vienna to take part in potential peace talks with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky.
A meeting between President Zelensky and Kremlin leader Putin is unlikely to happen anytime soon, as Russia hopes to achieve some success on the battlefield first.
U.S. President Donald Trump is planning a personal meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin next week, followed by a joint meeting with both Putin and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky.
Republican Senator Lindsey Graham said that Kremlin leader Putin made a serious miscalculation when he spoke with President Trump about possible peace in Ukraine and then launched strikes on peaceful cities.
U.S. President Donald Trump has once again expressed his dissatisfaction with Russian leader Vladimir Putin, stressing that although Putin always tries to appear pleasant, it turns out to be meaningless.
Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva said he had already spoken several times with Russian leader vladimir Putin to force him to start peace talks and "leave the madness of war behind".
The war against Ukraine was started and can be ended by Putin personally, which means the key to peace lies in the unity of the Western world in applying pressure on the Russian dictator, not in endless expert-level negotiations.
President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky said that U.S. President Donald Trump and all the leaders supported his decision to meet with Putin on Thursday, May 15, in Türkiye.