Russian diplomats are meeting their U.S. counterparts in Istanbul for talks on normalizing diplomatic missions, three years after the Biden administration withdrew U.S. Embassy staff from Russia as Vladimir Putin ordered the invasion of Ukraine.
Russia’s Foreign Ministry says it has suggested restoring direct air links between Russia and the United States during the latest round of consultations with Washington.
The Institute for the Study of War (ISW) has reported that remarks by Russian ruler Vladimir Putin and Kremlin officials signal that Russia retains "maximalist territorial ambitions and is unwilling to offer territorial concessions".
Russian President Vladimir Putin believes that Russia's recently launched dialogue with the administration of US President Donald Trump “provides hope.” But as he says at a meeting of the Russian FSB board “some Western elites” are trying to disrupt it.
Vladimir Putin 's pro-war allies seem to be turning against the Russian president, accusing him of getting too close to Donald Trump. There is growing anger in Russia over Putin's widely publicised plan to attract US investment for rare earth metals and aluminium, with critics claiming he is giving away valuable Russian resources.
The first contacts with the new American administration give us some hope,” the Russian president said in televised comments on Thursday.
President Vladimir Putin on Thursday warned "Western elites ... US says Ukraine not on agenda Russian and U.S. diplomats will meet in Istanbul on Thursday for talks aimed at restoring their ...
Putin hailed the Trump administration's "pragmatism and realistic view” compared with what he described as the “stereotypes and messianic ideological cliches” of its predecessors.