Understanding what Vladimir Putin really wants is a complex puzzle that has captivated global leaders, analysts, and the public alike
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Russia and Ukraine have traded sharp accusations of launching infrastructure attacks, reigniting tensions mere hours after a high-profile phone call between Russian President Vladimir Putin and U.S. President Donald Trump
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On March 16, 2025, President Donald Trump announced plans to speak with Russian President Vladimir Putin on Tuesday, March 18, hinting at potential breakthroughs in ceasefire talks for the Russia-Ukraine war. Speaking to reporters aboard Air Force One, Trump expressed optimism about ending the conflict, stating that “a lot of work’s been done over the
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On March 14, 2025, U.S. President Donald Trump announced that the United States had engaged in “very good and productive” discussions with Russian President Vladimir Putin
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On March 14, 2025, Russian President Vladimir Putin responded to a U.S.-proposed 30-day ceasefire in Ukraine with a mixture of cautious approval and stringent conditions, raising sweeping questions and tough demands that cast doubt on the feasibility of the truce. Reports from major outlets like BBC, CNN, NBC, Fox News, and Fox News reveal a
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U.S. President Donald Trump said on February 21 that Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and Russian President Vladimir Putin will have to “get together” to end the nearly three-year-old war in Ukraine. “I think that President Putin and President Zelenskyy are going to have to get together. Because you know what? We want to stop killing
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U.S. President Donald Trump’s vow to swiftly end Russia’s war against Ukraine took a new twist when his envoy said the administration would like to see Kyiv hold elections, potentially this year and particularly if a truce is agreed. The remarks by Keith Kellogg brought a simmering, sensitive issue in Ukrainian politics to the fore
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Ever since Russian President Vladimir Putin launched a full-scale invasion of Ukraine in February 2022
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Linguistics professor Svetlana Drugoveiko-Dolzhanskaya's 41-year career teaching at St. Petersburg State University (SPGU) came to an end on October 13 -- a Friday, as ill luck would have it. The esteemed educator, who created and headed the university's master's degree program in editing and textual criticism, was fired for "immoral activity…incompatible with a university position,"
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Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy visited Ukrainian forces near the front line in the eastern region of Donetsk where heavy fighting has been under way, the president's office said on April 18, just hours after the Kremlin announced that Russian President Vladimir Putin had made a rare trip to the partially occupied Ukrainian regions of Kherson and Luhansk.
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