Russia-United States relations

Vladimir Putin and Donald Trump at separate lecterns during their joint news conference in Anchorage, Alaska, under a Pursuing Peace backdrop

Putin, Xi and Trump May Meet at APEC as Kremlin Says Preparations Begin

The Kremlin says preparations have begun for possible Putin-Xi-Trump talks at APEC in Shenzhen on November 18–19. A separate Putin-Trump bilateral has not been arranged, and the trilateral agenda remains unclear.

October 25, 2026

Government and Politics·News

Portrait of Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov

Kremlin Says Ukraine Peace Talks Set for Abu Dhabi in November

Russia says US-mediated talks with Ukraine will resume in Abu Dhabi in the first half of November. Kyiv has confirmed the timetable, but exact dates and the venue have not been fixed.

October 24, 2026

Conflicts, Military and War·News

Maria Zakharova standing at a lectern at the Russian Foreign Ministry

Russia Says US Has Not Confirmed Its G20 Delegation as Rubio Expects Russian Attendance

Russia says Washington has not confirmed the names on its delegation list for the Atlanta G20 foreign ministers' meeting. Rubio says Russian officials will attend, though reports differ on whether Lavrov will

October 21, 2026

Government and Politics·News

Russian Deputy Prime Minister Alexander Novak and Turkish Energy Minister Alparslan Bayraktar shaking hands in front of a Russian Energy Week 2026 backdrop

Turkey’s Energy Minister Says Ankara Will Get Some Russian Diesel

Energy Minister Alparslan Bayraktar says Turkey will receive a share of the Russian diesel Moscow and Washington agreed to release, according to Sputnik. Neither the US license nor Russia's statement names Turkey,

October 18, 2026

Business·News

Vladimir Putin and Donald Trump standing on the tarmac in front of Air Force One in Anchorage, Alaska, with Trump gesturing

Trump Waives Russian Oil Tariffs a Day Before Congress’s Law Bites

President Donald Trump waived the Graham Act's tariffs on Russian oil buyers on Friday evening, before the first duty could take effect on Sunday. The order cites only the national interest, and

October 17, 2026

Government and Politics·News

Vladimir Putin in military-style jacket speaks at a table with a microphone and Russian flag behind him at a Joint Force command post

Putin Puts Border Security Zone Beyond Talks as Generals Claim Dobropolye

Putin told commanders on Friday that Russia will not make its border security zone a subject of any peace talks with Ukraine, hours after generals reported capturing Dobropolye. Every figure comes from

October 16, 2026

Conflicts, Military and War·News

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky shakes hands with Belgian Prime Minister Bart De Wever at a European Council summit in Brussels

Europe Tells US Frozen Russian Assets Stay Put, but Not Who Spends Them

European leaders rejected a US proposal to place 200 billion euros in frozen Russian assets under Washington's control. Using the money for Ukraine still needs a consensus nobody has produced, and Zelensky

October 15, 2026

Conflicts, Military and War·News

Vladimir Putin seated at the CIS heads of state meeting in Turkmenistan on October 9, 2026

Moscow Says No Russian Diesel Contract With the US Is Signed Yet

Russia's deputy prime minister says no contract has yet been signed to ship diesel to the United States and that making one "will require some time." A presidential envoy says "coming days."

October 14, 2026

Economy·Government and Politics·News

Vladimir Putin and Xi Jinping shaking hands in front of Russian and Chinese flags

Putin Will Meet Xi at APEC, Lavrov Says, and Trump Remains a Maybe

Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov confirmed in Baku that Putin will travel to Shenzhen for APEC and talks with Xi Jinping. A possible Putin-Trump meeting stays conditional, and in the accounts reviewed only

October 14, 2026

Government and Politics·News

EU foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas speaking at a lectern in front of an EU flag

EU Blacklists 826 Russian Firms as Washington Eases Diesel Curbs

European firms and banks were barred Monday from dealing with 826 Russian companies and 743 executives, the EU's largest sanctions listing yet. It lands days after Washington eased Russian diesel curbs, leaving

October 12, 2026

Conflicts, Military and War·News

Russia-United States relations

Putin, Xi and Trump May Meet at APEC as Kremlin Says Preparations Begin

Kremlin Says Ukraine Peace Talks Set for Abu Dhabi in November

Russia Says US Has Not Confirmed Its G20 Delegation as Rubio Expects Russian Attendance

Turkey’s Energy Minister Says Ankara Will Get Some Russian Diesel

Trump Waives Russian Oil Tariffs a Day Before Congress’s Law Bites

Putin Puts Border Security Zone Beyond Talks as Generals Claim Dobropolye

Europe Tells US Frozen Russian Assets Stay Put, but Not Who Spends Them

Moscow Says No Russian Diesel Contract With the US Is Signed Yet

Putin Will Meet Xi at APEC, Lavrov Says, and Trump Remains a Maybe

EU Blacklists 826 Russian Firms as Washington Eases Diesel Curbs

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