Posts Tagged: Trump Putin
Russia Says Ukraine Talks Yielded Prisoner Swap Deal and Agreement to Keep Talking
Russia said on Friday that the first direct talks with Ukraine in more than three years had yielded a deal to swap 1,000 prisoners of war each soon and to resume talks after each side had set...
Saudi Arabia, UAE Seen as Possible Venues for Trump-Putin Summit, Two Russian Sources Say
Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates are seen by Russia as possible venues for a summit between US President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin, two Russian sources with knowledge of the discussions told Reuters. Trump has said he will end the war...
Vladimir Putin: The Murderer
The Ukrainian military has been making gains on the ground against Russian forces, prompting increasing pressure on Russian President Vladimir Putin at home. As supporters and arms...
US Open to Talks With Russia on Exercises, Missile Deployments: Official
The United States and allies are prepared to discuss with Russia in talks about Ukraine the possibility of each side restricting military exercises and missile...
‘Democracy in Russia Has Failed,’ Says Prominent Russian Liberal Political Leader Grigory Yavlinsky
"I don't want to frighten anyone," stated the prominent Russian liberal politician Grigory Yavlinsky, "but in fact, the question on the agenda in the next...
Putin’s Evil, Belarus, and the Battle for Freedom
JNS.org - It was once thought probable, if not inevitable, that from the ashes of the USSR would arise liberal democracies. But few Soviet republics...
Fearing Putin’s ‘Liberation’ of Belarus
Most observers agree that the autocratic president of Belarus, Alexander Lukashenko, appears to be on his way out, and that Russia will play a key...
Putin Has Outplayed Trump — and the US and Israel Have Suffered
In 2009, I wrote that Russians are the world's best chess players, and that Vladimir Putin pursues foreign policy like a chess whiz who can...
Will China and Russia Compete in the Middle East?
Russia’s relations with the West are at their lowest point in two decades. Similar patterns of warming and cooling have taken place intermittently ever since...
Amid Russian Expansionism, Georgia Is an Ally of Israel and the US
Georgia’s relations with Israel have grown ever warmer since the establishment of diplomatic relations on June 1, 1992. The strength of the relationship was visible...
A US Retreat From the World Would Be a Historic Mistake
The end of the Cold War, for reasons that had to do with American exceptionalism and also with Washington’s pragmatic decision not to pursue the...
Putin Tries to Destabilize and Cripple US With Oil Prices — and the Saudis Go Along
On February 6, 2020, OPEC held a meeting in Vienna to try and reach an agreement on oil prices and production levels. The meeting ended...
Amid Positive Outlook on Its US Position, Russia Faces Troubles at Home
In a change from recent years, internal developments in Russia are likelier to be far more significant for the country this year than geopolitical shifts...
Putin Needs Quiet to Achieve His Goals in the Middle East
JNS.org - Russian President Vladimir Putin’s surprise stopover in Syria on Tuesday -- accompanied by his minister of defense, Sergei Shoigu, and other high-level officers...
