Putin, Zelenskyy to meet within two weeks: Germany

German Chancellor Friedrich Merz credited US President Donald Trump for persuading Russian President Vladimir Putin to agree to a meeting with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, expected within the next two weeks.

Putin, pressure

Wagner mercenaries headed back to their base on Sunday after Russia’s President Vladimir Putin agreed to allow their leader to avoid treason charges and accept exile in neighbouring Belarus.

Pressure, Putin

The race to overthrow Vladimir Putin and grab his crown is underway, said Russian war analyst and former loyalist Igor Strelkov, according to a media report. “The fight for the political Olympus has begun between the groupings that surround Putin, Strelkov said. Strelkov — a former FSB colonel key to Putin’s annexation of Crimea

Putin, power & pressure

Russian President Vladimir Putin has signed laws absorbing four Ukrainian regions into Russia, a move that finalises the annexation carried out in defiance of international law.