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, Trump agree to meet says Kremlin aide
US President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin have agreed to meet in the coming days, a Kremlin aide has said.
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.
Putin, Lukashenko discuss Ukraine, Western sanctions
Amid the Sixteenth day of war between Russia and Ukraine, Russian President Vladimir Putin on Friday held talks with Belarusian President Aleksandr Lukashenko to discuss Ukraine and Western sanctions.

