Vladimir Putin
Guterres to meet Putin, Zelensky in mediation effort
Guterres's spokesperson Stephane Dujarric announced on Friday that the UN chief will "be received by" Putin and Zelensky in their countries and will have working meetings with their Foreign Ministers. Guterres will first go to Moscow on April 25 and then to Ukraine on April 28.
West's 'economic blitzkrieg' against Russia fails: Putin
The main negative factor for the Russian economy in recent years has been Western sanctions, which were aimed at "quickly undermining the financial and economic situation in our country, provoking panic in the markets, destroying the banking system, and causing a large-scale shortage of goods in stores," Putin said on Monday, Xinhua news agency reported.
Putin's 'ideologist' placed under house arrest for embezzlement of undercover Ukraine fund
If confirmed, the move against Vladislav Surkov appears to show Vladimir Putin is turning on his inner circle, and also deep splits among his closest henchmen. Unconfirmed accounts say Putin's 'ideologist' is being held in a wide-ranging criminal probe that has also seen the arrest of 150 FSB agents. The case evidently involves the alleged embezzlement of $5 billion by the secret services to create an undercover and intelligence network in Ukraine, Daily Mail reported
Russia, Belarus to deepen integration amid Western sanctions
Putin and Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko hosted the joint press conference on Tuesday at the Vostochny Cosmodrome in Russia's Far East, Xinhua news agency reported citing Russia's Sputnik News. "We will continue to jointly oppose any attempts to slow down the development of our countries or artificially isolate them from the global economy," Putin said.
Talks with Ukraine have reached a dead end: Putin
In a rare public appearance alongside his Belarus counterpart, Alexander Lukashenko, Putin dismissed the discovery of dead bodies lying in the streets in the Ukrainian town of Bucha as "fake", the BBC reported. He insisted that Russian military's goals in Ukraine are "noble". The Russian President said talks with Ukraine had derailed because the Ukrainian side had made "fake claims" about war crimes and extra demands for security guarantees.
'Zelensky will only meet Putin after Ukraine's victory in major battles'
In a televised address, presidential adviser Mykhailo Podoliak said: "Ukraine is ready for major battles, Ukraine must win these battles, including the battle over Donbas. After that Ukraine will have a more substantial negotiating position to dictate certain terms. "After that, the Presidents will meet. It may take two weeks, it may take three."
More than 60% of Putin's war chest frozen
The foreign secretary said "crippling" sanctions are pushing the Russian economy back "into the Soviet era".
More than $350 billion of Russia's $604 billion foreign currency reserves are unavailable to the regime, she added, BBC reported. Truss, who spoke after talks with her Polish counterpart Zbigniew Rau, urged G7 countries to go further in their sanctions ahead of G7 and Nato meetings this week.
Putin-Zelensky meeting possible only after treaty ready: Kremlin
A meeting between Russian President Vladimir Putin and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky is possible only after a peace treaty is ready, Kremlin Spokesman Dmitry Peskov said. "Nothing has changed for us. We do not reject the possibility of such a meeting for our President," Peskov told a daily briefing on Tuesday.
Vladimir Putin signs decree on retaliatory visa measures against citizens from 'unfriendly countries'
The decision was made in retaliation to "hostile measures" taken by the European Union (EU) against Russia's warn in Ukraine, reports Xinhua news agency. According to the decree, Russia will partially suspend its simplified visa agreements with EU member countries along with Norway, Iceland, Switzerland and Liechtenstein.
'Putin-Zelensky meeting possible only after agreement ready'
Before the discussion of a possible meeting of the presidents, a treaty must be prepared and approved by the negotiators, and then endorsed by the foreign ministers, explained Medinsky, also an aide to the Russian President. This will be not simple especially because the meeting could be a multilateral one with the participation of state guarantors of peace and security to Ukraine, he was quoted as saying by Xinhua news agency.
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