Vladimir Putin

WASHINGTON: A day after President Joe Biden said he would be willing to talk with President Vladimir Putin of Russia about a possible peace agreement in Ukraine, the Kremlin offered a frosty response, and prospects for settling the…

BRUSSELS: Elon Musk risks giving a helping hand to Russian President Vladimir Putin if Twitter Inc's recent staff cuts prevent the platform from rooting out propaganda about the war in Ukraine, one of the European Union's top officials…

WASHINGTON: US President Joe Biden said Thursday he would be willing to speak to Vladimir Putin for the first time since the Ukraine invasion if the Russian leader truly wants to end the war. Biden was speaking during a state visit by…

BEIJING: Chinese leader Xi Jinping urged negotiations on a political solution to the Ukraine conflict in talks with visiting European Council president Charles Michel in Beijing on Thursday, state broadcaster CCTV said. Xi was quoted as…

SHANGHAI: Mobile apps and state media websites turned black-and-white, flags on some government buildings in Beijing were at half-mast, and flowers were laid as China on Thursday mourned the death of former leader Jiang Zemin. State…

KYIV: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on Wednesday criticised US billionaire Elon Musk's proposal to end Russia's offensive in Ukraine and invited him to visit his war-scarred country. In October, Musk sparked controversy on…

BUCHAREST: Ukraine urged Nato members Tuesday to speed up weapons deliveries and help restore its shattered power grid, as Western allies vowed to bolster support to aid Kyiv through winter in the face of Russia's attacks. Moscow has…

WASHINGTON: The Biden administration is weighing whether to label Russia’s Wagner Groupas a foreign terrorist organization, two people familiar with the matter said, as part of efforts to handicap the privately owned military company’s…

BEIJING: Chinese President Xi Jinping and his Cuban counterpart pledged mutual support over their fellow communist states' “core interests” on Friday at a meeting further hailing a return to face-to-face diplomacy by Beijing. In comments…

KYIV: Ukraine battled Thursday to reconnect water and electricity services to millions of people cut off after Russia launched dozens of cruise missiles that battered Ukraine's already crippled electricity grid. The energy system in…