White House envoy Steve Witkoff met Russian President Vladimir Putin in Moscow in a last-ditch effort to convince him to make peace in Ukraine or face punishing new economic penalties by Friday.
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5 takeaways from this week — from courts pushing back on Trump to wars overseas
Here are five takeaways from a week when President Trump moved ahead with deportations and sweeping changes to the federal government — and ran into obstacles in the courts.
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Putin congratulates Trump and says he’s ‘ready’ to engage in dialogue
Russian President Vladimir Putin has congratulated Donald Trump on his election victory, saying he is ready to engage with the United States.
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India’s Modi goes to Moscow for his 1st visit since Russia invaded Ukraine
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi is in Moscow for a two-day visit with Russian President Vladimir Putin.
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Putin signs numerous deals with Vietnam in a bid to shore up Russia’s ties in Asia
Russia’s president signed at least a dozen deals with his Vietnamese counterpart and offered to supply fossil fuels to Vietnam, as Moscow is seeking to offset its international isolation.
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Opinion: Putin and Kim forge closer ties, resuscitating a defunct Stalinist alliance
As Russia’s leader visits North Korea, Johns Hopkins professor Sergey Radchenko offers insights into the fascinating history of twists and turns in relations between Moscow and Pyongyang.
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After a quarter century in power, Russian President Putin isn’t going anywhere
Vladimir Putin won a landslide reelection victory, taking some 87% of all ballots following three days of voting derided by Russia’s opposition and the West as neither free nor fair.
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Why a disqualified Russian candidate remains a critic of Putin
When asked whether his political activities put him in danger, Boris Nadezhdin quoted a proverb, “If you are afraid of wolves, you should not go to the forest.”
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Putin’s regime is ‘running out of fuel,’ a Russian opposition activist tells NPR
If the Russian president continues to burn through his reserves of oil and gas money, ordinary people will become a threat to his power, according to one outspoken activist.
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Alexei Navalny is the latest Putin critic to die in suspicious circumstances
The death of Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny in prison was shocking, but hardly surprising. It follows a long line of fallen critics and opponents of Russian leader Vladimir Putin.
