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Yuri Ushakov

Yuri Ushakov
The latest news and top stories on Yuri Ushakov, a key foreign policy adviser to the Russian President since 2012. He was Russia’s Ambassador to the United States from 1998 to 2008, and also held positions as Deputy Chief of the Government Staff and Ambassador to the OSCE. A graduate of MGIMO with a PhD in History, his expertise lies in international relations and complex negotiations.
Former US marine Robert Gilman attending a court hearing in Voronezh, Russia in April. Gilman was released by Russia on humanitarian grounds on Tuesday. Photo: Reuters
United States

Russia frees ailing ex-US marine after Putin’s ‘goodwill’ pardon

Robert Gilman was released on humanitarian grounds with no prisoner exchange after intervention by the White House.

Ukraine war

Ukraine war: Russia says US hasn’t delivered on Trump-Putin ‘understandings’

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Ukraine war

Putin and Zelensky hold calls with Trump as US president marks 80th birthday

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China-Russia relations

Why China-Russia ties outpace Beijing’s engagement with Washington

Donald Trump’s recent state visit appears unlikely to fundamentally reshape or overshadow broader agenda of Sino-Russian cooperation.

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Chinese President Xi Jinping and his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin in Moscow in March 2013, during Xi’s first foreign trip as China’s leader. Photo: AFP
China-Russia relations

Putin hails ‘unprecedented’ ties ahead of China visit hot on Trump’s heels

Russian leader’s trip is widely seen as a move to boost energy relationship with Beijing as the Iran war disrupts global supply.

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Ukraine war

Beginning of the end? Trump announces 3-day Russia-Ukraine ceasefire deal

US president says ceasefire will include suspension of all ‘kinetic activity’ and an exchange of prisoners.

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US, Israel war on Iran

Trump hails ‘very good’ Putin call as Iran talks stall and Ukraine war drags on

US president says Russian leader offered help on Iran’s enriched uranium and discussed a Victory Day ceasefire in Ukraine.

Russian President Vladimir Putin and US President Donald Trump meeting in Alaska in 2025. Photo: TNS
Ukraine war

Russia says it has taken full control of Ukraine’s Luhansk region

A small sliver of land in the area has remained beyond Moscow’s reach since 2022, and Kyiv denies that the situation has changed.

Ukraine war

Russia, Ukraine both claim frontline success while US-led talks on hold

Washington is now focusing on the Iran war, drawing the spotlight from Ukraine’s four-year fight to see off Russia’s bigger army.

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US, Israel war on Iran

Trump and Putin discuss ‘quick’ ending to Iran war

However, Iran’s Revolutionary Guards say they will decide when war ends, and nation’s security chief warns Trump needs to avoid elimination.

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Russian President Vladimir Putin meeting with US President Donald Trump in Anchorage, Alaska in August 2025. Photo: Reuters
Ukraine war

Russia accuses Ukraine of seeking nuclear arms with help from UK and France

Russia says the western allies believe Ukraine could end the war on more favourable terms if it had a dirty bomb, an allegation Kyiv denies.

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Ukrainian soldiers and partner forces attend a commemoration service marking the fourth anniversary of Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine at a British Army training camp in East Anglia, Britain, on Tuesday. Photo: Reuters
US-China relations

What Xi’s calls with Trump and Putin reveal about China’s balancing act

Beijing holds rare same-day talks with Kremlin and White House as powers face headwinds at home, energy uncertainties and nuclear pact’s end.

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Ukraine war

Putin meets US envoys for midnight talks as Ukraine hinges on key issue

US, Ukrainian and Russian negotiators to meet in UAE for security talks as territory remains a sticking point.

Ukraine war

CIA concludes Ukraine did not target Putin’s residence in drone strike

CIA findings contradict Moscow’s allegations. Kyiv calls the claim a pretext to escalate war and stall peace talks.

Russian President Vladimir Putin delivers his traditional televised New Year’s Address on December 31, 2025. Photo: EPA/Sputnik
Ukraine war

Russia says Ukraine tried to attack Putin residence, but Zelensky denies it

Ukraine denies accusation as a fabrication after Trump said he was ‘angry’ when Putin told him about the alleged attack.

Satellite imagery from 2023 shows Vladimir Putin’s residential complex in Roshchino, Novgorod, Russia. Photo: Planet Labs PBC via Reuters
Ukraine war

Trump predicts end to Ukraine war will be decided within ‘weeks’

After meeting at Mar-a-Lago with Zelensky and a ‘friendly’ call with Putin, US president claims a peace deal is closer.

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Ukraine war

Europe fears hidden Russian threat in Trump-backed Ukraine peace plan

Europe worries a US plan for a demilitarised zone in the Donbas region may help Moscow to reinvade Kyiv.

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Ukraine war

Over 1 million in Ukraine lose electricity after strikes on infrastructure

Kyiv and its allies say Moscow aims to cripple Ukraine’s power grid to deny residents access to light, heat and running water.

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A Ukrainian power plant worker walks in front of a damaged production hall after a Russian missile attack this month. Photo: AP
Ukraine war

Trump says next steps for Ukraine talks unclear after Putin meeting

US special envoy Steve Witkoff and Trump adviser Jared Kushner had spent hours at the Kremlin with no breakthrough on ending the war.

Ukraine war

Zelensky says ‘sensitive issues’ of Ukraine plan to be discussed with Trump

US and Ukraine are seeking to narrow differences over a peace framework after Trump’s plan was seen as favouring Russia.

Brics

Opinion | Brics is slowly but surely chipping away at US dollar dominance

US dollar supremacy isn’t going away any time soon. But through scaling up of initiatives and good governance, Brics can usher in a multipolar monetary order.

A person walks past an installation of the rupee logo and Indian currency coins outside the Reserve Bank of India’s headquarters in Mumbai on April 9. Photo: Reuters
Ukraine war

Trump-Putin summit: was it a win for Russia or the US?

Observers see symbolic win for Moscow, say Beijing will be wary of its impact on the US-China-Russia power triangle.

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US President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin pose on a podium on the tarmac after they arrived at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson in Anchorage, Alaska, for their summit on Friday. Photo: AFP
Ukraine war

Europe rallies behind Ukraine after Trump-Putin summit fails to offer ceasefire

Bloc will ‘uphold pressure on Russia’, leaders say in statement that also highlights tightrope walk in keeping Trump engaged on Ukraine.

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United States

No deal, no answers: Trump-Putin meet ends with ‘progress made’

Trump says many points remain unresolved and the two leaders will probably meet again.

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Ukraine war

Putin praises Trump’s efforts to end Ukraine war ahead of Alaska summit

Trump said there was a 25 per cent chance that the talks would fail, but added he could stay in Alaska for longer depending on what happens.

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Activists in Trump and Putin masks embrace during a protest in Berlin, Germany, on Thursday. Photo: EPA
Ukraine war

Trump-Putin meeting set for ‘coming days’, venue set, Kremlin says

Planned meeting comes amid ongoing US efforts to end the more than three-year-old Ukraine war.

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A meeting between Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin would be their first since Trump returned to office this year. Photo: AFP
Ukraine war

Trump says US has given Ukraine too many weapons, Russia intensifies strikes

Putin, who has spoken to Trump again, is still not backing down in Ukraine, which saw its biggest overnight attack, but says diplomacy should resolve Iran tensions.

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