Putin proposes direct talks with Kyiv in Istanbul to end Russia-Ukraine war

Moscow, May 11 (IANS) Russian President Vladimir Putin on Sunday proposed holding direct talks with Ukraine in Istanbul on May 15, hours after Kyiv and European leaders called for an unconditional 30-day ceasefire to start on Monday. Putin did not explicitly address that call in his statement, delivered after 1 a.m. in the Kremlin, instead […]
Xi, Putin reach many new, important common understandings: Chinese Foreign Ministry

Beijing, May 9 (IANS) Chinese President Xi Jinping and Russian President Vladimir Putin had in-depth exchanges of views on China-Russia relations and major international and regional issues and reached many new and important common understandings during Xi’s visit to Russia, a Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson said here Friday. Lin Jian told a daily news briefing […]