Russia

Putin-Trump summit on hold after Russia rejects ceasefire

Trump had announced last week that he and Putin would meet soon in Hungary to try to bring an end to the war in Ukraine. But Putin has been unwilling to consider concessions.

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RUSSIAN PRESIDENT Vladimir Putin speaks during a news conference, at the end of his visit to China last week. Removing Putin from power is a must, the writer argues.
Russia's President Vladimir Putin shakes hands with Iran's President Masoud Pezeshkian during a meeting on the sidelines of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) summit in Tianjin, China, September 1, 2025.

Russia prepared to expand ties with Iran in all areas, the Kremlin says

"Russia is definitely ready to expand cooperation with Iran in all areas. Iran is our partner, and our relations are developing very dynamically," a Kremlin spokesperson said.

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A service member of a mobile air defence unit of the 3rd Separate Assault Brigade loads cartridges into an M2 Browning machine gun during a combat shift on the front line, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, in Kharkiv region, Ukraine September 15, 2025.

Europe, Ukraine prepare 12-point proposal to end Russia's war, Bloomberg News reports

European leaders called on Washington on Tuesday to hold firm in demanding an immediate ceasefire in Ukraine, with present battle lines to serve as the basis for any future talks.

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People gather next to destroyed shops following what local authorities called a Ukrainian overnight drone attack in the course of Russia-Ukraine conflict, in Bataysk in the Rostov region, Russia October 21, 2025.

Russian bombardment plunges hundreds of thousands of Ukrainians into blackout

A subsequent daytime attack by about 20 Russian kamikaze drones killed four civilians and wounded at least seven more in the town of Novhorod-Siverskyi, local officials said.

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Iran deal is over, says Tehran

Iran, Russia, and China informed the UN Security Council that Resolution 2231, which endorsed the 2015 Iran nuclear deal, has expired, marking the formal end of the agreement.

OCTOBER 21, 2025BySETH J. FRANTZMAN
General view of the Iranian Consulate where Iran holds nuclear talks with so-called E3 group of France, Britain and Germany, in Istanbul, Turkey, July 25, 2025.

‘The Art of the Deal,’ redux: Trump turns ceasefire ambitions to Ukraine - opinion

The objective is clear, a Donald Trump-branded peace narrative that captures global attention.

OCTOBER 21, 2025ByMICHAEL J SALAMON, LOUIS LIBIN
US PRESIDENT Donald Trump welcomes Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelensky at the White House earlier this month. Expect Trump to quietly approve some advanced US arms for Ukraine, but not nearly enough to meet Kyiv’s demands, say the writers.

British Armed Forces may gain ability to shoot down drones threatening military bases - Telegraph

Though the proposal will initially only apply to military bases, the UK government may consider extending these powers to airports and other strategic sites, according to the Telegraph.

OCTOBER 20, 2025ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
US Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth and British Secretary of State for Defence John Healey attend a meeting of the Ukraine Defence Contact Group, after a meeting of NATO Defence Ministers at the Alliance headquarters, in Brussels, Belgium October 15, 2025.

Trump urges Ukraine's Zelensky to make concessions to Russia in tense meeting, sources say

After his meeting with Zelensky, Trump publicly called for a ceasefire on the current frontlines, a position that the Ukrainian president then embraced in comments to reporters.

OCTOBER 20, 2025ByREUTERS
US President Donald Trump welcomes Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky at the White House in Washington, DC, US, October 17, 2025.

Abakar Abakarov, Dagestani Islamist linked to 2023 airport pogrom, found dead in Turkey

Abakarov had been on Russia’s federal wanted list since November 14, 2023, after authorities linked him to the 2023 unrest in Dagestan’s capital.

OCTOBER 18, 2025ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
Dagestani activist Abakar Abakarov

Trump reluctant to give Ukraine access to long-range Tomahawk missiles

During a meeting with Ukrainian President Zelensky regarding the ongoing Russia-Ukraine War, Trump said he would "much rather have them not need Tomahawks."

OCTOBER 18, 2025ByREUTERS
US President Donald Trump wags a finger at Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, February 28, 2025.

Dutch Supreme Court rejects Russia’s final appeal in Yukos case, clearing path to enforce $65b

Because Moscow has refused to pay, the shareholders have already turned to identifying and attaching Russian state assets abroad, subject to local sovereign-immunity rules.

OCTOBER 17, 2025ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
Freed Russian former oil tycoon Mikhail Khodorkovsky reacts during his news conference in the Museum Haus am Checkpoint Charlie in Berlin, December 22, 2013. Khodorkovsky, pardoned by Russian President Vladimir Putin after 10 years in jail, said in remarks published on Sunday that he would not go in

Polish court considers sending suspect to Germany in disputed Nord Stream case

A Polish court will decide whether to hand over a Ukrainian diver wanted by Germany for alleged involvement in the Nord Stream pipeline blasts.

OCTOBER 17, 2025ByREUTERS
A Ukrainian diver, Volodymyr Z., who is wanted by Germany over his alleged involvement in the 2022 explosions that damaged the Nord Stream pipeline and severely disrupted Russian gas supplies to Europe, walks escorted by Polish Police at the district court in Warsaw, Poland, October 1, 2025

Zelensky: We are counting on Middle East momentum to help end war with Russia

Zelensky says Trump’s Middle East peace strategy could help end Russia’s war on Ukraine, expressing hope for renewed pressure on Putin.

OCTOBER 16, 2025ByREUTERS
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky speaks during a meeting with Italian President Sergio Mattarella at Quirinale Palace, in Rome, Italy, July 9, 2025.

Why Russia’s Putin and Syria’s Sharaa agreed to meet after a decade of war - analysis

Russia clearly wanted to pivot to work with Sharaa. It likely extended feelers long ago, recognizing HTS as a potential partner, even after a decade of fighting in Syria.

OCTOBER 16, 2025BySETH J. FRANTZMAN
Russia's President Vladimir Putin shakes hands with Syria's President Ahmed al-Sharaa during a meeting at the Kremlin in Moscow, Russia, October 15, 2025.

Iran summons Polish diplomat after Warsaw links Iranian drones to Russian strikes in Ukraine

Tehran summoned Poland’s envoy after Polish FM Radoslaw Sikorski showcased an Iranian-made drone in London, accusing Iran of aiding Russia’s strikes on Ukraine; a claim Iran denies.

OCTOBER 16, 2025ByJAMES GENN
Poland's Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Radoslaw Sikorski speaks beside a Shahed-136 drone used by Russia amid its attack on Ukraine and believed to be built in Iran, during an event organised by United Against Nuclear Iran (UANI) in the Houses of Parliament in London, October 14, 2025.