As War Drags On, Zelensky Calls for Putin Meeting, Urges Renewed Push for Peace
More than three years into one of Europe’s bloodiest modern wars, Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelensky has again called for direct talks with Russian President Vladimir Putin—describing it as the “most effective way forward” toward peace. His remarks, made on Ukraine’s Independence Day, came as signs of both battlefield escalation and diplomatic deadlock continue to define […]
Putin Dials Modi Ahead of Trump–Zelensky Meeting at White House
In the theater of great power politics, timing often speaks louder than words. On Monday, just days after his high-profile summit with U.S. President Donald Trump in Alaska—and hours before Trump’s meeting with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky—Russian President Vladimir Putin picked up the phone to call Prime Minister Narendra Modi. For India, the message was […]