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ISRAEL AT WAR - DAY 597

US-Russia relations

Russian President Vladimir Putin (left), in Moscow, February 17, 2025, and US President Donald Trump in Palm Beach, Florida, February 18, 2025. (Composite image: Pool via AP)
May 20, 2025, 8:45 am
After call with Putin, Trump says Russia-Ukraine talks to begin ‘immediately’
US president also speaks with Zelensky, who says Ukraine is ready for ‘real decisions’; Russian president asserts countries should ‘find compromises that would suit all parties’
By Zeke Miller, Josh Boak and Katie Marie Davies
L: Russian President Vladimir Putin at Novo-Ogaryovo state residence outside of Moscow, Russia on April 24, 2025. (Vyacheslav Prokofyev, Sputnik, Kremlin Pool Photo via AP); R: US President Donald Trump in the Oval Office of the White House on April 23, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)
April 24, 2025, 8:09 pm
Trump, in rare rebuke, urges Putin to ‘STOP!’ after deadly Russian attack on Kyiv
‘Vladimir, STOP! 5000 soldiers a week are dying,’ US president writes on Truth Social platform after Russia kills 12, injures 90 in deadliest missile and drone barrage since July
By AAMER MADHANI and Samuel Petrequin
This photo released by the state-run WAM news agency shows US-Russian dual national Ksenia Karelina getting on a private jet after her release at an airport in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, April 10, 2025. (WAM via AP)
April 10, 2025, 4:17 pm
US and Russia exchange prisoners in 2nd swap since Trump took office
Moscow frees Ksenia Karelina, a US-Russian citizen sentenced to 12 years on treason charges, in exchange for Arthur Petrov, a Russian exporter held in US for sanctions violations
By AFP
US President Donald Trump, right, meets with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in the Oval Office of the White House, in Washington, February 4, 2025. (Andrew Caballero-Reynolds / AFP)
April 1, 2025, 4:34 pm
Poll: Republicans voters overwhelmingly support Trump’s approach to Gaza war
Two-thirds of respondents say US should press for ceasefires in Ukraine and Gaza; many call for US to reduce its role in global affairs
By Marc Levy and Linley Sanders
From left, Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov, Chinese Vice Foreign Minister Ma Zhaoxu and Iranian Deputy Foreign Minister Kazem Gharibabadi, meet with reporters after their meeting at Diaoyutai State Guest House on March 14, 2025 in Beijing, China. (Lintao Zhang/Pool Photo via AP)
April 1, 2025, 3:43 pm
Russia warns of ‘catastrophic’ consequences if Trump carries out threat to bomb Iran
Deputy Russian FM says Moscow is ‘ready to offer its good services to Washington, Tehran’ in order to help reach a deal on nuclear program
By Reuters and ToI Staff
US President Donald Trump welcomes Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky at the White House in Washington, February 28, 2025. (AP Photo/Ben Curtis)
March 20, 2025, 12:32 pm
Trump floats US takeover of Ukrainian nuclear plants, as Putin resists ceasefire
US president holds call with Ukraine’s Zelensky about truce with Russia, calling conversation ‘fantastic’; Kremlin says US must cease military aid to Ukraine for any full ceasefire
By Agencies
Russian President Vladimir Putin (left), in Moscow, February 17, 2025, and US President Donald Trump in Palm Beach, Florida, February 18, 2025. (Composite image: Pool via AP)
March 17, 2025, 8:02 am
Trump says he’ll speak with Putin Tuesday to discuss ending Ukraine war
US president says talks between Washington and Moscow officials have addressed land, power plants and ‘dividing up certain assets’
By Agencies
Protesters against US President Donald Trump's temporary travel ban on citizens from seven Muslim-majority nations stand in front of the Bradley Terminal at Los Angeles International Airport, Saturday, Feb. 4, 2017, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Reed Saxon)
March 15, 2025, 11:19 am
Trump administration weighs travel ban or restrictions for dozens of countries
New York Times reports Bhutan on 43-nation list for unclear reasons, Russians may also see some limits
By ToI Staff and Reuters
US President Donald Trump (left) speaks, as he signs executive orders in the Oval Office of the White House on March 6, 2025 in Washington, DC. (Alex Wong/Getty Images/AFP); Iran's supreme leader Ali Khamenei attends a meeting with a group of defense officials, in Tehran, February 12, 2025. (Office of the Iranian Supreme Leader via AP)
March 10, 2025, 2:19 pm
Kremlin says Iran making its own decisions on nuclear talks with US
Asked about US president’s letter to Iranians offering negotiations on nuke program, Moscow says Tehran ‘independently formulates its position on key foreign policy issues’
By Reuters and ToI Staff
The Russian Embassy is seen in Washington, February 24, 2022. (J. Scott Applewhite/AP)
March 6, 2025, 12:53 pm
Mending ties, Putin fills empty US envoy slot – with diplomat who has decried the West
Alexander Darchiev, 64, said to have green light from Washington, where he served 2 spells in embassy; he’s known in recent years for strong public denunciations of United States, West
By Reuters
Russian President Vladimir Putin, right, and Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian attend a signing ceremony at the Kremlin in Moscow, Russia, January 17, 2025. (Evgenia Novozhenina/Pool Photo via AP)
March 4, 2025, 4:56 pm
As Trump cozies up to Putin, Russia offers to mediate US-Iran nuclear talks
Kremlin spokesperson declares that Moscow will do everything in its power to help resolve all problems between two foes via negotiations
By Agencies and ToI Staff
Then-Soviet premier Nikita Khrushchev, left, walks with US president John F. Kennedy at the residence of the US ambassador in Vienna, Austria on June 3, 1961. (AP Photo, File)
March 4, 2025, 2:32 pm
Journalist who had Khrushchev’s ear as nuclear war loomed says Putin wouldn’t have caved to US
When 94-year-old veteran foreign correspondent Marvin Kalb speaks, world leaders should pay attention. His new memoir, ‘A Different Russia,’ serves as both warning and plea
By Mordechai I. Twersky
(L to R) US Middle East envoy Steve Witkoff, Secretary of State Marco Rubio, National Security Advisor Mike Waltz, Saudi Arabia's Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan al-Saud, National Security Advisor Mosaad bin Mohammad al-Aiban, the Russian president's foreign policy advisor Yuri Ushakov, and Russia's Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov attend a meeting together at Riyadh's Diriyah Palace on February 18, 2025. (Evelyn Hockstein / POOL / AFP)
February 27, 2025, 1:24 pm
Russian, US diplomats meet in Istanbul for talks to repair diplomatic ties
US State Department says Ukraine war not on agenda at meetings, which will instead focus on staffing levels at embassies, visas and diplomatic banking
By Jonathan Spicer and Mark Trevelyan
Russian President Vladimir Putin (left), in Moscow, February 17, 2025, and US President Donald Trump in Palm Beach, Florida, February 18, 2025. (Composite image: Pool via AP)
February 19, 2025, 1:44 pm
Trump and Putin could meet this month, Kremlin says, as US envoy lands in Ukraine
White House emissary Keith Kellogg to meet with Zelensky, says US understands need for security guarantees; Trump blames Kyiv for war, doesn’t invite Zelensky to talks on ending it
By Agencies
(L to R) US Middle East envoy Steve Witkoff, Secretary of State Marco Rubio, National Security Advisor Mike Waltz, Saudi Arabia's Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan al-Saud, National Security Advisor Mosaad bin Mohammad al-Aiban, the Russian president's foreign policy advisor Yuri Ushakov, and Russia's Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov attend a meeting together at Riyadh's Diriyah Palace on February 18, 2025. (Evelyn Hockstein / POOL / AFP)
February 18, 2025, 2:36 pm
Top Russian and US officials discuss ending Ukraine war, but Kyiv not at the table
Ukrainian president says his country won’t accept any outcome; European allies fear they could be left out of efforts to resolve Russia’s 3-year-old invasion of neighbor
By Matthew Lee, BARAA ANWER and Dasha Litvinova
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