Biden calls to put Putin on trial for war crimes. President Joe Biden on Monday called for evidence to be gathered to put Russian leader Vladimir Putin on trial for war crimes related to his nation’s invasion of Ukraine. “He is a war criminal,” Biden... #Biden #Putin #StopPutin #WarCriminal
Ukraine proposes that Zelenskyy and Putin discuss the Donbas issues in person. The Ukrainian delegation suggests that the fate of the occupied territories in the east of Ukraine should be decided in direct talks between Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and Russian Preside... #Putin #WarinUkraine #Zelenskyy
Zelenskyy is ready to meet Putin to bring an end to this violence. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has recently indicated he is willing to consider some concessions to Russia to help bring an end to the violence, including a neutrality policy, albeit one und... #Putin #WorldWar3 #Zelenskyy
Zelensky and Putin’s meeting may occur in the coming weeks. According to the President’s Office adviser, Mykhailo Podolyak, President Volodymyr Zelensky and Russian dictator Vladimir Putin could meet as soon as the Ukrainian and Russian delegations have finis... #Putin #RussianAgression #WarinUkraine #Zelenskyy
Erdogan invites Putin to talk to Zelensky in Turkey. Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan held a telephone conversation with Russian President Vladimir Putin on Thursday. The Communications Department of the Turkish Presidential Administration report... #Putin #RecepTayyipErdoğan #WarinUkraine
Zelensky is ready to discuss Russian demands, but there are uncompromisable issues. President Vladimir Zelensky is prepared to discuss their requests point by point with the Russian Federation, but there are issues on which there can be no compromise. “The Russian side has lon... #Putin #RussianDemands #Zelenskyy
Russian President Putin signs documents recognizing the so-called Donetsk and Luhansk “people’s republics.” Russia recognizes the independence of the so-called Donetsk and Luhansk “people’s republics.” Russian President Vladimir Putin made a corresponding statement in a televised address. ... #Donetsk #DonetskIndependense #Luhansk #LuhanskIndependense #Putin
President Zelensky said that he is ready to meet Putin in any format. Zelensky stated that he was prepared to hold talks with Russian President Vladimir Putin in any format. The Ukrainian President admits the possibility of having a personal meeting with Russian Preside... #NormandyFourSUmmit #Putin #Zelenskyy
In a two-hour video call with Vladimir Putin, US President Biden voiced deep concerns over the escalation of Russian forces on Ukraine’s “The US and our Allies would respond with strong economic and other measures in the event of military escalation. One of the biggest concerns is 175,000 Russian troops concentrated along the borders o... #JoeBiden #Putin
The prospects for a meeting between Volodymyr Zelensky and Vladimir Putin are not clear. It is difficult for Zelensky and Putin to build a dialogue with each other. The Russian leader has been speaking with the German Chancellor, Angela Merkel, and the French President, Emmanuel Macron ab... #Putin #Zelenskyy
Zelensky, Macron, and Merkel will discuss preparations for Normandy Four summit . Zelensky made the announcement on his Twitter account. Saying that the conversation was focused on the intensification of negotiations to end the war in the Donbas region, and agreeing on coordinate... #AngelaMerkel #EmmanuelMacron #NormandyFourSUmmit #Putin #Zelenskyy
Belarus will buy more than $ 1 billion dollars of military hardware from Russia, said the self-proclaimed President Alexander Lukashenko. The main purchase will include weapons to be placed near the border between Belarus and Ukraine, reported Ukrainska Pravda. In addition to this, Belarus will also have Russian S-400 anti-aircraft miss... #alexanderlukashenko #Putin #RussianMissiles #Russianweapons
Quote of the Day: “Putin nibbles away at his prey [Ukraine] and has all but declared war. The tragedy is that the United States and Germany have now given him a pipeline with an enormous cash flow that will finance his... #Putin #RussianAgression
Yesterday Germany’s Chancellor Angela Merkel telephoned Russian President Vladimir Putin to discuss the compromise, an agreement designed to allow the €9.5 billion pipeline to open this fall. With Angela Merkel’s plan to step down after the September 27 Bundestag elections, the Greens, her party’s main opponents, were scathing. “At a time when Putin is putting massive rhetorical and ... #AngelaMerkel #nordstream2 #Putin
Opening the door to annexation of Ukraine’s Donbas, Vladimir Putin says Ukraine and other former Soviet republics control traditionally Russian lands . “I have become increasingly convinced that Kyiv simply doesn’t need Donbas,” he writes in a 7,000-word essay posted Monday on the Kremlin website. Largely focused on Ukraine and Russia, Putin writes... #DonbasAnnexation #Putin
In response to Putin’s proclamations of “brotherhood” between ‘Big Russia’ and ‘Little Russia,” President Zelenskiy said the brotherly relationship is more like the relationship between Cain and Abel , the fratricidal brothers in the Bible. If Ukrainians and Russians are truly “one people” he said, the blue and gold flag of Ukraine would be flying over the Kremlin. Noting the length of the essay, ... #Putin #RussiaUkraine #Zelenskyy
In Geneva tomorrow, President Biden is to meet with President Putin and speak about Nord Stream 2 , the Russia-German gas pipeline that Russia built to bypass Ukraine. Ukraine’s Foreign Minister, Dmytro Kuleba, told Germany’s Welt newspaper that Ukraine “will consider” negotiations on compensation... #JoeBiden #nordstream2 #Putin
President Biden has invited President Zelenskiy to visit the White House next month. Yesterday the two leaders spoke in advance of two critical meetings that are scheduled for next week. Next Monday, there will be a NATO heads of government meeting in Brussels. Ukraine has not been in... #JoeBiden #Putin #Zelenskyy
Biden will “stand up firmly for Ukraine’s sovereignty, territorial integrity and aspirations,” US National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan told reporters about next week’s meeting with Putin. In an interview with Axios posted on Sunday, Zelenskiy asked for a meeting with Biden, complaining about... #BidenPutinSummit #JoeBiden #nordstream2 #Putin #Zelenskyy
The pipeline is to be discussed at the June 16 Putin-Biden summit in Geneva. Two weeks ago, Biden waived sanctions against the company building the pipeline, saying the line is almost finished and relations with Germany take precedence. Former US President Donald Trump, in a s... #JoeBiden #nordstream2 #Putin
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken will travel to Kyiv in May as part of preparations for a Biden-Putin summit this summer, CNN has reported, citing a Ukrainian government official. Blinken has already spoken to his Ukrainian counterpart, Dmytro Kuleba, several times since taking office in January, including two weeks ago ... #BidenPutinSummit #JoeBiden #Putin #RussianAgression
In addition to using energy as a weapon, President Putin may be taking revenge on President Zelenskiy for nationalizing a diesel pipeline, two months ago, that belonged to Viktor Medvechuk, Russia’s main advocate in Ukraine. Once owned by Russia’s Transneft, the 1,433 km pipeline runs from Russia to Hungary through Ukraine. In 2016, the ... #DieselPipeline #Putin #VictorMedvechuk #Zelenskyy
The news of President Biden’s invitation to President Putin to a bilateral summit caused the ruble to immediately strengthen yesterday evening, to 76 to the dollar, from 77. The prospect of a summit may also ease investor worries Russia positioning of 40,000 troops near Ukraine’s e... #JoeBiden #Putin #RussiaUkraineConflict
Hours before the Biden-Putin telephone call, Bloomberg published a story noting that yields on ruble bonds had hit their highest level in a year. Asserting that US financial sanctions were likely, the story was headlined: “Putin’s Ukraine Gambit... #JoeBiden #Putin #RubbleBonds
Before the news broke of the proposed Biden-Putin summit in late afternoon London time, the yield on Ukraine’s dollar bond due in 2032 reached 7.67%, the highest since November and taking the 3-day increase to 34 bps. Similarly, the yield on 2026-dollar debt climbed 12 bps to 6.78%. Ukra... #BidenPutinSummit #JoeBiden #Putin #RussianAgression
