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Scholz's call to Putin is Pandora's box

Zelensky accuses German chancellor of opening ‘Pandora’s box’ with Putin

Chancellor Olaf Scholz spoke with Russian President Vladimir Putin on Friday for the first time in nearly two years, breaking Western isolation over Ukraine. The German leader is gearing up for a snap election and Europe girding to hear Donald Trump’s plan for ending the war in Ukraine.

The New York Times · 3h

Putin Talks With German Chancellor, Breaking Ice With the West

The hourlong call centered on what German officials said was a push to end the war in Ukraine. It was the first in two years between Mr. Putin and Chancellor Olaf Scholz

Reuters · 6h

Ukraine's Zelenskiy says Scholz-Putin phone call opens 'Pandora's box'

President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said the German chancellor's phone call with Russia's leader on Friday opened a "Pandora's box" that undermined efforts to isolate Vladimir Putin and end the war in Ukraine with a "fair peace".

Putin, Russia and Kremlin

Reuters · 9h

Putin tells Scholz that Russia is willing to look at energy cooperation, Kremlin says

President Vladimir Putin told German Chancellor Olaf Scholz on Friday that Russia was ready to look at energy deals if Berlin was interested, the Kremlin said, in their first phone conversation since December 2022.

Yahoo · 14h

Kremlin says Putin is looking into issue of slow YouTube speeds in Russia

The Kremlin on Friday said problems with slower speeds on YouTube in Russia were linked to Google's failure to comply with Russian law and that President Vladimir Putin was looking into the issue. Russian internet monitoring services have reported mass outages of the online video hosting service,

PCMag on MSN · 3h

Putin on YouTube Slowdowns: We're All Trying to Find the Guy Who Did This

Filmmaker Karen Shakhnazarov says he told Vladimir Putin that YouTube throttling is counterproductive. The Russian president says he'll 'look into it,' Shakhnazarov claims.

Putin, North Korean

Newsweek · 17h

North Korean Troops Give Kim 'Leverage' Amid Putin's Ominous Korea Warning

North Korean troops fighting for Russia could affect East Asia's strategic balance, Sang Hun Seok told Newsweek.

BBC on MSN · 13h

North Korean troops in Ukraine ‘grave escalation’, Scholz tells Putin

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz told Russian President Vladimir Putin on Friday that Russia’s deployment of North Korean troops against Ukraine was a “grave escalation” of the conflict, according to government sources.

Dagens.com (CA) on MSN · 13h

“Don’t Call Them North Koreans”: Russian POWs Reveal How Kim’s Troops Stay Hidden

Captured Russian soldiers have revealed the presence of North Korean troops fighting in Ukraine under Vladimir Putin’s command. The prisoners of war (POWs) shared these details during interrogations by Ukrainian forces.

Trump, Ukraine and Russia

Reuters on MSN · 1d

Russia open to any Ukraine peace talks if Trump starts them, envoy says

Russia is open to negotiations on an end to the Ukraine war if initiated by U.S. President-elect Donald Trump, but any talks need to be based on the realities of Russian advances, Moscow's ambassador to the U.

The New Yorker · 13h

What Russia and Ukraine Want from a Second Trump Presidency

The Trump Administration will likely take the lead in any negotiations to end the war—a development that Vladimir Putin would welcome.

Rolling Stone · 1h

Trump’s Peace Plan for Ukraine Looks Like Putin’s Victory

Donald Trump thinks he can end the war in Ukraine. In reality, he’s preparing to hand Russia a win — and the consequences will be profound.

Musk, Russia

Wall Street Journal on MSN · 3h

Senators Call for Investigation Into Elon Musk’s Contacts with Russia

Democratic Sens. Jeanne Shaheen and Jack Reed asked the Biden administration to probe whether the conversations are a security risk.

Bloomberg on MSN · 2h

Senators Call for Probe of Musk’s SpaceX Contracts Over Russia

Two Democratic US senators called for an investigation into Elon Musk’s involvement in contracts between the US government and his company SpaceX, citing national security concerns raised by his reported contact with President Vladimir Putin and other Russian officials.

U.S. News & World Report · 6h

Exclusive-Democratic Senators Ask Pentagon, US Attorney General to Probe Musk's Alleged Russia Calls

Senator Jeanne Shaheen, a senior Foreign Relations Committee member, and Senate Armed Services Committee chair Jack Reed told U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland and the Pentago

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Germany's Scholz discusses Ukraine with Russia's Putin in first such call in 2 years

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz spoke Friday with Russian President Vladimir Putin, the Kremlin leader’s first publicly ...

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Ukraine war latest: Putin 'worried' about major problems set to hit Russia next year

A series of policies introduced by Vladimir Putin show he is "worried" about mounting problems likely to hit Russia next year ...

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Trump’s Playbook: How Putin outsmarted 4 US presidents, then was outplayed by 'The Donald'

Putin will not outsmart Trump as he did with four previous presidents because the 'Teflon Don' will flip the “former" KGB ...

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Ukraine's Foreign Ministry believes calls to Putin will give him hopes of weakening Russia's isolation

The Ukrainian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, commenting on the talk between German Chancellor Olaf Scholz and Kremlin ruler ...

RBC Ukraine on MSN1h

Zelenskyy: Putin does not want results from negotiations. He seeks to destroy Ukraine

Russian President Vladimir Putin does not want results from negotiations to end the war. He aims to destroy Ukraine, states ...

Daily Wrap on MSN3h

Scholz and Putin break silence: a risky diplomatic chess move

Volodymyr Zelensky stated in his daily address to Ukrainians that the call from German Chancellor Olaf Scholz to Vladimir ...

Kyiv Independent on MSN4h

What Putin hopes to achieve in Ukraine before Trump enters the White House

Donald Trump's entrance into the White House on Jan. 20 promises to offer a seismic shift in the U.S.'s approach to Russia's ...

Irish Star on MSN1d

Vladimir Putin left with 'only one thing' as chilling nuclear war warning issued

Vladimir Putin has been warned he may be left with little choice but to use Russia's nuclear arsenal if the war in Ukraine ...

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