US-Russia ties

Call Of Duty video game franchise seeks to win back fans with warfare spectacle

Visitors play Call Of Duty Modern Warfare 4 at Paris Games Week in the French capital on Oct 21.

Putin’s American friends

Moves to withdraw support for Ukraine by US President Donald Trump (right) is helping Moscow’s aggression against its neighbour, says the writer.

Zelensky criticises Trump’s waiver of sanctions on Russia as ‘wrong’

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said Trump’s latest action emboldens Russian President Vladimir Putin.

British PM Burnham looks to ‘repair bridges’ between Trump, Zelensky

Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelensky (right) and Britain’s Prime Minister Andy Burnham at the 81st United Nations General Assembly in New York City on Sept 22.

Slovak PM Fico says some in West seek war between Russia and NATO

Slovak leader Fico said this week that Europe was closer than ever to a large-scale war erupting from the Ukraine war.

News analysis

What lies behind CIA boss’ lightning visit to Moscow – and did he succeed in his mission?

A French soldier with an anti-tank system during the North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (NATO) military exercise Eagle Spearhead in Cincu, Romania, on Aug 18.

Trump to back Graham’s Russia sanctions Bill: White House

Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelensky met the late Senator Lindsey Graham on July 10.

Russia says US did not grant visa for vice-minister to attend UN Security Council meeting

Russian ambassador to the United Nations Vassily Nebenzia attending the UN Security Council meeting in New York City, on May 26, 2026.

Trump says he discussed a Ukraine ceasefire with Putin

FILE PHOTO: U.S. President Donald Trump speaks with Russian President Vladimir Putin, as they meet to negotiate for an end to the war in Ukraine, at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson in Anchorage, Alaska, U.S., August 15, 2025. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque/File Photo

‘Difficult’ Ukraine peace talks end abruptly, with Zelensky saying Russia is stalling

People wrapped in Ukrainian flags stand outside the InterContinental hotel, on the day of US-mediated peace talks between Russia and Ukraine, in Geneva on Feb 17.

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