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Putin holds talks with Netanyahu, Pezeshkian, offers mediation to prevent escalation
Russian President Vladimir Putin condemned Israel's wave of strikes on Iran, the Kremlin said Friday, following separate phone calls with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian read more Russian President Vladimir Putin meets with members of the Delovaya Rossiya (Business Russia) National Public Organisation and participants of the organisation's 20th Congress and Forum via video link at the Kremlin in Moscow, Russia May 13, 2025. Sputnik via Reuters Russian President Vladimir Putin condemned Israel's wave of strikes on Iran, the Kremlin said Friday, following separate phone calls with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian. Russia and Iran have deepened their military ties amid Moscow's offensive on Ukraine, threatening its efforts to maintain warm relations with all major players in the Middle East. 'Vladimir Putin stressed that Russia condemns Israel's actions, which violate the UN Charter and international law,' the Kremlin said in a statement Friday. STORY CONTINUES BELOW THIS AD He also told Netanyahu of his 'readiness to provide mediation services in order to prevent further escalation of tensions'. The Kremlin added that Russia was committed to 'resolving the current situation, which is fraught with the most disastrous consequences for the entire region'. Earlier Friday, Russia had condemned Israeli strikes on Moscow's ally Iran. 'Unprovoked military strikes against a sovereign UN member state, its citizens, peaceful cities and nuclear energy infrastructure are categorically unacceptable,' said a Russian foreign ministry statement, calling the strikes 'atrocities'. Putin and other top Russian officials have also condemned Israel's actions in Gaza, though has so far managed to maintain working relations with Israel. The Kremlin earlier this week defended Iran's right to develop a 'peaceful' nuclear energy programme. It said the overnight strikes were 'especially cynical' amid ongoing negotiations between Washington and Tehran over Iran's nuclear programme. Moscow reiterated that the Iranian nuclear issue could only be settled diplomatically and called on both sides to show restraint.
Straits Times
17-05-2025
- Politics
- Straits Times
Kremlin says Putin could meet Zelenskiy if certain agreements are reached
Russian President Vladimir Putin meets with members of the Delovaya Rossiya (Business Russia) National Public Organisation and participants of the organisation's 20th Congress and Forum via video link at the Kremlin in Moscow, Russia May 13, 2025. Sputnik/Alexander Kazakov/Pool via REUTERS/File Photo Kremlin says Putin could meet Zelenskiy if certain agreements are reached MOSCOW - The Kremlin said on Saturday that Russian President Vladimir Putin could meet Ukraine's Volodymyr Zelenskiy, but only if certain agreements were reached. Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov did not specify what agreements would be required from Russia's point of view. Putin and Zelenskiy have not met since December 2019. President Zelenskiy had challenged the Kremlin leader to meet him in Turkey this week but Putin instead sent a team of aides and officials to meet Ukrainian negotiators on Friday for the first bilateral, face-to-face talks since March 2022. Ukraine said it had raised the issue of a Putin-Zelenskiy meeting at the talks. Peskov said Russia considered such a meeting was possible, but only as a result of work between the two sides to "achieve certain results in the form of agreements". He added: "At the same time, when signing documents that the delegations are to agree upon, the main and fundamental thing for us remains who exactly will sign these documents from the Ukrainian side." Peskov did not elaborate on that remark. Putin has previously challenged Zelenskiy's legitimacy as president because his elected term of office expired last year. Ukraine, under martial law as it defends itself against Russia, has not set a date for a new election. REUTERS Join ST's Telegram channel and get the latest breaking news delivered to you.
The Star
17-05-2025
- Politics
- The Star
Kremlin says Putin could meet Zelenskiy if certain agreements are reached
Russian President Vladimir Putin meets with members of the Delovaya Rossiya (Business Russia) National Public Organisation and participants of the organisation's 20th Congress and Forum via video link at the Kremlin in Moscow, Russia May 13, 2025. Sputnik/Alexander Kazakov/Pool via REUTERS/File Photo MOSCOW (Reuters) -The Kremlin said on Saturday that Russian President Vladimir Putin could meet Ukraine's Volodymyr Zelenskiy, but only if certain agreements were reached. Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov did not specify what agreements would be required from Russia's point of view. Putin and Zelenskiy have not met since December 2019. President Zelenskiy had challenged the Kremlin leader to meet him in Turkey this week but Putin instead sent a team of aides and officials to meet Ukrainian negotiators on Friday for the first bilateral, face-to-face talks since March 2022. Ukraine said it had raised the issue of a Putin-Zelenskiy meeting at the talks. Peskov said Russia considered such a meeting was possible, but only as a result of work between the two sides to "achieve certain results in the form of agreements". He added: "At the same time, when signing documents that the delegations are to agree upon, the main and fundamental thing for us remains who exactly will sign these documents from the Ukrainian side." Peskov did not elaborate on that remark. Putin has previously challenged Zelenskiy's legitimacy as president because his elected term of office expired last year. Ukraine, under martial law as it defends itself against Russia, has not set a date for a new election. (Reporting by Dmitry Antonov; writing by Mark TrevelyanEditing by Gareth Jones)
The Star
15-05-2025
- Politics
- The Star
Factbox-An aide, a diplomat and a spy: Who is Putin sending to Turkey?
FILE PHOTO: Russian President Vladimir Putin meets with members of the Delovaya Rossiya (Business Russia) National Public Organisation and participants of the organisation's 20th Congress and Forum via video link at the Kremlin in Moscow, Russia May 13, 2025. Sputnik/Alexander Kazakov/Pool via REUTERS/File Photo ISTANBUL (Reuters) - Who is Russian President Vladimir Putin sending to the peace talks with Ukraine that the Kremlin chief himself proposed? Just over an hour before Moscow's midnight on May 14, the Kremlin published the names of those who would attend. * Vladimir Medinsky, Kremlin aide. To head the delegation. Born in Soviet Ukraine, Medinsky helped lead the 2022 peace talks which ultimately failed. Educated at Moscow State Institute of International Relations (MGIMO), Medinsky was behind a new history textbook for schools which reflect Putin's historical view: pride at the achievements of the superpower Soviet Union, indignation at the humiliations of the Soviet collapse, and acclaim for the "rebirth" of Russia under the former KGB spy's rule which began on the last day of 1999. He is chairman of the ultra-patriotic Russian Military Historical Society. * Mikhail Galuzin, deputy foreign minister Oversees relations with the Commonwealth of Independent States, a grouping of former Soviet republics. Educated at Moscow State University's Institute of Asian and African Studies. Speaks fluent Japanese and English. * Igor Kostyukov, director of Russian military intelligence, known as GRU, or more recently as simply GU. The GRU is one of the most powerful intelligence agencies in the world. Kostyukov was the first naval officer to head GRU. * Alexander Fomin, deputy defence minister. Took part in the 2022 talks on Ukraine. Additionally, Putin approved a list of experts for the negotiations. * Alexander Zorin, first deputy chief of information of the directorate of the General Staff. Born in Soviet Ukraine. Helped lead Russian intervention in the Syrian civil war. Known for seeking to reconcile sides. * Yelena Podobreyevskaya, deputy head of the Kremlin directorate for humanitarian policy. * Alexei Polishchuk, director of the foreign ministry's CIS department dealing with Belarus, Ukraine and Moldova. * V. Shevtsov, deputy head of the main directorate for international military cooperation at the defence ministry. (Reporting by Vladimir Soldatkin in Istanbul, Lidia Kelly and Melbourne and reporters in Moscow; editing by Guy Faulconbridge)
The Star
14-05-2025
- Business
- The Star
Uncertainty hangs over planned Ukraine peace talks as Moscow stays silent on who it is sending
Russian President Vladimir Putin meets with members of the Delovaya Rossiya (Business Russia) National Public Organisation and participants of the organisation's 20th Congress and Forum via video link at the Kremlin in Moscow, Russia May 13, 2025. Sputnik/Alexander Kazakov/Pool via REUTERS MOSCOW (Reuters) -Uncertainty swirled around what could be the first direct peace talks between Moscow and Kyiv in years after the Kremlin on Wednesday held off disclosing who would represent Russia, and Ukraine demanded clarity before deciding on its own actions. U.S. President Donald Trump, who has said he might turn up himself if the circumstances are right, said he did not know if Russian President Vladimir Putin would turn up to Thursday's planned talks in Istanbul, something that Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy has challenged the Kremlin leader to do. "I don't know that he (Putin) would be there if I'm not there. We're going to find out," Trump told reporters while travelling on board Air Force One en route to Qatar. Trump, who is growing increasingly frustrated with both Russia and Ukraine as he tries to push them towards a peace settlement, said he was "always considering" secondary sanctions against Moscow if he thought it was blocking the process. U.S. officials have spoken about possible financial sanctions as well as potential secondary sanctions on buyers of Russian oil. Trump wants a 30-day ceasefire in the war, which Zelenskiy backs. Putin has said he first wants to start talks at which the details of such a ceasefire could be discussed. Putin on Sunday proposed direct negotiations with Ukraine in Istanbul on Thursday "without any preconditions," setting up what would be the first such talks between the sides in three years. But Putin did not say who would be attending from Moscow's side and his spokesman - who said the talks were definitely on - told reporters on Wednesday he was still unable to disclose who would be representing Russia as he was waiting for instructions from the Kremlin chief. Zelenskiy has said he will attend the talks with Russia only if Putin is also there. A Ukrainian diplomatic source told Reuters on Wednesday that Ukraine's leadership would decide on its next steps for peace talks in Turkey once there was clarity on Putin's participation. "Everything will depend on whether Putin is scared of coming to Istanbul or not. Based on his response, the Ukrainian leadership will decide on the next steps," the source said, If Putin agrees to join, it would be the first meeting between the leaders of the two warring countries since December 2019. Direct talks between negotiators from Ukraine and Russia last took place in Istanbul in March 2022, a month after Putin sent tens of thousands of troops into Ukraine. Unconfirmed Russian and U.S. media reports have said that Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov and Yuri Ushakov, Putin's foreign policy aide, will be in Istanbul and ready to meet their Ukrainian counterparts. Asked by reporters in a daily briefing on Wednesday if the Kremlin could reveal the make-up of the Russian delegation, spokesman Dmitry Peskov said: "We will do that when we get an instruction to do so from the president." Peskov said Putin's offer of direct talks with Ukraine "remained valid". "The Russian delegation will be waiting for the Ukrainian delegation in Istanbul on May 15," he said. Trump has said he will send Secretary of State Marco Rubio and senior envoys Steve Witkoff and Keith Kellogg to the talks, while also offering to attend himself. (Reporting by Dmitry Antonov in Moscow;Additional reporting by Tom Balmforth and by Doina Chiacu and Susan Heavey in Washington Writing by Andrew Osborn and Lucy PapachristouEditing by Gareth Jones)
