MOSCOW, Jan 26 (Reuters) - The Kremlin said on Monday that the issue of territory remained fundamental to Russia when it came to getting a deal to end the fighting in Ukraine, the state TASS news agency reported after trilateral weekend talks in Abu Dhabi.

Russian President Vladimir Putin held about four hours of talks with US envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner in the Kremlin on the latest peace plan aimed at ending his war on Ukraine, with further negotiations set to begin Friday.

The United States, Russia and Ukraine rarely agree on anything. But as their delegations head to Abu Dhabi for their first trilateral meeting since Russia launched its full-scale invasion of Ukraine,

Russian President Vladimir Putin is among the world leaders who have been invited to join President Trump’s “Board of Peace” formed to implement the U.S.-brokered peace plan between Israel and Hamas in Gaza.

Moscow might believe that it is winning the war in Ukraine, but a recent rundown of the problems the Kremlin is experiencing as the conflict grinds into its fourth year revealed why Russia shouldn’t be putting off peace with Ukraine.

During a meeting in the Kremlin, US President Donald Trump's special envoy Stephen Witkoff called Alexei Sadikov, the translator of Russian leader Vladimir Putin, a legend. On January 25, Pavel Zarubin,

By Andrew Osborn and Mark Trevelyan MOSCOW, Jan 16 (Reuters) - President Vladimir Putin is mediating in the Iran situation to try to quickly de-escalate tensions, the Kremlin said on Friday, after the Russian leader spoke to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian.

Moscow is willing to contribute $1 billion to President Trump’s “Board of Peace” for Gaza, but that would require unfreezing Russian assets held in the United States, President Vladimir V. Putin said on Thursday.

Invitation, which has yet to be confirmed by Washington, raises more questions about the intended agenda for the board

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