The meeting occurred just days after President Donald Trump expressed frustration with Russian President Vladimir Putin for not engaging in peace talks regarding the Ukraine conflict.
Russian President Vladimir Putin emphasised the need to expand the use of national currencies in mutual settlements among BRICS countries, calling for the "creation of an independent settlement on the BRICS platform" to make transactions "faster, more efficient and safer."
While speaking to reporters on Thursday (local time), Trump stated that he and Putin discussed a lot of things, including Iran and Russia-Ukraine conflict.
"Just a couple of days ago, I received a report that the territory of the Luhansk People's Republic has been 100 percent liberated," Leonid Pasechnik said, although not everyone agreed.
Russian President Putin and French President Macron spoke by phone for the first time since 2022, discussing Ukraine and the Middle East. Putin blamed Western policies for the Ukraine conflict, while both leaders agreed diplomacy is key to resolving global tensions, RT reported.
"I consider the Russian and Ukrainian peoples to be one people," CNN quoted Russian President Vladimir Putin as saying. "In this sense, all of Ukraine is ours."
While addressing the Fair Play Conference on Friday, Zelenskyy called for the creation of a new international platform for controlling the export of dual-use goods, which he stressed would not only help Ukraine defend itself against Russia but also indirectly against its "accomplices," su
Russia's President Vladimir Putin and Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov rejected NATO's claims of Russian aggression, criticizing its defense spending hike. They accused the West of ignoring Moscow's security concerns and offered peace talks if NATO addresses the root causes of the Ukraine c
China called on parties to the conflict, Israel in particular, to reach a ceasefire as soon as possible while Iran's Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi plans to travel to Moscow to meet Russian President Putin.
Russian President Vladimir Putin warned that instability in Afghanistan poses serious security risks to CSTO nations. He urged stronger coordination among members to prevent terrorist infiltration and stressed the need for international cooperation to support an inclusive Afghan government,
Russian President Vladimir Putin said he is open to peace talks with Ukraine's Zelensky but questioned his legitimacy to sign any treaty, citing the expiry of Zelensky's term and constitutional concerns. Putin warned any deal without legal authority could be dismissed later, RT reported.<