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CNN: Rubio’s expected meeting with Lavrov delayed, casting shadow over Trump–Putin Budapest summit plans

Despite Trump’s calls for a fast-tracked peace process, high-level diplomatic talks between Washington and Moscow have stalled, CNN sources said.

byYuri Zoria

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Kremlin still believes they can win war of attrition against Ukraine — yet ISW says Russia’s victory “not inevitable”

Putin and Gerasimov continue to promote the idea that Russia's slow advances will ultimately force Ukraine’s collapse.

byYuri Zoria

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ISW: The Kremlin’s Europe distraction playbook just opened to the Balkans chapter

From airspace threats in Poland to Dodik’s referendum push, Russia’s divide-and-distract game expands.

byYuri Zoria

ISW: Moscow rolls out recycled lies and nuclear bluster to split NATO and halt US aid for Ukraine “If you need nukes, maybe, you should eye Belarus?” Israeli politician tells Ukraine

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ISW: Moscow rolls out recycled lies and nuclear bluster to split NATO and halt US aid for Ukraine

The Kremlin also demands Kyiv be pushed into talks, casting Moscow as the would-be peacemaker.

byYuri Zoria

A municipal bus in Russia with a prominent pro-war propaganda message combining the Russian military invasion force's ID mark "Z" and a hashtag "#ProudForRussia" (Photo: gorod-812.ru)

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ISW: Russia expands “anti-Nazi” rhetoric beyond Ukraine to further militarize Russian society

Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov recently accused the EU of promoting "neo-Nazi ideology" after EU officials recommended boycotting Russia's Victory Day Parade on 9 May as the Kremlin uses Soviet victory over Nazi Germany to justify current invasion.

byVira Kravchuk

Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov. Photo: mid.ru

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ISW: Russia’s Lavrov reiterates demand for Ukraine to surrender sovereignty

Russia's Foreign Minister reaffirmed Moscow's demand that negotiations cannot begin unless Ukraine relinquishes its sovereignty and territorial integrity.

byYuri Zoria

Russian President Vladimir Putin (L) with Iranian Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei (R), illustrative image. Photo via Wikimedia.

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Russia’s ”comprehensive” treaty with Iran will include defense, Lavrov says

Russia's similar "comprehensive" agreement with North Korea, which included mutual defense provisions, offers a blueprint for what this new partnership might entail.

byBenjamin Looijen

Swiss Foreign Minister Ignazio Cassis AND Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov

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Swiss and Russian foreign ministers meet to discuss Ukraine’s peace summit

Swiss Foreign Minister Ignazio Cassis revealed he focused on Ukraine's recent Global Peace Summit in the talks with Russian counterpart Sergei Lavrov, while Russia's account notably omitted this topic and criticized Switzerland's “neutrality” after their decision to join anti-Russian sanctions.

byVira Kravchuk