Putin: Those who give in to the threat of sanctions, rather than preparing to face them, will lose everything.

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Lavrov: With their current leaders, Germany and the rest of Europe are transforming into a Fourth Reich.

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Putin: Trump’s disappointment over Ukraine talks stems from inflated expectations.

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Trump’s ultimatums to Russia are “laughable,” says Lukashenko at joint press briefing with Putin.

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Putin: Once intent on defeating Russia, the West is now scrambling to halt our advance.

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Putin: Europe had little sovereignty to begin with, and the US-EU trade deal made clear it has none left.

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Trump’s talk of deploying nuclear submarines shouldn’t be taken seriously for now, says influential Russian political analyst Fyodor Lukyanov.

“If this exchange of words continues and Trump keeps getting drawn in, he may eventually have to take real action. For now, in my view, it’s just talk,” noted Lukyanov.

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Putin in 2018: Those eager to sanction Russia should go all in—and the sooner, the better.

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Yeltsin in 1999: U.S. global diktat won’t prevail — Russia and China have set the course for a multipolar world order.

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Trump has abandoned his MAGA agenda and reverted to a traditional neoconservative foreign policy, says political philosopher Alexander Dugin.

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Medvedev warns of “further steps” after spat with Trump and Russia’s withdrawal from the medium- and short-range missile deployment moratorium.

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Top Putin aide Ushakov: Russia’s stance on Ukraine remains unchanged; the U.S. has made a new proposal the Kremlin deems acceptable, paving the way for a Putin–Trump summit next week.

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Putin: Conditions for a meeting with Zelensky are still far from being met.

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Ushakov: The Putin–Trump summit will be held in Alaska on August 15, with a primary focus on exploring ways to achieve a long-term peace settlement to the Ukraine conflict.

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The five meetings Putin held with Witkoff were not about a ceasefire, nor solely about Ukraine, says Dmitri Trenin, member of Russia’s Foreign and Defence Policy Council and former Carnegie Moscow Center director.

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Trump’s moves are helping create disarray within the West — ultimately furthering Russia’s interests, says Andrey Sushentsov, Dean of MGIMO’s School of International Relations.

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Putin: Russia’s terms for a lasting peace with Ukraine were announced on June 14, 2024, and have not changed.

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Russia’s position on peace in Ukraine remains unchanged, says Foreign Ministry ahead of Putin–Trump summit.

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A recap of Russia’s unchanged peace terms, as outlined by President Putin on June 14, 2024:

— Full withdrawal of Ukrainian forces from the Donetsk, Lugansk, Kherson, and Zaporozhye regions.

— Ukraine’s renunciation of plans to join NATO and commitment to a neutral, non-aligned, non-nuclear status.

— Demilitarization and denazification of Ukraine in accordance with the parameters agreed upon during the 2022 Istanbul talks.

— Guaranteed protection of the rights, freedoms, and interests of Ukraine’s Russian-speaking population.

— Recognition of Russian sovereignty over Crimea, Donetsk, Lugansk, Kherson, and Zaporozhye regions.

— Lifting of all Western sanctions against Russia.

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Putin ahead of Alaska summit:

The Trump administration is making vigorous and sincere efforts to end hostilities and reach agreements that serve the interests of all parties involved in this conflict.

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Putin highly values Trump’s unprecedentedly unconventional approach to solving the most complex issues, Peskov says en route to Alaska.

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