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Olivier Assayas‘ chilling political thriller The Wizard of the Kremlin, starring Jude Law as Vladimir Putin and Paul Dano as the Russian president’s master propagandist, Vadim Baranov, met a warm embrace at the 82nd Venice Film Festival on Sunday night, drawing the customary standing ovation and hoots of “bravo” inside the water city’s Sala Grande cinema. Co-star Alicia Vikander wiped …

“The Wizard of the Kremlin,” a political thriller starring Jude Law as Vladimir Putin and Paul Dano as his former right-hand man and spin-doctor Vadim Baranov, earned a hugely enthusiastic 10-minute standing ovation at this year’s Venice Film Festival. While the film belonged to Dano, who smiled appreciatively at the applause, it was the star power of Law that gave …

Veteran French filmmaker Olivier Assayas returned to the Venice Film Festival competition today with The Wizard of the Kremlin, a topical drama revolving around a scheming Russian spin doctor who smooths Vladimir Putin’s ascent to power in the 1990s. It just world premiered on the Lido, receiving an 11-minute, 42-second ovation. Writer/director Assayas beamed at the enthusiastic response from the …

Oliver Assayas’ topical drama The Wizard of the Kremlin, revolving around a scheming Russian spin doctor who smooths Vladimir Putin’s ascent to power in the 1990s, world premiered in Venice this afternoon. Paul Dano plays the titular role of Vadim Baranov, a former avant-garde artist and reality TV show producer, who becomes the unofficial advisor to ex-KGB agent Putin as rises up the political …

Jude Law had no qualms about portraying the ruthless Russian leader Vladimir Putin in Olivier Assayas‘ political thriller “The Wizard of the Kremlin,” which premiered Aug. 31 at the Venice Film Festival. “I hope not naively, but I didn’t fear repercussions. I felt confident, in the hands of Olivier and the script, that this story was going to be told …

He sowed further doubt Friday, claiming that Zelenskyy was the one not willing to negotiate by refusing to rule out joining NATO or concede to the Kremlin’s maximalist territorial demands. “Putin is ready to meet with Zelenskyy when the agenda is ready for a summit, and this agenda is not ready at all,” Lavrov told U.S. channel NBC. “Zelenskyy said no …

Getty Images Putin received a warm welcome in Alaska on Friday The Kremlin has played down talk of an imminent summit between Russian President Vladimir Putin and Ukraine’s Volodymyr Zelensky, as Donald Trump renewed his call for the two leaders to meet to discuss ending the war in Ukraine. The push for a bilateral meeting comes after the US president …

In Alaska, President Vladimir Putin walked on a red carpet, shook hands and exchanged smiles with his American counterpart. Donald Trump ended summit praising their relationship and calling Russia “a big power … No. 2 in the world,” albeit admitting they didn’t reach a deal on ending the war in Ukraine. By Saturday morning Moscow time, Trump appeared to have …

A joint press conference is expected at the end of the summit, the Kremlin said, according to state-controlled news agency Interfax. Ushakov said “the settlement of the ‘Ukrainian crisis’” will be the central topic, with discussions building on earlier talks between the Kremlin and Trump’s special envoy Steve Witkoff. The agenda also includes trade, economic cooperation and global security, he said. “The …

Putin suggests meeting Trump in UAE as Kremlin senses advantage  The Washington Post Gaps already emerging in US and Russian views of potential Trump-Putin summit  CNN For Putin, Trump Summit Is Key to Securing Ukraine Goals  The New York Times White House now says Trump ‘open’ to meeting Putin without his meeting Zelenskyy  ABC News Trump greenlights Putin sit-down, even if Russian leader does …