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Paul KirbyEurope digital editor GAVRIIL GRIGOROV/POOL/AFP Putin flew to Alaska in his specially modified Il-96 plane in August The summit has not been set in stone, but if Russia’s Vladimir Putin does go to Budapest to meet US President Trump in the next two weeks, he would need to clear a few hurdles first. When Putin travelled to Alaska for …

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has warned senior Russian officials to end the war in Ukraine or risk becoming a target. In an interview on Thursday with Axios, Zelenskyy said that sites in Russia could be targeted, after range restrictions on weapons provided by Ukraine’s allies were lifted. “They have to know where their bomb shelters are. If they will not …

“Russia is a real bear”: Kremlin responds to Trump’s Ukraine comments  Axios With His Pivot on Ukraine, Trump May Be Washing His Hands of the War  The New York Times Trump’s blast toward Russia is a ‘negotiating tactic,’ White House says  The Washington Post Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, September 23, 2025  Institute for the Study of War Zelenskyy praises ‘well-informed’ Trump after president’s Russia …

Russia pushed back Wednesday at comments made by President Trump, who disparaged Moscow’s military capabilities and economy and said Ukraine could potentially recapture all of the territory seized by Russian forces since President Vladimir Putin launched the full-scale invasion over three years ago. It marked a dramatic shift in rhetoric for Mr. Trump, who has previously urged Ukraine to make …

Kremlin says Trump claims on war in Ukraine are mistaken, offers ‘real information’  Reuters Trump has again changed his mind on Ukraine. But for how long?  CNN Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, September 23, 2025  Institute for the Study of War Trump’s U-Turn on Ukraine Was a Surprise, Zelensky Says  The New York Times Russia says no choice but war after Trump U-turn on Ukraine  Al …

Driving a taxi in the Russian capital was never very lucrative for Said, a Tajik migrant living in the Moscow region, but it paid the bills. Now, he says, gasoline has jumped by more than 30 percent in recent weeks – from 45 rubles a liter to 60. All told, his daily take-home pay is just three-quarters of what he …

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 …