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Russian politician and diplomat (born 1967)
No — there has been no formal, legally binding declaration of war by Vladimir Putin or the Russian state against the United States; independent fact‑checks and mainstream reporting find only intensifi...
has publicly argued that — and specifically — is blocking a potential peace deal with , saying is "less ready to make a deal" while portraying as willing to negotiate . That argument sits alongside Tr...
Vladimir Putin did not need to spell out a private, dramatic ultimatum for the world to know Moscow objected: the Kremlin and Russian officials publicly warned the United States about escalation over ...
Michael Cohen worked as Donald Trump’s personal lawyer and intermediary on a proposed Trump Tower Moscow, coordinating with Felix Sater — a longtime contact who told Cohen he could “get all of Putin’s...
Reporting from 2025 shows several high-profile dismissals and resignations among Kremlin officials and a steady stream of arrests of regional or other officials tied to corruption or security cases. N...